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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2015

Nanotechnology for treating osteoporotic vertebral fractures.

Chunxia Gao, Donglei Wei, Huilin Yang, Tao Chen, Lei Yang

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in bone fractures: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026
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  2. Aggravation of spinal cord compromise following new osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture prevented by teriparatide in patients with surgical contraindications.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016
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  8. Osteoporosis therapy using nanoparticles: a review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024
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  12. Wnt3a involved in the mechanical loading on improvement of bone remodeling and angiogenesis in a postmenopausal osteoporosis mouse model.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2019
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chunxia GaoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Institute, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Donglei WeiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Institute, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Huilin YangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Institute, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Tao ChenRobotics and Microsystems Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Lei YangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Institute, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Soochow University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a serious public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of aged people worldwide, with severe consequences including vertebral fractures that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To augment or treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures, a number of surgical approaches including minimally invasive vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty have been developed. However, these approaches face problems and difficulties with efficacy and long-term stability. Recent advances and progress in nanotechnology are opening up new opportunities to improve the surgical procedures for treating osteoporotic vertebral fractures. This article reviews the improvements enabled by new nanomaterials and focuses on new injectable biomaterials like bone cements and surgical instruments for treating vertebral fractures. This article also provides an introduction to osteoporotic vertebral fractures and current clinical treatments, along with the rationale and efficacy of utilizing nanomaterials to modify and improve biomaterials or instruments. In addition, perspectives on future trends with injectable bone cements and surgical instruments enhanced by nanotechnology are provided.

Indexed as

NanomedicineBiocompatible MaterialsBone CementsHumansNanostructuresOsteoporosisSpinal FracturesBiocompatible MaterialsBone Cementsbone cementkyphoplastynanomaterialsosteoporosispedicle screwradiopacifiervertebral fracture

Identifiers

PMID26316746
PMCPMC4540116
OpenAlexW1690179074

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