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The 25 most cited articles on lateral lumbar interbody fusion: short review

Authors: Bradley Kolb, Catherine Peterson, Hassan Fadel, Emre Yilmaz, Kwame Waife, R Shane Tubbs, Gary Rajah, Blake Walker, Vicki Diaz, Marc Moisi

Published in: Neurosurgical Review | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

The lateral lumbar interbody fusion technique for lumbar arthrodesis is gaining popularity and being added as an option to traditional posterior and anterior approaches. In light of this, we analyzed the literature to identify the 25 most cited articles regarding lateral lumbar interbody fusion. The Thomson Reuters Web of Science was systematically searched to identify papers pertaining to lateral lumbar interbody fusion. The results were sorted in order to identify the top cited 25 articles. Statistical analysis was applied to determine metrics of interest, and observational studies were further classified. A search of all databases in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science identified 379 articles pertaining to lateral lumbar interbody fusion, with a total of 3800 citations. Of the 25 most cited articles, all were case series, reporting on a total of 2981 patients. These 25 articles were cited 2232 times in the literature and total citations per article ranged from 29 to 433. The oldest article was published in 2006, whereas the most recent article was published in 2015. The most cited article, by Ozgar et al., was cited 433 times, and the journal Spine published 7 of the 25 most cited articles. Herein, we report and analyze the 25 most cited articles on lateral lumbar interbody fusion, which include 25 cases series reporting a variety of data on a total of 2513 patients. Such data might assist in the design and interpretation of future studies pertaining to this topic.

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Title: The 25 most cited articles on lateral lumbar interbody fusion: short review
Authors: Bradley Kolb
Catherine Peterson
Hassan Fadel
Emre Yilmaz
Kwame Waife
R Shane Tubbs
Gary Rajah
Blake Walker
Vicki Diaz
Marc Moisi
Publication date: 01-02-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Neurosurgical Review / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0344-5607
Electronic ISSN: 1437-2320
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-020-01243-0

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