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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2024; 15(12): 1200-1207
Published online Dec 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i12.1200
Low back pain in China: Disease burden and bibliometric analysis
Wei-Lin Yang, Wen-Cai Jiang, Yan-Hua Peng, Xian-Jie Zhang, Rui Zhou
Wei-Lin Yang, Wen-Cai Jiang, Yan-Hua Peng, Xian-Jie Zhang, Department of Anesthesiology, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang 618000, Sichuan Province, China
Rui Zhou, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
Co-first authors: Wei-Lin Yang and Wen-Cai Jiang.
Author contributions: Yang WL, Jiang WC and Zhou R conceived and designed the study; Yang WL, Jiang WC and Peng YH participated in data processing and analysis; Yang WL, Jiang WC, Peng YH, Zhou R, Zhang XJ drafted the manuscript; Yang WL and Jiang WC contributed to data analysis and interpretation; Zhang XJ supervised the review of the study; all authors seriously revised and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Rui Zhou, MD, Doctor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 1279 Sanmen Road, Shanghai 200434, China. ruizhoukepler@126.com
Received: September 14, 2024
Revised: November 1, 2024
Accepted: December 3, 2024
Published online: December 18, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Low back pain has become one of the most common health issues globally. As a country with the most population, the situation of low back pain in China is of great importance. This study analyzed the disease burden of low back pain in China from 1990 to 2021 on the basis of Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Additionally, a bibliometric analysis was performed to show what did Chinese scholars do on low back pain.