Class information for:
Level 2: INTERVERTEBRAL DISC//SPINE//LUMBAR SPINE

Basic class information
Class id #P Avg. number of
references		 Database coverage
of references
192 21628 31.7 68%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Hierarchy of classes
The table includes all classes above and classes immediately below the current class.


Cluster id Level Cluster label #P
14 4 ORTHOPEDICS//DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE//SPORT SCIENCES 808941
254 3       SPINE//ORTHOPEDICS//EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL 45379
192 2             INTERVERTEBRAL DISC//SPINE//LUMBAR SPINE 21628
318 1                   INTERVERTEBRAL DISC//INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION//NUCLEUS PULPOSUS 3666
2201 1                   TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT//LUMBAR SPINE//ARTIFICIAL DISC 2325
3024 1                   LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION//MICRODISCECTOMY//DISCECTOMY 2084
3261 1                   LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS//SPINAL STENOSIS//NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION 2025
3890 1                   TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION//INTERBODY FUSION//POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION 1887
6619 1                   EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION//EPIDURAL INJECTION//PAIN PHYSICIAN 1463
8652 1                   EPIDURAL FIBROSIS//PERIDURAL FIBROSIS//LAMINECTOMY 1231
9575 1                   SPONDYLOLYSIS//SPONDYLOLISTHESIS//PARS INTERARTICULARIS 1142
11611 1                   PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY//FACET JOINT//MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCKS 968
12569 1                   DISCOGRAPHY//MODIC CHANGES//INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY 896
15420 1                   THORACIC DISC HERNIATION//INTRADURAL DISC HERNIATION//CERVICOTHORACIC JUNCTION 714
15630 1                   F WAVE//LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY//RADICULOPATHY 701
17644 1                   TRANSITIONAL VERTEBRA//FAR LATERAL DISC HERNIATION//FAR OUT SYNDROME 588
18426 1                   SYNOVIAL CYST//JUXTAFACET CYST//DISCAL CYST 552
20640 1                   SCHMORLS NODE//SCHEUERMANNS DISEASE//SCHEUERMANNS KYPHOSIS 451
20918 1                   LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM//THORACIC MYELOPATHY//OSSIFICATION OF THE LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM 441
22585 1                   CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME//LUMBAR LESION//NERVE ROOT 376
33974 1                   CONJOINED NERVE ROOTS//NERVE ROOT ANOMALY//NORADRENERGIC HISTOFLUORESCENCE 118

Terms with highest relevance score


rank Term termType Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term		 Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences		 #P with term
in class
1 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC authKW 1545840 6% 78% 1402
2 SPINE journal 1364713 17% 26% 3779
3 LUMBAR SPINE authKW 945771 6% 50% 1337
4 ORTHOPEDICS WoSSC 596964 44% 5% 9617
5 NUCLEUS PULPOSUS authKW 554126 2% 85% 465
6 DISC DEGENERATION authKW 543452 2% 80% 483
7 LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS authKW 469433 2% 83% 399
8 SPONDYLOLISTHESIS authKW 436792 2% 74% 417
9 EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL journal 434166 6% 26% 1193
10 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION authKW 427730 2% 86% 351

Web of Science journal categories


Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term		 Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences		 #P with term
in class
1 Orthopedics 596964 44% 5% 9617
2 Clinical Neurology 271584 49% 2% 10517
3 Surgery 21882 19% 1% 4035
4 Neuroimaging 12144 3% 1% 665
5 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging 10272 10% 0% 2069
6 Engineering, Biomedical 10225 6% 1% 1291
7 Anesthesiology 8393 4% 1% 877
8 Rehabilitation 4499 3% 1% 733
9 Rheumatology 4326 3% 1% 620
10 Sport Sciences 3696 4% 0% 765

Address terms


Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term		 Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences		 #P with term
in class
1 ORTHOPAED SURG 171975 13% 5% 2705
2 SPINE 111963 1% 25% 322
3 NEUROSURG 70476 12% 2% 2499
4 ORTHOPAED 67339 6% 4% 1249
5 ORTHOPED SURG 65848 5% 4% 1135
6 ORTHOPED 45324 4% 4% 830
7 SPINAL SURG 44040 1% 21% 151
8 FERGUSON ORTHOPAED 43747 0% 80% 39
9 SPINE SURG 42275 1% 14% 218
10 SPINAL STUDIES 28078 0% 55% 36

Journals


Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term		 Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences		 #P with term
in class
1 SPINE 1364713 17% 26% 3779
2 EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL 434166 6% 26% 1193
3 SPINE JOURNAL 177249 2% 26% 490
4 JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES 173402 2% 29% 432
5 PAIN PHYSICIAN 142822 1% 32% 317
6 JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE 132421 2% 19% 486
7 JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS 109672 1% 29% 269
8 PAIN MEDICINE 20597 1% 9% 170
9 JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH 19368 1% 5% 273
10 JOURNAL OF KOREAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY 18906 1% 9% 156

