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. 2024 Feb 29;8(3):e23.00287.
doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-23-00287. eCollection 2024 Mar 1.

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

Jacob A Worden  1 , Andrew M Gabig, Hayden L Cooke, Michael B Gottschalk, Eric R Wagner
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The Top 100 Classical and Contemporary Papers on Elbow Surgery: A Trend Analysis of Elbow Surgery Literature

Jacob A Worden et al. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. .

Abstract

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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Graph showing the total number of pubmed publications on "Elbow Surgery" between 1993 and 2022
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Graph showing the topics included in the top 100 most-cited papers on elbow surgery
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