Bibliometric analysis and visualization of research trends on oblique lumbar interbody fusion surgery

Lin, Guang‐Xun; Nan, Jin-Niang; Chen, Kuo-Tai; Sun, Liwei; Tai, C. C.; Jhang, Shang-Wun; Chen, Chien‐Min; Rui, Gang; Hu, Bao‐Shan

doi:10.1007/s00264-022-05316-1

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“…1 However, as the number of patients who received OLIF increased, more complications were reported, especially lumbar sympathetic trunk injury. 2 Based on anatomical studies, the left lumbar sympathetic trunk is located anterior to the psoas major, which is in the operation field of OLIF surgery, and there is a certain risk of sympathetic nerve injury during the operation. 3 According to pathophysiology, sympathetic trunk injury, which mainly manifests as sympathetic nerve inhibition, leads to vasodilation and blood flow in the lower extremities, which will manifest as increased lower extremity temperature on the injured side, and may additionally lead to symptoms such as no sweating, abnormal sensation, skin discoloration, and swelling and paralysis of the lower extremity on the operated side, but according to the literature, Gragnaniello's study found that even if the sympathetic trunk was inadvertently injured intraoperatively, the postoperative results showed only temperature changes in the lower limbs.…”

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“…Therefore, it has been gradually promoted in clinical practice in the last two decades 1 . However, as the number of patients who received OLIF increased, more complications were reported, especially lumbar sympathetic trunk injury 2 . Based on anatomical studies, the left lumbar sympathetic trunk is located anterior to the psoas major, which is in the operation field of OLIF surgery, and there is a certain risk of sympathetic nerve injury during the operation 3 …”

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Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk Injury: An Underestimated Complication of Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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Objective: Lumbar sympathetic trunk (LST) injury is one of the major complications after oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF). LST injury often manifests as unequal skin temperature in lower limbs after operation, and there may be a large number of missed diagnoses due to the lack of attention and different diagnostic methods. The study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical characteristics of LST injury after OLIF. Methods:The data of patients with lumbar degenerative diseases who underwent OLIF in our hospital from April 2016 to October 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Finally, a total of 54 patients were included. There were 10 males and 44 females, aged 58.4 AE 10.9 years. The skin temperature of lower limbs was measured before and a day after surgery. The patients were followed up at 1 week, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 2 years after the surgery. Likert five-point scale was used to evaluate the discomfort caused by LST injury. Injury severity score was introduced to grade injury degree according to the recovery time of postoperative symptoms. The chi-square test was used to analyze the association of incidence of lumbar sympathetic trunk (LST) injury with contributing factors, such as gender and number of surgical segments. Results:The unequal temperature was not found before surgery in all the patients. Postoperatively, 16 cases (29.6%) had difference of skin temperature more than 0.5 C and were diagnosed with LST injury. Eight patients (14.8%) had self-perception of skin temperature differences, and 12 patients (22.2%) had other symptoms, such as muscle pain, numbness, and weakness, which were not statistically different between patients with and without lumbar sympathetic trunk injury (p > 0.05). In the 16 patients with LST injury, the difference of skin temperature between the two legs was 0.6 AE 0.1 C on the first day, and the temperature difference lasted for 1.5-$12 months. According to Likert five-point scale, two cases (12.5%) were poor, and 14 cases (87.5%) were moderate immediately after surgery. Fifteen cases improved to some extent 6 weeks to 12 months after surgery. Conclusion:Postoperative LST injury is mainly manifested by different temperature of lower limbs. The incidence was higher in patients with multi-segment OLIF than in those with single-segment OLIF, and the subjective experience of most patients with LST injury was moderate discomfort.

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Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk Injury: An Underestimated Complication of Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion

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“…Bibliometrics is a computer-based statistical tool that enables investigators to quantitatively analyze the extent of research publications on a specific topic (12). It can also be used to assess the quality of a study, discern the major research themes in a particular area, and predict the direction of future research (13). The major components of bibliometrics include total documentation, collaboration analysis, influence analysis, keyword analysis, and citation relationship network (14).…”

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Global research hotspots and trends in the field of spine surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A bibliometric and visual analysis

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Chen³

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Front. Surg.

