Trends in the most cited articles in shoulder surgery, 1900–2019

Meshram, Prashant; Familiari, Filippo; Srikumaran, Uma; Weber, Stephen C.; McFarland, Edward G.

doi:10.1053/j.sart.2021.03.012

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“…Many orthopaedic studies have reported a preference for US published articles in both elbow surgery and other upper extremity specialties. 3,5,6,8910 There are several factors that likely contribute to this trend. First, it has been shown that American authors are biased to reference literature from papers written by other American researchers, thus increasing the citation frequency of US originating papers.…”

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“…9,10 Although most-cited articles have become more common among orthopaedic literature, [2][3][4][5][6][7]9 few papers have been designed to identify both classical and contemporary papers of a given period. 8 The purpose of our series of the 100 top classical and contemporary papers in elbow surgery was to provide an updated list that will highlight the most influential papers on advancements and innovations, serving as an educational and investigative foundation in elbow treatments.…”

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“…3,6 Among contemporary articles, The American Journal of Sports Medicine has ranked at the top of most-cited lists in elbow surgery (10) and other orthopaedic subspecialties. 8 This is unsurprising because these two journals are frequently among the orthopaedic journals with the highest impact factors. 20 There were several notable changes between conclusions and recommendations in the classical and contemporary groups.…”

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“…These factors are not easily controlled in a most-cited paper and have been reported in other similarly designed papers. 6,8910…”

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“…Bibliometric analyses have become more common within orthopaedic research to demonstrate the current trends and yield directionality for future research. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Within the field of upper extremity surgery, analyses have been published on topics such as shoulder surgery 3,6,8,9 and hand and wrist surgery 7 among other orthopaedic specialties. 2 Two previous most-cited elbow surgery papers have been published: One comprised a series of general elbow surgery literature from 1950 to 2010 10 and another focused only on elbow medial ulnar collateral ligament surgery.…”

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The Top 100 Classical and Contemporary Papers on Elbow Surgery: A Trend Analysis of Elbow Surgery Literature

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Introduction: Bibliometric analyses provide an aggregate of the most frequently cited literature in a given field. The purpose of this study was to analyze the top 100 most-cited classical and contemporary papers relating to elbow surgery to serve as a reference for surgeons and trainees for educational and research purposes. Methods: A search was conducted for all papers containing the term “elbow” in the categories Orthopedics, Surgery, and Sports Science in the Clarivate Web of Science. Classical papers were those published from 1980 to 2009, and contemporary papers were those published from 2010 to 2019. Articles were assessed by country of origin, authors and their credentials, parent journal, level of evidence, and topic. Results: Citation frequency ranged from 86 to 867. Among the classical group, there were more level IV papers compared with level I papers; however, the opposite was true in the contemporary group. The most common topic in the classical group was elbow anatomy and function, and the most common topic in the contemporary group was lateral epicondylitis and medial epicondylitis and associated therapies. Discussion: This bibliometric analysis serves to help guide surgeons and trainees on the highly cited articles and important topics in elbow surgery, demonstrating a shift to prospective randomized controlled trials in recent years. Level of evidence: Level V (Systematic Review with Level V as Lowest LOE).

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