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ReviewGene therapy2004

Aseptic loosening.

P H Wooley, E M Schwarz

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Review in Gene therapy, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
76citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 198 citations in OpenAlex.

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16 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P H WooleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
E M Schwarz
University of Rochester Medical Center · USWayne State University · US

Funding

Prostaglandin Signaling in Wear Debris-induced OsteolysisR01AR046545 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI O'KEEFE, REGIS J · 2000 to 2009
$3.0M
GENE THERAPY FOR ARTHRITIS IN THE TNFA-TRANSGENIC MOUSER01AR045971 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI SCHWARZ, EDWARD M · 1999 to 2002
$649k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR45971NIAMS NIH HHS AR46545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although total joint replacement surgery is one of the most successful clinical procedures performed today, bone loss around knee and hip implants (osteolysis), resulting in aseptic loosening of the prosthesis, remains a major problem for many patients. Over the last decade much has been learned about this process, which is caused by wear debris particles that simulate a local inflammatory response and osteoclastic bone resorption. Aseptic loosening cannot be prevented or treated by existing nonsurgical methods. Gene transfer, however, offers novel possibilities. Here, we review the current state of the field and the experimental gene therapy approaches that have been investigated toward a solution to aseptic loosening of prosthetic implants.

Indexed as

Joint ProsthesisProsthesis FailureAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGenetic TherapyHumansOsteolysis

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PMID14724679
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