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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Warnick EP, Baylor J, Grandizio LC. Analysis of the Most Frequently Cited Articles in Hand and Wrist Surgery: A Modern Reading List. Cureus 2022; 14:e32690. [PMID: 36686070 PMCID: PMC9847433 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The aim of this investigation was to analyze the 50 most frequently cited articles on hand and wrist surgery of all time and those published during the 21st century. We aimed to evaluate the article, author, and journal characteristics for these publications in order to create a modern reading list of impactful upper-extremity articles. A search of the Journal Citation Reports 2022 edition to identify journals containing possible hand or wrist-related articles was performed. Related journals were identified and then searched on the Web of Science database to identify hand and wrist articles. The top 50 most cited articles overall and the top 50 most cited articles from 2000-2021 were identified and indexed. Several bibliometric parameters, such as study type, study topic, study design, level of evidence, citation count, citation density, the institution of the lead author, the gender of lead and senior authors, and country were analyzed. For the most cited articles of all time, the number of citations ranged from 224 to 1109 with a mean of 368 citations and 15.0 citation density. Citations for the top 50 articles from 2000-2021 ranged from 153 to 950 with a mean of 233 citations and 14.5 citation density. For both groups, the most common level of evidence was level IV (33% and 27%). No correlation between journal impact factor and citation count or citation density was found. In both groups, "fracture" was the most common topic and papers were predominantly written by male authors. Frequently cited publications on hand and wrist surgery are often clinical papers that contain low levels of evidence and tend to focus on topics related to fracture care. Female authors remain underrepresented.
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Trikha R, Olson TE, Chaudry A, Ishmael CR, Villalpando C, Chen CJ, Hori KR, Bernthal NM. Assessing the academic achievement of United States orthopaedic departments. World J Orthop 2022; 13:201-211. [PMID: 35317404 PMCID: PMC8891657 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i2.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Assessing academic productivity allows academic departments to identify the strengths of their scholarly contribution and provides an opportunity to evaluate areas for improvement.
AIM To provide objective benchmarks for departments seeking to enhance academic productivity and identify those with significant improvement in recent past.
METHODS Our study retrospectively analyzed a cohort of orthopaedic faculty at United States-based academic orthopaedic programs. 5502 full-time orthopaedic faculty representing 178 programs were included in analysis. Variables included for analysis were National Institutes of Health funding (2014-2018), leadership positions in orthopaedic societies (2018), editorial board positions of top orthopaedic journals (2018), total number of publications and Hirsch-index. A weighted algorithm was used to calculate a cumulative score for each academic program. This study was performed at a large, United States medical school.
RESULTS All 178 programs included in analysis were evaluated using the comprehensive weighted algorithm. The five institutions with the highest cumulative score, in decreasing order, were: Washington University in St. Louis, the Hospital for Special Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Brigham and Women’s/Harvard. The five institutions with the highest score per capita, in decreasing order, were: Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Washington University in St. Louis, Rush University, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and MGH/Brigham and Women’s/Harvard. The five academic programs that had the largest improvement in cumulative score from 2013 to 2018, in decreasing order, were: VCU, SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University, UCSF, MGH/Brigham and Women’s/Harvard, and Brown University.
CONCLUSION This algorithm can provide orthopaedic departments a means to assess academic productivity, monitor progress, and identify areas for improvement as they seek to expand their academic contributions to the orthopaedic community.
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- Rishi Trikha
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90404, United States
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Preut J, Frosch KH, Debus ES, Grundmann RT. [Publication performance of university orthopedic trauma surgery in Germany]. Chirurg 2021; 93:702-710. [PMID: 34846538 PMCID: PMC9246789 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-021-01538-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hintergrund Zu den Leistungskriterien einer Universitätsklinik gehören ihre Publikationsaktivitäten. Ziel der vorliegenden bibliometrischen Untersuchung war es, die Publikationsaktivitäten deutscher unfallchirurgischer Universitätskliniken in einem Benchmarking vergleichend darzustellen. Material und Methodik Die Publikationsleistung der Führungsmannschaften, bestehend aus Chef- und Oberärzten, Sektions- und Bereichsleitern von 39 deutschen unfallchirurgischen Universitätskliniken wurde über 10 Jahre (01.01.2010 bis 31.12.2019) erfasst. Berücksichtigt wurden alle Publikationen, die in PubMed gelistet waren und bei denen die entsprechenden Personen Erst- oder Letztautor waren. Zusätzlich wurde der Impact-Faktor (IF) bestimmt. Ergebnisse Insgesamt wurden 4438 Veröffentlichungen erfasst, publiziert von 381 Chirurgen. Der Anteil der publizierenden Mitarbeiter betrug 72,8 %. Publiziert wurde in 545 Journalen. Der durchschnittliche IF aller Publikationen war 1,81. Die Publikationsaktivitäten der Kliniken zeigten eine hohe Streubreite, dies galt sowohl für die Publikationsanzahl als auch für die generierten IF des einzelnen Mitarbeiters. Die Publikationsaktivität reichte von durchschnittlich 16,4 Publikationen pro Mitarbeiter in der bestplatzierten Klinik bis 1,5 Publikationen bei der letztplatzierten. Gleiches ergab die Summe der IF. In der nach diesem Maßstab bestplatzierten Klinik erzielte der einzelne Mitarbeiter durchschnittlich kumuliert 42,1 IF verglichen mit 1,7 IF bei der letztplatzierten. Schlussfolgerung Die Publikationsleistung deutscher unfallchirurgischer Universitätskliniken zeigt eine hohe Varianz, wie dies auch bei anderen Disziplinen gefunden wurde. Die Ursachen müssen offen bleiben, eine unterschiedliche Forschungsmotivation ist aber nicht auszuschließen.
