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ReviewRheumatology international2005

New developments in ochronosis: review of the literature.

Julie M Keller, William Macaulay, Ohannes A Nercessian, Israeli A Jaffe

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Review in Rheumatology international, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Total Knee Arthroplasty in Alkaptonuric Patient With Ochronotic Arthropathy.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026
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  3. Alkaptonuria with Fracture Neck of Femur - A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024
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  6. Descemet's membrane folds in ochronosis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2022
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  7. Total Knee Replacement in Alkaptonuric Ochronosis.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022
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  9. Perioral and gingival hyperpigmentation secondary to cultural tattooing.International journal of women's dermatology · 2021
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  14. Serum Oxidative-Antioxidative Status in Patients With Alkaptonuria.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2019
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  17. An Unusual Case of Facial Hyperpigmentation Solved on Histopathology.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016
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  20. The Distribution of Ochronosis in Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage in a Knee.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julie M KellerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
William Macaulay
Ohannes A Nercessian
Israeli A Jaffe
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USHospital for Special Surgery · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ochronosis commonly affects all connective tissue. Recognition of changes secondary to the deposition of ochronotic pigments has increased with advances in diagnostic technology, allowing both improved imaging and early biochemical and genetics-based diagnosis of alkaptonuria, the cause of ochronosis. Successful symptomatic treatment of ochronotic arthropathy with joint replacement has been documented, and a new pharmacotherapeutic agent, nitisinone, is currently under investigation for both prevention and treatment of ochronosis. This review of the literature highlights recently recognized complications, new diagnostic techniques, and treatment options.

Indexed as

AlkaptonuriaArthroplasty, ReplacementCyclohexanonesEnzyme InhibitorsHumansJoint DiseasesNitrobenzoatesOchronosisCyclohexanonesEnzyme InhibitorsnitisinoneNitrobenzoates

Identifiers

PMID15322814
OpenAlexW1979423615

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