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Trial reportJournal of bone and mineral metabolism2017

Relationship between spinal osteoarthritis and vertebral fractures in men older than 50 years: data from the Camargo Cohort Study.

Emilio Pariente, José M Olmos, Rosa Landeras, Daniel Nan, Jesús González-Macías, José Luis Hernández

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Trial report in Journal of bone and mineral metabolism, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Vertebral fractures combined with prolonged activated partial prothrombin time: A case report].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2024
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  3. Lumbar osteoporotic fractures develop in segments with less degenerated discs which then become more degenerated.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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  5. [Advantages and challenges of carbon nanotubes as bone repair materials].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emilio Pariente"Camargo-Interior" Primary Care Center, Servicio Cántabro de Salud, OSPC, Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain.
José M OlmosBone Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, IDIVAL, RETICEF, 39008, Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Rosa LanderasDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
Daniel NanBone Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, IDIVAL, RETICEF, 39008, Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Jesús González-MacíasBone Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, IDIVAL, RETICEF, 39008, Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
José Luis HernándezBone Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, IDIVAL, RETICEF, 39008, Santander, Cantabria, Spain. hernandezjluis@gmail.com.
Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital · ESInstituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla · ESServicio Cántabro de Salud · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal osteoarthritis has been suggested as a risk factor for vertebral fractures. However, results are conflicting: most of the data are focused on the lumbar region, and referred to postmenopausal women, whereas data for men are scarce. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between spinal osteoarthritis and vertebral fractures in men over 50 years of age. We conducted a cross-sectional study, nested in a prospective population-based cohort, including 507 community-dwelling men, 93 of them with at least one vertebral fracture. Vertebral fractures, osteophytosis, and disc space narrowing (DSN) were assessed by lateral thoracic and lumbar radiographs. Anthropometric, clinical, and densitometric variables were also analyzed. A multiple logistic regression model was performed. Eighty-five percent of vertebral fractures were located at the thoracic spine. Osteophytosis and DSN showed a bimodal distribution, with major frequency peaks at mid- and distal lumbar spine. The three distributions overlapped around the T9 vertebra. We did not find any relationship between lumbar osteoarthritis and vertebral fractures. Nevertheless, thoracic osteophytosis (OR, 1.84; 95 % CI, 1.05-3.17; p = 0.03) and DSN (OR, 2.52; 95 % CI, 1.43-4.46; p = 0.001) were found to be independently associated with prevalent vertebral fractures, after adjusting for confounders. Our results suggest a positive relationship between radiologic osteoarthritic changes at the thoracic spine and prevalent vertebral fractures in men more than 50 years of age. Osteoarthritis may act as a local risk factor, in addition to other mechanical factors, resulting in a greater propensity to fracture, especially at the mid-thoracic region.

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Lumbar VertebraeOsteoarthritis, SpineSpinal FracturesSpinal OsteophytosisThoracic VertebraeAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesMaleOsteoarthritisOsteophytosisSpineVertebral fracture

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