The Top Cited and Downloaded Global Spine Journal Articles of Summer 2018

 

 

Summer is now officially over and we are moving towards the end of the year. Global Spine Journal had a surprisingly busy summer with a lot of new submissions and a record number of citations and downloads in July and August. To celebrate the end of this successful summer we are honoring the most cited and downloaded articles of the summer.

 

Top cited articles of the summer—this includes the articles that received the most citations in June, July and August.

 

1. “Approach-Related Complications of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Results of a Combined Spine and Vascular Surgical Team” from Volume 6, Issue 2.
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2. “The Thoracolumbar AOSpine Injury Score” from Volume 6, Issue 4
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3. “Impact of Operation Time on 30-Day Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery” from Volume 7, Issue 7.
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4. “A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Recommendations for Patients With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Disease and Nonmyelopathic Patients With Evidence of Cord Compression” from Volume 7, Supplement 3
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5. “Iliac Crest Bone Graft versus Local Autograft or Allograft for Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Systematic Review” from Volume 6, Issue 6.
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6. “Correlation and Reliability of Cervical Sagittal Alignment Parameters between Lateral Cervical Radiograph and Lateral Whole-Body EOS Stereoradiograph” from Volume 6, Issue 6.
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7. “Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism following Thoracolumbar Surgery: Analysis of 43,777 Patients from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005 to 2012” from Volume 6, Issue 8.
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Top Downloaded articles of the summer—these are the articles that received the most downloads from the website in June, July and August (These include OnlineFirst articles that are not yet assigned to an issue but are available to read online).

 

1. “A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope” from Volume 7, Supplement 3.
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2. “Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Review” available OnlineFirst.
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3. “Is Cervical Bracing Necessary After One- and Two-Level Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion? A Prospective Randomized Study” from Volume 8, Issue 1.
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4. “Is There an Optimal Wound Closure Technique for Major Posterior Spine Surgery? A Systematic Review” from the EBSJ section of Volume 8, Issue 5.
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5. “Lumbar Interbody Fusions for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Review of Techniques, Indications, and Outcomes” available OnlineFirst.
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6. “The Challenges of Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Spine: A Systematic Review of Survival and Treatment” from Volume 8, Issue 5.
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7. “Spinal Compression Fracture Management
   A Review of Current Treatment Strategies and Possible Future Avenues” from Volume 7, Issue 1.
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