Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are known classifications that describe thoracolumbar (TL) burst type injury but it is unclear which have the most influence on management. Our objective is to investigate the association of classification publications with the quantity and type of the most influential articles on TL burst fractures.

Methods

Web of Science was searched, and exclusion and inclusion criteria were used to extract the top 100 cited articles on TL burst fractures. The effects on type, number, and other variables were separated into four eras as defined by four major classification publications.

Results

30 out of the top 100 articles represent level 1 or 2 evidence. The most influential journal was Spine, accounting for 35 articles and 4,537 citations. The highest nu

SUBMITTER: Vazquez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9130577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature