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ReviewJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2018

The most influential publications in cervical myelopathy.

Chester J Donnally, Alexander J Butler, Augustus J Rush, Kevin J Bondar, Michael Y Wang, Frank J Eismont

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Review in Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Early effectiveness and safety of mini open endoscopy assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  11. Biomechanical Comparison of 1-Level Corpectomy and 2-Level Discectomy for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Finite Element Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chester J DonnallyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.
Alexander J ButlerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.
Augustus J RushDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.
Kevin J BondarDepartment of Education, The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Michael Y WangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Frank J EismontDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of cervical myelopathy (CM) has continued to evolve through a better understanding of the long-term outcomes of this diagnosis as well as improved diagnostic guidelines. More recent literature continues to expand the field, but certain publications can be distinguished from others due to their lasting impact. Using the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, search phrases were used to identify publications pertaining to CM. The fifty most cited articles were isolated. The frequency of citations, year of publication, country of origin, journal of publication, level of evidence (LOE), article type, as well as contributing authors and institutions were recorded. We also highlighted the five most cited articles (per year) from the past 10 years. Publications included ranged from 1952-2011, with the plurality of articles published during 2000-2009 (n=21; 42%). The most cited paper was Hillibrand's 1999 reporting of adjacent segment disease rates following cervical fusions, followed by Hirabayashi's 1983 review of his cervical laminoplasty outcomes. The third most cited was Brain's 1952 review of the manifestations of cervical spondylosis.

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adjacent segment diseasebibliometric reviewCervical myelopathy (CM)cervical spondylotic myelopathymost influentialneurosurgeryspine

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PMID30714009
PMCPMC6330587

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