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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
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The 50 most-cited articles in reverse shoulder arthroplasty
Benjamin D Gross1, Christopher A White1, Kevin C Wang1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Shoulder & Elbow
|November 17, 2023
Summary
This study identified the 50 most-cited reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) articles, revealing that expert opinions and case studies by US authors dominate influential RTSA literature.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Biomedical Engineering
- Medical Literature Analysis
Background:
- Citation analysis is crucial for understanding the impact of publications in evolving medical fields.
- Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is a rapidly advancing surgical technique.
- Identifying seminal RTSA literature is essential for researchers and clinicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and analyze the 50 most-cited articles in the field of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA).
- To provide an overview of the foundational literature shaping RTSA research and practice.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive search was conducted using Boolean queries on the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database.
- Data extracted included author, publication year, country, journal, article type, citations, and level of evidence.
- The top 50 most-cited articles related to RTSA were selected for analysis.
Main Results:
- The top 50 RTSA articles received a combined total of 10,521 citations.
- The leading article was cited 766 times.
- Case series (28) and cohort studies (9) were the predominant study designs, with authors from the United States (24) being the most prolific.
Conclusions:
- Highly cited RTSA literature primarily consists of expert opinions, case studies, and cohort studies, often authored by US-based researchers.
- Future research with higher levels of evidence may become more influential as RTSA continues its development.
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