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Veterinary sciences2024; 11(8); doi: 10.3390/vetsci11080385

Platelet-Rich Plasma and Related Orthobiologics for the Treatment of Equine Musculoskeletal Disorders-A Bibliometric Analysis from 2000 to 2024.

Abstract: (1) Background: There is increasing interest in the use of platelet-rich plasma and related orthobiologics for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal disorders in horses; however, there is no information on the bibliometric impact of the literature published in this area. (2) Methods: A bibliometric analysis was performed using the bibliometrix R package by analyzing the documents registered in the WOS and Scopus databases from 2000 to 2024. The included registers were evaluated according to the menu of results from the biblioshiny web app (overview, sources, authors, documents, words, trending topics, clustering, conceptual structure, and social structure). (3) Conclusions: The documents produced were mainly published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, BMC Veterinary Research, and the American Journal of Veterinary Research). The most productive institutions were Universidad de Caldas, Colorado State University, University of California-Davis, and University of Leipzig, and the most productive countries were the USA, Brazil, and Colombia. Horse, platelet-rich plasma, equine, osteoarthritis, and autologous conditioned serum were the most frequently used keywords. The trending topics in this area are platelet lysates and orthobiologics. The collaboration network of authors, institutions, and countries shows an isolated development of individual author networks with modest collaboration between institutions and countries.
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Publication Date: 2024-08-21 PubMed ID: 39195839PubMed Central: PMC11359792DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11080385Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research article presents a bibliometric analysis of scientific studies related to the use of platelet-rich plasma and other orthobiologics in treating musculoskeletal disorders in horses from the year 2000 to 2024.

Methodology

  • The authors performed a bibliometric analysis, a research method that uses statistical analysis of written publications, such as books and articles.
  • The analysis used the ‘bibliometrix R package’, a tool used to quantify the impact of a certain field’s literature.
  • The authors analyzed documents registered in WOS (Web of Science) and Scopus databases from 2000 to 2024.
  • The included registers were evaluated according to various factors using the ‘biblioshiny’ web app – these factors included source, author, documents, and words, among others.

Findings

  • The research found that the most productive institutions researching this field were Universidad de Caldas, Colorado State University, University of California-Davis, and University of Leipzig.
  • The most productive countries were the USA, Brazil, and Colombia.
  • The most frequently used keywords in these documents were ‘horse’, ‘platelet-rich plasma’, ‘equine’, ‘osteoarthritis’, and ‘autologous conditioned serum’.
  • It also identified ‘platelet lysates’ and orthobiologics’ as trending topics in this area.

Collaboration and Impact

  • Despite the prolific research in this area, the authors found that there was isolated (or limited) collaboration between different author networks, institutions, and countries.
  • This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement in cross-institutional and international collaboration in this field.

Implications

  • The outcomes of this bibliometric analysis reveal the central research interests and contributors in the field of equine orthobiologics, thus providing a roadmap for current researchers and future work.
  • Identifying the most productive institutions and countries can help researchers understand which entities are leading the research in this niche field.
  • Understanding the most frequently used keywords can provide insight into the prevailing research themes and areas of concern for the scientific community in this field.

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Carmona JU, Carmona-Ramírez LH, López C. (2024). Platelet-Rich Plasma and Related Orthobiologics for the Treatment of Equine Musculoskeletal Disorders-A Bibliometric Analysis from 2000 to 2024. Vet Sci, 11(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11080385

Publication

Veterinary sciences
ISSN: 2306-7381
NlmUniqueID: 101680127
Country: Switzerland
Language: English
Volume: 11
Issue: 8

Researcher Affiliations

Carmona, Jorge U
  • Grupo de Investigación Terapia Regenerativa, Departamento de Salud Animal, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales 170004, Colombia.
Carmona-Ramírez, Luis H
  • Grupo de Investigación EFE, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Católica de Manizales, Manizales 170004, Colombia.
López, Catalina
  • Grupo de Investigación Patología Clínica Veterinaria, Departamento de Salud Animal, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales 170004, Colombia.

Conflict of Interest Statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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