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ArticleThe open orthopaedics journal2015

The Effect of Low Molecular Weight Heparins on Fracture Healing.

Stylianos Kapetanakis, Evangelos Nastoulis, Theano Demesticha, Thespis Demetriou

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Article in The open orthopaedics journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Periprosthetic fractures of the acetabulum: osteosynthesis].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stylianos KapetanakisDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Evangelos NastoulisDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Theano DemestichaDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, Faculty of Medicine Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Thespis DemetriouDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Democritus University of Thrace · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Venous Thromboembolism is a serious complication in the trauma patient. The most commonly studied and used anticoagulant treatment in prophylaxis of thrombosis is heparin. The prolonged use of unfractionated heparin has been connected with increased incidence of osteoporotic fractures. Low molecular-weight-heparins (LMWHs) have been the golden rule in antithrombotic therapy during the previous two decades as a way to overcome the major drawbacks of unfractioned heparin. However there are few studies reporting the effects of LMWHs on bone repair after fractures. This review presents the studies about the effects of LMWHs on bone biology (bone cells and bone metabolism) and underlying the mechanisms by which LMWHs may impair fracture healing process. The authors' research based on literature concluded that there are no facts and statistics for the role of LMWHs on fracture healing process in humans and the main body of evidence of their role comes from in vitro and animal studies. Further large clinical studies designed to compare different types of LMWHs, in different dosages and in different patient or animal models are needed for exploring the effects of LMWHs on fracture healing process.

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Fracture healingfracturesheparinlow molecular weight heparin

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PMID26161162
PMCPMC4493651
OpenAlexW2139079097

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