Post-stroke foot drop research： a bibliometrics analysis / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo explore the research status and trends in the field of post-stroke foot drop. MethodsThe literature on post-stroke foot drop was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database from inception to January, 2024. The data were analyzed using VOSviewer and CiteSpace. ResultsA total of 490 articles were included. The annul articles were published more and more year by year since 1992, peaking in 2020. The main institutions were located in USA. The literature focused on the fields of medicine, healthcare and clinical studies. There were as many as 230 papers on rehabilitation. The most frequency keywords were rehabilitation, hemiplegic gait, electrical stimulation, foot drop, and stroke, and so on. Keyword co-occurrence analysis showed ten major clusters as motor rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation technology, gait analysis, functional recovery technology, and assessment of rehabilitation treatment effects, and so on. ConclusionResearches on the rehabilitation of post-stroke foot drop are moving towards the integration of technology and therapeutic methods, emphasizing the assessment of motor function and evidence of treatment effects, and exploring personalized rehabilitation plans.