Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons: a bibliometric analysis from 1982 to 2024
Surgeons are exposed to a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The scientific issues surrounding this problem are generating a growing body of work. The aim of this study is to obtain quantitative and visual information from articles about WMSDs and surgeons through bib...
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| description | Surgeons are exposed to a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The scientific issues surrounding this problem are generating a growing body of work. The aim of this study is to obtain quantitative and visual information from articles about WMSDs and surgeons through bibliometric analysis. The keywords “surgeon” and “work-related musculoskeletal disorders” were searched in the PubMed/Medline database until March 2024. Data extraction and visualization were performed using VOSviewer version 1.6.20. and Microsoft Excel on the overall distribution of publications by year, sources, articles, authors and keywords. A total of 173 English-language publications were extracted between 1982 and 2024. The number of publications has increased over the years. A significant increase was observed from 2016. America is the leader with 82/173 publications (47.4%) and 3,276 citations. Work [impact factor (IF): 2.3] is the first top source which has 7 articles followed by Surgical Endoscopy (IF: 3.1) with 5 publications. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (IF: 3.3) is the top journal with 681 citations for 2 publications. Hallbeck MS, Yu D, and Vijendern A are the most productive authors with 23 publications. The analysis showed that the United States and the UK are the two most productive countries (journals, authors, citations). The most frequently used keywords were “ergonomics”, “musculoskeletal disorders”, “work-related musculoskeletal disorders”, and “surgeons”. Bibliometric analysis has shown that the prevalence of WMSDs in surgeons is a topic showing significant growth, particularly since 2016, dominated by American researchers. A synthesis of the WMSD prevalence by body area has been made based on the most cited articles. This field has evolved considerably. From a rather subjective analysis of prevalence based on questionnaires, work has moved towards a more ergonomic assessment using objective evaluation tools. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cdb29542e84d46e5a67ca189842a67cd2025-08-20T03:35:20ZengOpen Exploration Publishing Inc.Exploration of Musculoskeletal Diseases2836-64682024-07-012431733510.37349/emd.2024.00059Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons: a bibliometric analysis from 1982 to 2024Philippe Gorce0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-8443Julien Jacquier-Bret1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-1700International Institute of Biomechanics and Occupational Ergonomics, 83418 Hyères, France; Université de Toulon, CS60584-83041 Toulon, FranceInternational Institute of Biomechanics and Occupational Ergonomics, 83418 Hyères, France; Université de Toulon, CS60584-83041 Toulon, FranceSurgeons are exposed to a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The scientific issues surrounding this problem are generating a growing body of work. The aim of this study is to obtain quantitative and visual information from articles about WMSDs and surgeons through bibliometric analysis. The keywords “surgeon” and “work-related musculoskeletal disorders” were searched in the PubMed/Medline database until March 2024. Data extraction and visualization were performed using VOSviewer version 1.6.20. and Microsoft Excel on the overall distribution of publications by year, sources, articles, authors and keywords. A total of 173 English-language publications were extracted between 1982 and 2024. The number of publications has increased over the years. A significant increase was observed from 2016. America is the leader with 82/173 publications (47.4%) and 3,276 citations. Work [impact factor (IF): 2.3] is the first top source which has 7 articles followed by Surgical Endoscopy (IF: 3.1) with 5 publications. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (IF: 3.3) is the top journal with 681 citations for 2 publications. Hallbeck MS, Yu D, and Vijendern A are the most productive authors with 23 publications. The analysis showed that the United States and the UK are the two most productive countries (journals, authors, citations). The most frequently used keywords were “ergonomics”, “musculoskeletal disorders”, “work-related musculoskeletal disorders”, and “surgeons”. Bibliometric analysis has shown that the prevalence of WMSDs in surgeons is a topic showing significant growth, particularly since 2016, dominated by American researchers. A synthesis of the WMSD prevalence by body area has been made based on the most cited articles. This field has evolved considerably. From a rather subjective analysis of prevalence based on questionnaires, work has moved towards a more ergonomic assessment using objective evaluation tools.https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/A100759/100759.pdfergonomicsprevalencesurgerymusculoskeletal disorderspaininjuryoccupational safetyoperating room |
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| title | Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons: a bibliometric analysis from 1982 to 2024 |
| title_full | Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons: a bibliometric analysis from 1982 to 2024 |
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| title_short | Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons: a bibliometric analysis from 1982 to 2024 |
| title_sort | work related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons a bibliometric analysis from 1982 to 2024 |
| topic | ergonomics prevalence surgery musculoskeletal disorders pain injury occupational safety operating room |
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