BACKGROUND: The prosthesis infection was a serious complication after joint replacement, which could lead to surgical failure.
OBJECTIVE: To multivariately analyze the literature on the study of the bacterial culture of prosthesis infection through China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and its analysis tool, which aimed at enriching the knowledge and reference for other inspectors.
DESIGN: Bibliometric analysis.
DATA RETRIEVAL: A retrieval was performed for the literature of the study of the bacterial culture of prosthesis infection, including prosthetic joint, infection, bacterial culture, synovial fluid, soft tissue during 2001-01 and 2010-12 in CNKI. Summary of Chinese health workers at all levels to domestic authors and units was on the research of the bacterial culture of prosthesis infection. The retrieval results were analyzed, and the trends were described in words and graphics.
SELECTIVE CRITERIA: (1)Articles on the study of the bacterial culture of prosthesis infection. Exclusive criteria were included (1)Articles unrelated to the study of the bacterial culture of prosthesis infection. (2)Duplication of research articles. (3)Materials and methods undetailed or the results of the disputed article.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: The literatures were analyzed by publication year, discipline distribution, journal distribution, institutional information, authors and the fund.
RESULTS: A total of 947 literatures on the study of the bacterial culture of prosthesis infection in CNKI database. The overall number of literature had an upward trend from 2001 to 2010.
CONCLUSION: This paper provides a valuable reference for researchers to understand the overview and present situation of this field in order to set further research.