The middle of the year is now upon us, and it is time for a mid-year review of the top GSJ articles! These are the top downloaded and cited articles in different categories this year.

 

 

Top Downloaded from the last 2 years

The top downloaded articles in 2019, published in 2017 and 2018:

 

1. “Lumbar Interbody Fusions for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Review of Techniques, Indications, and Outcomes”
   
   
2. “Reliability and Validity of the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System: A Systematic Review”
   
   
3. “Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: Estimating Global Incidence and Worldwide Volume”
   
   
4. “Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Review”
   
   
5. “Decompression Versus Fusion for Grade I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Meta-Analysis”

 

 

Top Downloaded Articles this year

The top downloaded articles from 2019, published in 2019:

 

1. “Contact Sports as a Risk Factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review”
   
   
2. “Measuring Academic Success: The Art and Science of Publication Metrics”
   
   
3. “Current Strategies in Prevention of Postoperative Infections in Spine Surgery”
   
   
4. “Screw-Related Complications After Instrumentation of the Osteoporotic Spine: A Systematic Literature Review With Meta-Analysis”
   
   
5. “Outcomes of Coccygectomy Using the “Z” Plasty Technique of Wound Closure”

 

 

Top Special Issue Downloads

The top downloaded articles from all special issues:

 

1. “A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope”
   From the Guidelines on DCM & tSCI
   
   
2. “Surgical Site Infections in Spine Surgery: Preoperative Prevention Strategies to Minimize Risk”
   From the Special Issue on Spinal Infections
   
   
3. “Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine: Recommendations of the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)”
   From the Special Issue on Spinal Trauma
   
   
4. “Cell Therapy with Human Dermal Fibroblasts Enhances Intervertebral Disk Repair and Decreases Inflammation in the Rabbit Model”
   From the Special Issue from the Knowledge Forums
   
   
5. “Evaluation of Adverse Events in Total Disc Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data”
   From the Cervical Special Issue

 

 

Top Cited Regular Articles

The top cited articles from 2019, published in 2017-2018 from regular issues:

 

1. “Risk Factors for Delirium After Spine Surgery in Extremely Elderly Patients Aged 80 Years or Older and Review of the Literature: Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition Multicenter Study”
   
   
2. “Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: Indications, Outcomes, and Points of Caution”
   
   
3. “Thirty-Day Readmission Risk Factors Following Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) for 4992 Patients From the ACS-NSQIP Database”
   
   
4. “Impact of the Economic Downturn on Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery in the United States: A National Trend Analysis, 2003 to 2013”
   
   
5. “Spine Degenerative Conditions and Their Treatments: National Trends in the United States of America”

 

 

Top Cited Special Issue Articles

The top cited articles from special issues in 2019, published in 2017-2018 from special issues:

 

1. “Timing of Decompression in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review”
   From the Guidelines on DCM & tSCI
   
   
2. “Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting From Cervical Spine Surgery” From the Cervical Special Issue
   
   
3. “Classification of Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: Recommendations of the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)”
   From the Special Issue on Spinal Trauma
   
   
4. “Spinal Tuberculosis: Current Concepts”
   From the Special Issue on Spinal Infections

 

 

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