Abstract
BACKGROUND: Shoulder dislocation (SD) is a hot topic in sports medicine and has received increasing attention in related research areas. Although many studies have been conducted, few bibliometric analyses have been performed in this area. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of sustainable development over the past 2 decades from the bibliometric perspective and to explore the current status and key issues in sustainable development. METHODS: A total of 4990 records of SD from 2003 to July 2023 were collected in a database which is the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). VOSviewer (version 1.6.19), CiteSpace (version 6.2), the "Bibliometrics" R package, and Hiplot were utilized to assess regions, institutions, journals, authors, and keywords, forecasting recent trends pertinent to SD. RESULTS: The number of publications in SD has been increasing year by year. The United States is the main driver in this field with 1936 publications. The Mayo Clinic is the most active institution with the most publications. The journal with the highest number in the field is the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, while the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American Volume is one of the most cited journals. Provencher MT is the most prolific author, and Hovelius L is the most frequently cited author. CONCLUSION: The treatment and complications of SD, as well as epidemiological studies, are hot and at the forefront of this field. It is recommended that researchers continue to delve deeper into the aforementioned SD research direction. At the same time, We hope that there will be further collaboration between authors, institutions, and countries in the future to accelerate treatment and research in SD and its complications, as well as the development of the epidemiology of SD.