Global Trends of the Research on Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Thoracic Spine: A Bibliometric and Visualization Study

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 168; pp. e1 - e11
• Main Authors: Wu, Xifa, Lin, Rui, Ding, Ding, Ding, Xing, Fan, Zhaoxiang, Wang, Tao, Chen, Guanghui, Sun, Yueli, Lin, Yongpeng, Wang, Hongshen, Yin, Mengchen, Yan, Yinjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Bibliometric analysis; Bibliometrics; Humans; Longitudinal Ligaments; OPLL; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament; Osteogenesis; Research trends; Spine; Thoracic; Visualization; Visualization; TOPLL; OPLL; WOS; Thoracic; Bibliometric analysis; Research trends

Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) is a rare but intractable disease, and is the second leading cause of thoracic myelopathy. This study aimed to illustrate the overall knowledge structure and development trends of TOPLL, using a bibliometric analysis and newly deve...