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BackgroundThe Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) significantly affected the healthcare and research systems, including spine surgery, throughout the world. A bibliometric analysis allows graphical visualization of the development of an academic field and its frontiers. Since research concerning spine surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic is being constantly upgraded, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of this literature to investigate the current status, research hotspots, and trends in this field.MethodsWe searched the Web of Science database for literature published (from December 1, 2019, to March 24, 2022) using the terms “COVID-19” OR “2019-nCoV” OR “SARS-CoV-2” AND “spine surgery” OR “spinal surgery” OR “discectomy” OR “decompression” OR “laminectomy” OR “interbody fusion” OR “pedicle screws.” Detailed bibliometric and visual analysis of the number of publications, geographical distribution, institutions, journals, authors, and keywords was done using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and R-Bibliometrix.ResultsOf the initially screened 173 articles, we included 84 relevant articles—62 original articles, 10 editorial materials, 8 reviews, and 4 others. The United States, China, Egypt, and Argentina were most actively publishing in the field of spine surgery and COVID-19. The AOSpine International community contributed 7 articles (24 citations). The Hospital for Special Surgery (13.1%) and Johns Hopkins University (13.1%) were institutions with the most publications. Using the Law of Bradford, we found that World Neurosurgery, Global Spine Journal, and European Spine Journal are the core journals in this field, with P. K. Louie being the most influential author. “Elective surgery,” “intensive care,” “telehealth,” “patient satisfaction,” and “follow-up” had the strongest citation bursts.ConclusionsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, spine surgeons were more concerned with surgical timing, care, treatment, and patient’s quality of life. Accordingly, research hotspots in spine surgery during the pandemic shifted from “early healthcare” to “virus management” and “experience and education.”

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“…These studies combine mathematical and statistical methods and usually aim to identify research field components, which may include authors, institutions, countries/regions, and journals. The goal of these studies is to reveal a bibliometric structure that illustrates the network between research components and contributes to the knowledge structure that is built on topic clusters related to the research field (12). By obtaining vast amounts of data in the form of knowledge maps, researchers may gain valuable insight into the trajectory of discipline growth and frontier tendencies in the field of interest.…”

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Current Status and research hotspots in the field of full endoscopic spine surgery: A bibliometric analysis

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PurposeWe aimed to comprehensively analyze the current status, hotspots, and trends in full endoscopic spine surgery (FESS) research using bibliometric analysis and knowledge domain mapping.MethodsThe Web of Science database was used to screen FESS-related articles published between January 1, 1993 and June 10, 2022. The evaluation involved the following criteria: total number of articles; H-index; and contributions from countries/regions, institutions, journals, and authors.ResultsA total of 1,064 articles were included. Since 2016, there have been a significant number of publications in the field of FESS. The country/region contributing the largest number of articles was China (37.8%), followed by South Korea (24%), the United States (16.1%), Japan (5.7%), and Germany (5.1%). South Korea (35) had the highest H-index, followed by the United States (27), China (22), Japan (21), and Germany (20). World Neurosurgery (15.7%) published the largest number of FESS-related articles. However, among the top 10 most cited articles, six were published in Spine. The author who contributed the most was S.H. Lee (5.4%), and the largest number of contributions in this field originated from Wooridul Spine Hospital (South Korea; 6.1%). Notably, six of the 10 most published authors in this field were from South Korea. Of the top five productive institutions, three were from South Korea. The keywords with the strongest citation bursts in the field of FESS were “lumbar spine,” “discectomy,” “interlaminar,” “surgical technique,” “follow-up,” “excision,” “thoracic spine,” and “endoscopic surgery.” The 10 clusters generated in this study were: “endoscopic discectomy” (#0), “thoracic myelopathy” (#1), “recurrent lumbar disc herniation” (#2), “low back pain” (#3), “cervical vertebrae” (#4), “lumbar spinal stenosis” (#5), “transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion” (#6), “radiation exposure” (#7), “management” (#8), and “lumbar spine” (#9).ConclusionGlobal research on FESS is mostly concentrated in a few countries/regions and authors. South Korea has made the largest contribution to the field of FESS. Based on the most cited keyword bursts and clusters, the focus of FESS research was found to include its indications, management, and applications.

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Bibliometric analysis and visualization of research trends on oblique lumbar interbody fusion surgery

Cited by 18 publications

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Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk Injury: An Underestimated Complication of Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion

Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk Injury: An Underestimated Complication of Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion

Global research hotspots and trends in the field of spine surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Current Status and research hotspots in the field of full endoscopic spine surgery: A bibliometric analysis

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