Global trends in research on extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) from 2000 to 2021.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
; 24(1): 312, 2023 Apr 20.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study intended to analyze the application of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in medicine and to evaluate the quality of related literature.METHODS:
All publications were extracted from 2000 to 2021 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). The literature characteristics were depicted by VOSviewer (version 1.6.15) and the online bibliometric website ( http//bibliometric.com/ ). The future trends and hotspots were conducted by Bibliographic Item Co-occurrence Matrix Builder (version 2.0) and gCLUTO software.RESULTS:
We analyzed 1774 articles corresponding to the criteria for ESWT publications from 2000 to 2021. Most studies were conducted within the United States and China which besides have the most cooperation. The most published research institutions are Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Kaohsiung Medical University. Six research hotspots were identified by keyword clusteringanalysis:
Cluster0 The effects of ESWT on muscle spasticity; Cluster1 The application of ESWT in osteoarthritis (OA); Cluster2 Therapeutic effect of ESWT on tendon diseases; Cluster3 Early application of ESWT/ESWL in urolithiasis; Cluster4 The Role of angiogenesis in ESWT and the efficiency of ESWT for penile disease; Cluster5 The Special value of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT).CONCLUSIONS:
A comprehensive and systematic bibliometric analysis of ESWT was conducted in our study. We identified six ESWT-related research hotspots and predicted future research trends. With the gradual increase of research on ESWT, we find that ESWT is used more and more extensively, such in musculoskeletal disease, bone delay union, neurological injury, andrology disorders, lymphedema, and so on. In addition, the mechanism is not destructive damage, as initially thought, but a restorative treatment. Furthermore, delayed union, cellulite, burn, and diabetic foot ulcers may be the future direction of scientific study.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tratamento por Ondas de Choque Extracorpóreas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Assunto da revista:
FISIOLOGIA
/
ORTOPEDIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article