Table 5. Highly frequent major MeSH terms from the included publications on scoliosis (n=24,055).
| Rank | Major MeSH terms/MeSH subheadings | Frequency | Proportion of frequency (%) | Cumulative percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scoliosis/surgery | 2,550 | 10.6007 | 10.6007 |
| 2 | Spinal fusion/methods | 742 | 3.0846 | 13.6853 |
| 3 | Scoliosis/diagnostic imaging | 733 | 3.0472 | 16.7325 |
| 4 | Thoracic vertebrae/surgery | 464 | 1.9289 | 18.6614 |
| 5 | Lumbar vertebrae/surgery | 372 | 1.5465 | 20.2079 |
| 6 | Scoliosis/therapy | 358 | 1.4883 | 21.6961 |
| 7 | Scoliosis/physiopathology | 356 | 1.4799 | 23.1761 |
| 8 | Scoliosis/diagnosis | 352 | 1.4633 | 24.6394 |
| 9 | Spinal fusion/adverse effects | 321 | 1.3344 | 25.9738 |
| 10 | Spinal fusion/instrumentation | 296 | 1.2305 | 27.2043 |
| 11 | Kyphosis/surgery | 273 | 1.1349 | 28.3392 |
| 12 | Spine/surgery | 270 | 1.1224 | 29.4617 |
| 13 | Scoliosis/complications | 253 | 1.0518 | 30.5134 |
| 14 | Scoliosis/genetics | 243 | 1.0102 | 31.5236 |
| 15 | Scoliosis/pathology | 240 | 0.9977 | 32.5213 |
| 16 | Scoliosis/epidemiology | 210 | 0.8730 | 33.3943 |
| 17 | Spine/diagnostic imaging | 200 | 0.8314 | 34.2257 |
| 18 | Spinal fusion | 190 | 0.7899 | 35.0156 |
| 19 | Braces | 185 | 0.7691 | 35.7847 |
| 20 | Scoliosis/etiology | 179 | 0.7441 | 36.5288 |
| 21 | Thoracic vertebrae/diagnostic imaging | 141 | 0.5862 | 37.1149 |
| 22 | Bone screws | 139 | 0.5778 | 37.6928 |
| 23 | Orthopedic procedures/methods | 139 | 0.5778 | 38.2706 |
| 24 | Lumbar vertebrae/diagnostic imaging | 119 | 0.4947 | 38.7653 |
| 25 | Quality of Life | 119 | 0.4947 | 39.2600 |
| 26 | Scoliosis/rehabilitation | 116 | 0.4822 | 39.7423 |
| 27 | Scoliosis/psychology | 115 | 0.4781 | 40.2203 |
| 28 | Osteotomy/methods | 110 | 0.4573 | 40.6776 |
| 29 | Scoliosis | 109 | 0.4531 | 41.1307 |
| 30 | Orthopedic procedures/instrumentation | 105 | 0.4365 | 41.5672 |
| 31 | Pedicle Screws | 99 | 0.4116 | 41.9788 |
| 32 | Postoperative complications/epidemiology | 97 | 0.4032 | 42.3820 |
| 33 | Postoperative complications/etiology | 93 | 0.3866 | 42.7687 |
| 34 | Imaging, three-dimensional/methods | 80 | 0.3326 | 43.1012 |
| 35 | Internal fixators | 80 | 0.3326 | 43.4338 |
| 36 | Spine/abnormalities | 80 | 0.3326 | 43.7664 |
| 37 | Spine/pathology | 74 | 0.3076 | 44.0740 |
| 38 | Tomography, X-ray computed/methods | 66 | 0.2744 | 44.3484 |
| 39 | Orthopedic procedures/adverse effects | 64 | 0.2661 | 44.6144 |
| 40 | Ribs/surgery | 64 | 0.2661 | 44.8805 |
| 41 | Prostheses and Implants | 62 | 0.2577 | 45.1382 |
| 42 | Kyphosis/diagnostic imaging | 60 | 0.2494 | 45.3877 |
| 43 | Postural balance/physiology | 59 | 0.2453 | 45.6329 |
| 44 | Posture | 59 | 0.2453 | 45.8782 |
| 45 | Scoliosis/congenital | 56 | 0.2328 | 46.1110 |
| 46 | Cerebral palsy/complications | 54 | 0.2245 | 46.3355 |
| 47 | Scoliosis/classification | 54 | 0.2245 | 46.5600 |
| 48 | Genetic predisposition to disease | 52 | 0.2162 | 46.7761 |
MeSH, Medical Subject Headings.