Citation

Held M, Engelmann E, Dunn R, Ahmad SS, Laubscher M, Keel MJB, Maqungo S, Hoppe S. Orthop. Traumatol. Surg. Res. 2017; 103(5): 801-807.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland. Electronic address: svenhoppe@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.otsr.2017.05.002

PMID

28546049

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: A growing burden of gunshot injuries demands evidence-based ballistic trauma management. No comprehensive systematic overview of the current knowledge is available to date. This study aims to identify and analyze the most influential publications in the field of orthopedic ballistic trauma research. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All databases available in the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge were searched to conduct this bibliometrical study. The most cited orthopedic ballistic trauma articles published between 1950 and 2015 were identified by use of a multi-step approach. Publications with ten citations and more were analyzed for citations, journal, authorship, geographic origin, area of research, anatomical site, study type, study category, and level of evidence.

RESULTS: Citations of the 128 included studies ranged from 113 to 10. These were published in fifty different journals between 1953 and 2011. Most publications (n=106; 83%) originated from the USA, were retrospective (n = 85; 66.4%), level IV studies (n = 90; 70.3%), reported on spinal gunshot injuries (n = 49; 38.33%) and were published between 1980 and 2000 (n = 111; 86.7%).

DISCUSSION: This bibliometric study provides the first comprehensive overview of influential publications in the field of orthopedic ballistic trauma research. More prospective studies and high-quality systematic reviews are needed. Centres with a high burden of gunshot injuries from the developing world need to share their experience in form of international publications, to provide a more comprehensive picture of the global gun-related orthopedic injury burden. TYPE OF STUDY: BibliometricanalysisLevel III.

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Language: en

Keywords

bibliometric analysis; gunshot; top cited articles