Tissue Expansion Techniques in Reconstructive Surgery: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis

The document is a bibliometric analysis of 1,085 articles on tissue expansion techniques in reconstructive surgery published from 2012 to 2021. The United States was the most productive country with 618 articles, and Harvard University was the leading institution. The most productive author was Kim JYS with 31 articles and 1,039 citations. The most common keywords were "complications", "breast reconstruction", "outcomes", "mastectomy", and "acellular dermal matrix". The study found that tissue expansion was primarily used for breast reconstruction, and the use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in this process led to a slightly higher complication rate (15.4% with ADM vs. 14% without). The study suggests that future research could focus on patient-activated controlled expansion, such as the AeroForm System.