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022			_a0972-978X
024			_aPMC10957343 [pmc]
024			_aS0972-978X(24)00094-1 [pii]
040			_aOvid MEDLINE(R)
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245			_aThe top-cited military relevant spine articles.
251			_aJournal of Orthopaedics. 54:38-45, 2024 Aug.
252			_aJ. orthop.. 54:38-45, 2024 Aug.
253			_aJournal of orthopaedics
260			_c2024
260			_p2024 Aug
260			_fFY2024
265			_sepublish
265			_tPubMed-not-MEDLINE
520			_aConclusion: The 50 most-cited articles relevant to military spine orthopaedics are predominantly clinically focused, arising from the US, and published in Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, Spine, and The Spine Journal.
520			_aIntroduction: Historically musculoskeletal injury has substantially affected United States (US) service members. Lumbosacral spine injuries are among the most common sites of injury for service members across all US military branches and usually presents with pain in the lower back and extremities. The aim of this study is to identify and describe the 50 most-cited articles relevant to military medicine on the subject of the spine.
520			_aMethods: In April 2020 Web of Science was used to search the key words: spinal cord injury, spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, cervical spine, sacrum, sacral, cervical fusion, lumbar fusion, sacral fracture, combat, back pain, neck pain, and military. Articles published from 1900 to 2020 were evaluated for relevance to military spine orthopaedics and ranked based on citation number. The 50 most-cited articles were characterized based on country of origin, journal of publication, affiliated institution, topic, military branch, and conflict.
520			_aResults: 1900 articles met search criteria. The 50 most-cited articles were cited 24 to 119 times and published between 1993 and 2017. 30 articles (60%) originated in the United States. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine accounted for the most frequent (n = 10) destination journal followed by Spine (n = 8). 37 institutions contributed to the top 50 most-cited articles. The most common article type was clinically focused retrospective analysis 36% (n = 18), clinically focused cohort study 10% (n = 5), and clinically focused cohort questionnaire, cross-sectional analysis, and randomized study 8% each (n = 4). 90% of articles were non-surgical (n = 45). The US Army had the greatest number of associated articles. Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom were the most-cited conflicts.
546			_aEnglish
650			_zAutomated
651			_aMedStar Washington Hospital Center
656			_aOrthopedic Surgery
657			_aJournal Article
700			_aMesfin, Addisu _bMWHC
790			_aHomeier DD, Kang D, Molinari R, Mesfin A
856			_uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2024.03.014 _zhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2024.03.014
942			_cART _dArticle
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