Son 25 Yılda El Fleksör Tendon Rehabilitasyonundaki En Etkili 100 Makale: Bibliyometrik Analiz

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3, 173 - 183, 21.10.2025

Seher Karaçam , Nihal Çimen , Elif Çömlekçi Memiş , Büşra Kürtüncüoğlu , İsmail Ceylan

https://doi.org/10.57224/jhpr.1621375

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, son 25 yılda fleksör tendon rehabilitasyonu ile ilgili en çok atıf alan 100 makaleyi belirlemek ve incelemektir. Ayrıca, araştırmacılara hızlı, etkili ve güvenilir sonuçlar elde etmeleri için rehber sunmayı hedeflemektedir.
Gereç ve yöntem: Web of Science (WoS) veritabanında ‘’ ((ALL= (''flexor tendon'')) AND ALL= (kleinert OR duran OR place and hold OR early passive OR early active)) AND ALL=(rehabilitation)’’ anahtar kelimeleri ile arama yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar 2000 ile 2024 yılları arasında yayınlanan makaleler ve derlemeler olmak üzere sınırlanmış ve atıf sayısına göre azalan sırayla sıralanmıştır. Çalışmalar manuel olarak değerlendirilmiş, konuyla alakasız çalışmalar dışlandıktan sonra kalan ilk 100 çalışma analiz için seçilmiştir.
Bulgular: İncelenen 100 çalışmanın 52'si hem tendon onarımı hem de rehabilitasyon ile ilgili, 48'i ise yalnızca rehabilitasyonla ilgilidir. Rehabilitasyon protokollerini karşılaştıran randomize kontrollü çalışmaların (RKÇ) sayısı ise 8’dir. En yüksek atıf oranına sahip ülke Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'dir (n=1586), en çok atıf alan dergi ise Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume'dur (n=691). En sık kullanılan anahtar kelime "rehabilitasyon"dur (n=22). Bu alanda en çok atıf alan yazar ise Tang Jin Bo'dur (n=559).
Sonuç: Fleksör tendon rehabilitasyonu üzerine yapılan çalışmaların sayısı, özellikle RKÇ, sınırlıdır. Ancak, mevcut RKÇ'lar yüksek atıf oranına sahiptir. Çalışmalar ağırlıklı olarak zone II popülasyonuna odaklanmıştır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Fleksör tendon; rehabilitasyon; yayın trendleri; zone II

Anahtar Kelimeler

Fleksör tendon , rehabilitasyon , yayın trendleri , zone II , zone II

The 100 Most Impactful Papers in Hand Flexor Tendon Rehabilitation over the Last 25 Years: a Bibliometric Analysis

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify and review the top 100 most cited papers on flexor tendon rehabilitation over the past 25 years. Also providing researchers with resources to achieve rapid, effective, and reliable results.
Methods: A search was conducted in the WoS database using the keywords: "((ALL= (''flexor tendon'')) AND ALL= (kleinert OR duran OR place and hold OR early passive OR early active)) AND ALL=(rehabilitation)." The results were limited to articles and reviews published between 2000-2024, sorted in descending order by citation count. The studies were manually assessed, and irrelevant articles were excluded. The top 100 studies remaining after were selected for analysis.
Results: Of the 100 studies analyzed, focused on both tendon repair and rehabilitation (n=52), specifically related to rehabilitation (n=48). Studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing rehabilitation protocols (n=8). The country with the highest number of citations was the USA (n=1586), with the Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume being the most cited journal (n=691). The most frequently used keyword was "rehabilitation" (n=22). The most cited author was Tang Jin Bo (n=559).
Conclusion: The number of studies on flexor tendon rehabilitation, particularly RCTs, is limited. However, the existing RCTs have a high citation rate. The studies predominantly focus on the zone II population.
Keywords: Flexor tendon; publication trends; rehabilitation; zone II

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Flexor tendon , publication trends , rehabilitation , zone II

Kaynakça

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