Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (17): 2711-2718.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.3195

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Bibliometric and visualized analysis of research on osteonecrosis of the femoral head from the Web of Science in the last 5 years

Huang Na1, Liu Jiayue1, Huang Yingjie1, Wen Junmao1, Wang Haibin2, Zhang Qingwen2, Zhou Chi2    

  1. 1Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2020-04-11 Revised:2020-04-20 Accepted:2020-06-19 Online:2021-06-18 Published:2021-01-08
  • Contact: Zhou Chi, MD, Attending physician, Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:黄娜,女,2000年生,汉族,广东省人。
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81373655 and 81774339 (to WHB); Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. 2015A030310203 (to ZC); Innovation and Team Incubation Plan of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine First Clinical Medicine School, No. 2018XXTD01 (to WJM)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Studies have indicated that femoral head necrosis is a refractory disease in orthopedics. To explore the research status and research focus in the field of osteonecrosis of the femoral head is beneficial to grasp the research direction, promote the development of the field of femoral head necrosis, and make it better serve the clinical practice.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the development of research hotspots on osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the past 5 years and predict the future research focus in this field, and to provide reference for relevant researchers.
METHODS: Base on the Science Citation Index Extended database of the Web of Science database, we search for literature on osteonecrosis of the femoral head from 2016 to 2020 with the theme of "osteonecrosis of the femoral head,” and the VOSviewer software was applied for visualization analysis, including keyword co-occurrence analysis, co-author analysis, institutional co-authoring analysis, country co-authoring analysis, and co-citation analysis. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Based on keyword co-occurrence analysis, current research on osteonecrosis of the femoral head is divided into four main categories: risk factors, diagnose and treatment, orthormorphia, cell biology, genetics heredity of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Steriod-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, and osteogenic differentiation are recent research hotspots in the field of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. However, the pathogenesis and treatment methods of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head have not yet been clarified, and the mechanism of action and therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells are still unclear. Therefore, it is speculated that further excavation of the mechanism of femoral head necrosis and improvement of its treatment are important research contents in the future. To conclude, the mechanism of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head and the therapy of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells for osteonecrosis of the femoral head will be studied deeply around the process of osteogenic differentiation.

Key words: bone, femoral head, stem cell">, steroid">, osteogenesis">, differentiation">, bibliometrics">, visualization analysis

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