학술논문
Single-Event Multi-Level Surgery in Cerebral Palsy: A Bibliometric Analysis.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Ma N; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.; Gould D; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.; Camathias C; Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland.; Praxis Zeppelin, Brauerstrasse 95, 9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland.; Graham K; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.; Paediatric Orthopaedic Department, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.; Hugh Williamson Gait Analysis Laboratory, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.; Rutz E; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.; Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland.; Paediatric Orthopaedic Department, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.; Hugh Williamson Gait Analysis Laboratory, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Source
Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 9425208 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1648-9144 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1010660X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Medicina (Kaunas) Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Single-Event Multi-Level Surgery (SEMLS) is a complex surgical programme in which soft tissue contractures and bony torsional deformities at the ankle, knee and hip, in both lower limbs are surgically corrected during a single operative session, requiring one hospital admission and one period of rehabilitation. The aim of SEMLS is to improve gait and function in ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Utilisation of the SEMLS concept can reduce the number of surgical events, hospital inpatient stays and reduce rehabilitation requirements to a single intensive episode. Three-dimensional gait analysis is a pre-requisite to plan intervention at multiple anatomic levels to correct fixed deformities and to improve gait and function. Materials and Methods : This study was a bibliometric analysis of SEMLS in cerebral palsy using the Clarivate Web of Science Core Collection database from 1900 to 29 May 2023. Results : A total of 84 studies met the inclusion criteria. The most highly cited article was "Correction of severe crouch gait in patients with spastic diplegia with use of multilevel orthopaedic surgery" by Rodda et al. (2006) with 141 citations. The most productive institutions by number of articles were the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (Australia), Murdoch Children's Research Institute (Australia) and University of Melbourne (Australia). The most productive author by number of citations was HK Graham (Australia). Conclusions : The literature base for SEMLS consists largely of retrospective cohort studies. The aforementioned three institutes in Melbourne, Australia, which frequently collaborate together, have contributed the greatest number of studies in this field.