LATERAL EPİKONDİLİTTE EGZERSİZ YAKLAŞIMLARINA YÖNELİK BİLİMSEL YAYINLARIN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ

Öz

Lateral epikondilit, tekrarlayan el ve el bileği hareketlerinin neden olduğu ve dirsek ağrısına yol açan yaygın bir durumdur. Tedavisinde egzersizin önemi göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, ilgili araştırma eğilimlerinin bibliyometrik yöntemlerle analiz edilmesi önemlidir. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın amacı, LE ve egzersiz anahtar terimleriyle Web of Science Core Collection veri tabanında 1996–2025 yılları arasında yayımlanan İngilizce yayınları analiz ederek literatüre sistematik bir bakış sunmaktır. 20 Nisan 2025 tarihinde yapılan tarama sonucunda elde edilen 144 yayın, Biblioshiny ve VOSviewer programları ile değerlendirildi. Bulgulara göre, LE ve egzersiz konulu yayınlar 2005’ten itibaren artış gösterdiği, 2021, 2022 ve 2024 yıllarında zirveye ulaşığı bulundu. Toplam 608 yazarın katkı sunduğu yayınların makale başına ortalama yıllık atıf sayısı 30,38’dir. En fazla yayın yapan dergiler arasında British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Hand Therapy ve Clinical Rehabilitation yer almaktadır. En çok atıf alan çalışma Smidt ve ark.’nın 2003’te yayımladığı sistematik derlemedir. Ülke analizinde ABD ve Türkiye üretkenlik açısından öne çıkarken, atıf sayısında Avustralya ve ABD öndedir. En aktif kurumlar The University of Queensland ve Griffith University, en etkili yazarlar ise Vicenzino B. ve Bisset L. olarak belirlendi. Bu çalışma, mevcut araştırmaları sistematik olarak sunmak amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiş olup; bulgularının zaman kazandırması ve gelecekteki çalışmalara rehberlik etmesi beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bibliyometri
• lateral epikondilit
• tenisçi dirseği
• egzersiz

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS ON EXERCISE APPROACHES IN LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS

Öz

Lateral epicondylitis is a common condition caused by repetitive hand and wrist movements, leading to elbow pain. Given the importance of exercise in its treatment, analyzing related research trends through bibliometric methods is essential. In this context, the aim of the study is to provide a systematic overview of the literature by analyzing English-language publications published between 1996 and 2025 in the Web of Science Core Collection database, using the keywords LE and exercise. As a result of the search conducted on April 20, 2025, a total of 144 publications were obtained and evaluated using the Biblioshiny and VOSviewer programs. According to the findings, publications on LE and exercise have increased since 2005, peaking in the years 2021, 2022, and 2024. The average annual citation per article among these publications, contributed by a total of 608 authors, is 30.38. Among the journals with the highest number of publications are the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Hand Therapy, and Clinical Rehabilitation. The most cited study is the systematic review published by Smidt et al. in 2003. In the country analysis, the USA and Türkiye stand out in terms of productivity, while Australia and the USA lead in citation counts. The most active institutions are The University of Queensland and Griffith University, and the most influential authors are identified as Vicenzino B. and Bisset L. This study was conducted to systematically present existing research, and its findings are expected to save time and serve as a guide for future stusies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bibliometrics
• lateral epicondylitis
• tennis elbow
• exercise

Destekleyen Kurum

None.

Etik Beyan

Ethics committee approval is not required.

Teşekkür

None.

Kaynakça

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