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. 2022 Sep 18;13(9):853–869. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i9.853

Table 5.

Keyword analysis in spinal surgery

Topic Keyword Frequency Centrality Degree Burst
1 Spine 133 0.27 22 -
Lumbar spine 42 0.1 14 3.53
Cervical spine 7 0.03 5 3.84
2 Spondylolisthesis 11 0.09 6 -
Disease 9 0 5 4.7
Spinal stenosis 7 0.01 6 -
Stenosis 6 0 4 3.73
Degenerative spondylolisthesis 5 0 4 -
Herniation 5 0.01 6 -
Intervertebral disc 5 0 2 -
Scoliosis 5 0 2 -
3 Low back pain 104 0.2 21 -
Pain 36 0.14 13 3.67
Radiculopathy 10 0 4 4.35
Sciatica 7 0.05 6 3.94
4 Surgery 208 0.2 18 -
Fusion 91 0.3 24 -
Spine surgery 87 0.09 14 -
Outcome 79 0.09 16 -
Management 62 0.16 16 7.22
Complication 59 0.2 18 -
Follow-up 42 0.16 19 5.11
Diskectomy 32 0.19 19 5.65
Spinal fusion 20 0.03 8 3.58
Decompression 20 0.09 11 4.05
Arthrodesis 19 0.16 14 3.48
Interbody fusion 15 0.05 7 -
Nonoperative treatment 14 0.02 9 7.77
Postoperative pain 12 0 5 -
Analgesia 8 0 2 -
Discectomy 7 0.02 8 3.47
Instrumentation 7 0.01 4 4.36
Nonsurgical management 7 0.01 7 -
Tranexamic acid 6 0 5 -
Rehabilitation 6 0 2 -
Bone graft 5 0 4 -
Laminectomy 5 0 3 -
Arthroplasty 5 0 2 -
Total disc replacement 5 0.01 3 -
5 Efficacy 40 0.07 15 -
Reliability 9 0.07 8 -
Randomized controlled trial 8 0 2 -
Risk 6 0.01 4 -
Safety 6 0 5 -
Children 5 0 2 -