Author Key Words


Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term		 Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences		 #P with term
in class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC 1545840 6% 78% 1402 Search INTERVERTEBRAL+DISC Search INTERVERTEBRAL+DISC
2 LUMBAR SPINE 945771 6% 50% 1337 Search LUMBAR+SPINE Search LUMBAR+SPINE
3 NUCLEUS PULPOSUS 554126 2% 85% 465 Search NUCLEUS+PULPOSUS Search NUCLEUS+PULPOSUS
4 DISC DEGENERATION 543452 2% 80% 483 Search DISC+DEGENERATION Search DISC+DEGENERATION
5 LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS 469433 2% 83% 399 Search LUMBAR+SPINAL+STENOSIS Search LUMBAR+SPINAL+STENOSIS
6 SPONDYLOLISTHESIS 436792 2% 74% 417 Search SPONDYLOLISTHESIS Search SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
7 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION 427730 2% 86% 351 Search INTERVERTEBRAL+DISC+DEGENERATION Search INTERVERTEBRAL+DISC+DEGENERATION
8 SPINAL STENOSIS 397613 2% 67% 424 Search SPINAL+STENOSIS Search SPINAL+STENOSIS
9 LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION 397444 2% 73% 387 Search LUMBAR+DISC+HERNIATION Search LUMBAR+DISC+HERNIATION
10 DISC HERNIATION 391873 2% 76% 368 Search DISC+HERNIATION Search DISC+HERNIATION

Core articles
The table includes core articles in the class. The following variables is taken into account for the relevance score of an article in a cluster c:
(1) Number of references referring to publications in the class.
(2) Share of total number of active references referring to publications in the class.
(3) Age of the article. New articles get higher score than old articles.
(4) Citation rate, normalized to year.


Rank Reference # ref. in
cl.		 Shr. of ref. in
cl.		 Citations
1 MANCHIKANTI, L , BOSWELL, MV , SINGH, V , DERBY, R , FELLOWS, B , FALCO, FJE , DATTA, S , SMITH, HS , HIRSCH, JA , (2009) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC BASIS AND DIAGNOSTIC INTERVENTIONS IN MANAGING CHRONIC SPINAL PAIN.PAIN PHYSICIAN. VOL. 12. ISSUE 4. P. E71-E121 376 76% 27
2 SCHULTZ, DM , SMITH, HS , WOLFER, LR , HIRSCH, JA , MANCHIKANTI, L , BOSWELL, MV , SINGH, V , BENYAMIN, RM , FELLOWS, B , ABDI, S , ET AL (2009) COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES FOR INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC SPINAL PAIN.PAIN PHYSICIAN. VOL. 12. ISSUE 4. P. 699 -802 391 57% 111
3 IATRIDIS, JC , NICOLL, SB , MICHALEK, AJ , WALTER, BA , GUPTA, MS , (2013) ROLE OF BIOMECHANICS IN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATIVE THERAPIES: WHAT NEEDS REPAIRING IN THE DISC AND WHAT ARE PROMISING BIOMATERIALS FOR ITS REPAIR?.SPINE JOURNAL. VOL. 13. ISSUE 3. P. 243 -262 163 93% 46
4 GUTERL, CC , SEE, EY , BLANQUER, SBG , PANDIT, A , FERGUSON, SJ , BENNEKER, LM , GRIJPMA, DW , SAKAI, D , EGLIN, D , ALINI, M , ET AL (2013) CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES IN THE REPAIR OF RUPTURED ANNULUS FIBROSUS.EUROPEAN CELLS & MATERIALS. VOL. 25. ISSUE . P. 1 -21 175 90% 31
5 WANG, F , SHI, R , CAI, F , WANG, YT , WU, XT , (2015) STEM CELL APPROACHES TO INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REGENERATION: OBSTACLES FROM THE DISC MICROENVIRONMENT.STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT. VOL. 24. ISSUE 21. P. 2479 -2495 185 89% 1
6 VERGROESEN, PPA , KINGMA, I , EMANUEL, KS , HOOGENDOORN, RJW , WELTING, TJ , VAN ROYEN, BJ , VAN DIEEN, JH , SMIT, TH , (2015) MECHANICS AND BIOLOGY IN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION: A VICIOUS CIRCLE.OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE. VOL. 23. ISSUE 7. P. 1057 -1070 152 86% 14
7 SAKAI, D , GRAD, S , (2015) ADVANCING THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR THERAPY FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISEASE.ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS. VOL. 84. ISSUE . P. 159 -171 140 84% 21
8 MANCHIKANTI, L , BOSWELL, MV , DATTA, S , FELLOWS, B , ABDI, S , SINGH, V , BENYAMIN, RM , FALCO, FJE , HELM, S , HAYEK, S , ET AL (2009) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN MANAGING CHRONIC SPINAL PAIN.PAIN PHYSICIAN. VOL. 12. ISSUE 4. P. E123 -E198 232 66% 64
9 LURIE, J , TOMKINS-LANE, C , (2016) MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS.BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. VOL. 352. ISSUE . P. - 120 95% 4
10 COSTI, JJ , FREEMAN, BJC , ELLIOTT, DM , (2011) INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROPERTIES: CHALLENGES FOR BIODEVICES.EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES. VOL. 8. ISSUE 3. P. 357 -376 166 93% 7

Classes with closest relation at Level 2


Rank Class id link
1 918 SCOLIOSIS//ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS//SPINE
2 620 LOW BACK PAIN//JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS//WHIPLASH
3 734 CERVICAL SPINE//CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY//SPINE
4 2793 SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS//SPONDYLODISCITIS//DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS
5 2104 SYRINGOMYELIA//CHIARI MALFORMATION//CHIARI I MALFORMATION
6 855 ERGONOMICS//APPLIED ERGONOMICS//INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
7 2583 SPINAL CORD STIMULATION//NEUROMODULATION//GLOMUS TUMOR
8 2239 CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA//SPONTANEOUS INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION//INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION
9 2858 BONE SCINTIGRAPHY//WHOLE BODY MRI//BONE MARROW SCINTIGRAPHY
10 3769 HIPPOTHERAPY//JOCKEY//EQUESTRIAN

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