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World J Orthop. Aug 18, 2023; 14(8): 641-650
Published online Aug 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i8.641
Scientific publications on orthopedic surgery from three major East Asian countries (2012-2021)
Wei-You Chen, Xin Xiao, Cheng Pan, Fei-Hong Huang, Hong-Yuan Xu, Qing-Jun Wei, Hua Jiang
Wei-You Chen, Xin Xiao, Cheng Pan, Fei-Hong Huang, Hong-Yuan Xu, Hua Jiang, Division of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Qing-Jun Wei, Hua Jiang, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Author contributions: Jiang H conceived and designed the study; Chen WY was involved in data retrieval and data selection, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; Xiao X was involved in statistical analysis and manuscript revision; Pan C, Xu HY, and Huang FH were involved in data search; Jiang H and Wei QJ were involved in the selection of data and contributed analysis tools; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81860406; Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, No. 2023GXNSFAA026339; and Medical Excellence Award Funded by the Creative Research Development Grant from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.
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Corresponding author: Hua Jiang, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Division of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. drjianghua@163.com
Received: February 27, 2023
Peer-review started: February 27, 2023
First decision: May 25, 2023
Revised: June 8, 2023
Accepted: July 7, 2023
Article in press: July 7, 2023
Published online: August 18, 2023
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Core Tip: Our study was the first to systematically analyze and compare the scientific publication trends of orthopedic surgery studies over the past 10 years in three major East Asian countries–i.e., Japan, South Korea, and China–and to summarize the current status of orthopedic science research in these three countries, thus providing useful information for orthopedic science research.