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- J Preut
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Gefäßmedizin, Universitäres Herzzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.,Berufsgenossenschaftliches Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Gefäßmedizin, Universitäres Herzzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Gefäßmedizin, Universitäres Herzzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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Böckmann EC, Debus ES, Grundmann RT. Publication activity of chief and consultant general/visceral surgeons in German university hospitals-a ten-year analysis. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2021; 406:1659-1668. [PMID: 34309758 PMCID: PMC8370903 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-021-02241-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE The publication activity of 38 German general/visceral surgery university departments, documented by first or last authorship from staff surgeons (chief and consultants), was evaluated. METHODS The observation period extended from 2007 to 2017 and all PubMed-listed publications were considered. Impact factor (IF) was evaluated through the publishing journal's 5-year IF in 2016, as was the IF for each individual publication. Ranking was expressed in quartiles. RESULTS The staff surgeons of the 38 departments comprised 442 surgeons, of which only 351 (79.4%) were active as first or last authors. Four thousand six hundred and ninety-nine publications published in 702 journals were recorded. The four leading departments in publication number published as much as the last 20 departments (1330 vs. 1336 publications, respectively). The mean of the first (most active) department quartile was 19.6 publications, the second 15.4, the third 11.0, and the last quartile 7.6 per publishing surgeon. The total cumulative impact factor was 14,130. When examining the mean number of publications per publishing surgeons per the 10 year period, the mean of the first quartile was 57.9 cumulative IF, the second 45.0, the third 29.5, and the fourth quartile 17.1. With 352 (7.5%) publications, the most frequently used journal was Chirurg, followed by Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery with 274 (5.8%) publications. Pancreas-related topics led in terms of publication number and IF generated per individual publication. CONCLUSION A significant difference in publication performance of individual departments was apparent that cannot be explained by staff number. This indicates that there are as yet unknown factors responsible for minor publication activity in many university departments.
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- Eva C Böckmann
- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center (UHC), University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center (UHC), University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center (UHC), University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Sedani A, Yakkanti R, Allegra P, Mattingly L, Aiyer A. Thromboprophylaxis across orthopaedic surgery: Bibliometric analysis of the most cited articles. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2021; 16:157-167. [PMID: 33717952 PMCID: PMC7920107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE One of the most common adverse events after orthopaedic surgery, with a potential for subsequent serious morbidity and mortality is venous thromboembolism (VTE). Bibliometric analysis has been performed regarding many topics and across orthopaedics. As DVT prophylaxis is a major component of both orthopaedic surgery considerations and research, a bibliometric analysis in this area would prove beneficial in not only in understanding the research done in the field thus far, but would also direct future research efforts. METHODS The Web of Science (WoS) database from the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) was used to compile articles for bibliometric analysis using Boolean search: ((Orthopaedic∗ OR Orthopaedic∗) AND (thromboprophylaxis OR Thromboembolism OR Deep vein thrombosis OR thrombus OR embolism OR anticoagulation OR Embolus OR prophylaxis)). RESULTS The Top 100 cited articles included in the final list generated a total of 21,099 citations. The highest cited article was Prevention of venous thromboembolism by Geerts et al. published in Chest, which had a total of 2802 on WoS, and a calculated citation density of 215.54 of citations/years since publication. Comparing the overall citation against the year of publication there was a slight positive trend favoring more recent publications (R-value: 0.142; adjusted R-squared: 0.01; p = 0.16). Analysis of an articles Level of Evidence (LOE), 17 were grade with a level of I. CONCLUSIONS Orthopaedic thromboprophylaxis is an ever-changing field that is at the forefront of orthopaedic literature. The significant trend favoring high quality research within orthopaedic thromboprophylaxis demonstrates the importance of this topic and there was a need for a guide to best understand the evolution of DVT prophylaxis.
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- Anil Sedani
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600, NW 10th Ave #1140, Miami, FL, USA,Corresponding author.
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, 1600, NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL, USA
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, 1600, NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL, USA
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600, NW 10th Ave #1140, Miami, FL, USA
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, 1600, NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL, USA
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Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Acetabular Protrusio. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS GLOBAL RESEARCH AND REVIEWS 2020; 4:e2000121. [PMID: 33969953 PMCID: PMC7375486 DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-20-00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: Acetabular protrusio (AP) is associated with distorted anatomic landmarks and insufficient bone stock that increases complexity of total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study used a large national database to compare outcomes after THA in patients with and without AP. Methods: The Nationwide Readmissions Database was used to identify patients with and without AP who underwent THA from 2010 to 2014. Primary outcomes analyzed included complications during index hospitalization and within 90 days of THA. Results: Propensity score matching generated 4,395 patients without AP and 4,603 patients with AP. Patients with AP were older (68.1 versus 65.2 years, P < 0.0001), more predominantly women (82.1% versus 55.9%), and had more medical comorbidities as measured by the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (2.29 versus 1.89, P < 0.0001). Patients with AP had an increased risk of requiring bone graft (odds ratio [OR] = 47.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 14.27 to 161.22), receiving a blood transfusion (OR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.57 to 2.29), and suffering a periprosthetic fracture (OR = 2.56, 95% CI: 1.10 to 5.97) within 90 days of THA. Length and cost of index hospitalization were greater for patients with AP (5.0 versus 4.3 days, P = 0.002; $19,211.88 versus $27,736.30, P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Given the current emphasis on hospital cost optimization, it is important to ensure that patients with AP are managed appropriately. Attention should be placed on comprehensive preoperative planning and postoperative monitoring in this population.
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