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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2011

Abnormal bone microarchitecture and evidence of osteoblast dysfunction in premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis.

Adi Cohen, David W Dempster, Robert R Recker, Emily M Stein, Joan M Lappe, Hua Zhou, Andreas J Wirth, G Harry van Lenthe, Thomas Kohler, Alexander Zwahlen and 9 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03396315 (Bisphosphonates for Prevention of Post-Denosumab Bone Loss in Premenopausal Women With Idiopathic Osteoporosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03396315 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Bisphosphonates for Prevention of Post-Denosumab Bone Loss in Premenopausal Women With Idiopathic Osteoporosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorColumbia UniversityRan2018 to 2023Enrolled24ConditionsIOP, OsteoporosisArmsAlendronate, Zoledronic Acid
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bone density and remodeling after discontinuation of sequential therapy for premenopausal idiopathic osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  3. Denosumab After Teriparatide in Premenopausal Women With Idiopathic Osteoporosis.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022
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  7. Bone Density After Teriparatide Discontinuation in Premenopausal Idiopathic Osteoporosis.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2015
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  9. Skeletal structure in postmenopausal women with osteopenia and fractures is characterized by abnormal trabecular plates and cortical thinning.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2014
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  10. Teriparatide for idiopathic osteoporosis in premenopausal women: a pilot study.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2013
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  11. 'Bone Health-Across a Woman's Lifespan'.Clinical endocrinology · 2025
    Review
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  13. Effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in premenopausal women with low bone mass.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  14. Bone fragility and osteoporosis in children and young adults.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024
    Review
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  17. Anabolic therapy for osteoporosis: update on efficacy and safety.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2022
    Review
  18. In premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis, lower bone formation rate is associated with higher body fat and higher IGF-1.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Adi CohenDepartment of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. ac1044@columbia.edu
David W Dempster
Robert R Recker
Emily M Stein
Joan M Lappe
Hua Zhou
Andreas J Wirth
G Harry van Lenthe
Thomas Kohler
Alexander Zwahlen
Ralph Müller
Clifford J Rosen
Serge Cremers
Thomas L Nickolas
Donald J McMahon
Halley Rogers
Ronald B Staron
Jeanette LeMaster
Elizabeth Shane
Columbia University · USETH Zurich · CHCreighton University · USHelen Hayes Hospital · USMaine Medical Center · US

Funding

IDIOPATHIC OSTEOPOROSIS IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMENR01AR049896 · NIAMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SHANE, ELIZABETH J · 2005 to 2009
$2.8M
Idiopathic Osteoporosis in Premenopausal WomenK24AR052665 · NIAMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SHANE, ELIZABETH J · 2005 to 2014
$1.8M
Bone Quality and Mechanical Competence In Chronic Kidney DiseaseK23DK080139 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI NICKOLAS, THOMAS L. · 2008 to 2012
$931k
Bone Quality in Premenopausal Women with Idiopathic Fragility FracturesK23AR054127 · NIAMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI COHEN, ADI · 2007 to 2011
$642k
NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR054127NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR 05266NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR052665NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR049896NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK080139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextIdiopathic osteoporosis (IOP) in premenopausal women is an uncommon disorder of uncertain pathogenesis in which fragility fractures occur in otherwise healthy women with intact gonadal function. It is unclear whether women with idiopathic low bone mineral density and no history of fragility fractures have osteoporosis.

objectiveThe objective of the study was to elucidate the microarchitectural and remodeling features of premenopausal women with IOP.

designWe performed transiliac biopsies after tetracycline labeling in 104 women: 45 with fragility fractures (IOP), 19 with idiopathic low bone mineral density (Z score ≤-2.0) and 40 controls. Biopsies were analyzed by two-dimensional quantitative histomorphometry and three-dimensional microcomputed tomography. Bone stiffness was estimated using finite element analysis.

resultsCompared with controls, affected women had thinner cortices; fewer, thinner, more widely separated, and heterogeneously distributed trabeculae; reduced stiffness; and lower osteoid width and mean wall width. All parameters were indistinguishable between women with IOP and idiopathic low bone mineral density. Although there were no group differences in dynamic histomorphometric remodeling parameters, serum calciotropic hormones, bone turnover markers, or IGF-I, subjects in the lowest tertile of bone formation rate had significantly lower osteoid and wall width, more severely disrupted microarchitecture, lower stiffness, and higher serum IGF-I than those in the upper two tertiles, suggesting that women with low turnover IOP have osteoblast dysfunction with resistance to IGF-I. Subjects with high bone turnover had significantly higher serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D levels and a nonsignificant trend toward higher serum PTH and urinary calcium excretion.

conclusionsThese results suggest that the diagnosis of IOP should not require a history of fracture. Women with IOP may have high, normal or low bone turnover; those with low bone turnover have the most marked deficits in microarchitecture and stiffness. These results also suggest that the pathogenesis of idiopathic osteoporosis is heterogeneous and may differ according to remodeling activity.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdolescentAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaBone and BonesBone DensityBone DevelopmentBone RemodelingCalciumFemaleHormonesHumansIliumInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMiddle AgedOsteoblastsCalciumHormonesInsulin-Like Growth Factor I

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PMID21832117
PMCPMC3200255
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