ReviewNorth American Spine Society journal2022
Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis.
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- Vertebral body expansion and percutaneous short-segment posterior fixation of thoracic and lumbar fractures requiring corpectomy: a retrospective single-center study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Unstable thoracolumbar injuries: A bibliometric analysis of the most influential papers.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
Background: There are known classifications that describe thoracolumbar (TL) burst type injury but it is unclear which have the most influence on management. Our objective is to investigate the association of classification publications with the quantity and type of the most influential articles on TL burst fractures. Methods: Web of Science was searched, and exclusion and inclusion criteria were used to extract the top 100 cited articles on TL burst fractures. The effects on type, number, and other variables were separated into four eras as defined by four major classification publications. Results: 30 out of the top 100 articles represent level 1 or 2 evidence. The most influential journal was Conclusions: In 1994, two articles marked the beginning of an era of highly influential TL burst fracture literature. The 2005 TLICS score was associated with a preceding increase in LOE and productivity. Following 2005, the literature saw a decrease in productivity and an increase in systematic review/meta-analysis (SR-MAs). These trends represent an increase in scholarly discussion that led to a systematic synthesis of the existing literature after publication of the 2005 TLICS article.
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