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ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports2016

Tissue-Level Mechanical Properties of Bone Contributing to Fracture Risk.

Jeffry S Nyman, Mathilde Granke, Robert C Singleton, George M Pharr

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Review in Current osteoporosis reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jeffry S NymanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Ave. S., South Tower, Suite 4200, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA. jeffry.s.nyman@vanderbilt.edu.
Mathilde GrankeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Ave. S., South Tower, Suite 4200, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Robert C SingletonMaterials Science and Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
George M PharrMaterials Science and Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USOak Ridge National Laboratory · USUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · US

Funding

The Roles of Collagen and Water in the Fracture Resistance of BoneR01AR063157 · NIAMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI NYMAN, JEFFRY STEPHEN · 2012 to 2025
$3.9M
Aging and Diabetes-Related Factors Compromising Bone Fracture ResistanceI01BX001018 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI NYMAN, JEFFRY STEPHEN · 2011 to 2014
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BLRD VA I01 BX001018NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR063157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue-level mechanical properties characterize mechanical behavior independently of microscopic porosity. Specifically, quasi-static nanoindentation provides measurements of modulus (stiffness) and hardness (resistance to yielding) of tissue at the length scale of the lamella, while dynamic nanoindentation assesses time-dependent behavior in the form of storage modulus (stiffness), loss modulus (dampening), and loss factor (ratio of the two). While these properties are useful in establishing how a gene, signaling pathway, or disease of interest affects bone tissue, they generally do not vary with aging after skeletal maturation or with osteoporosis. Heterogeneity in tissue-level mechanical properties or in compositional properties may contribute to fracture risk, but a consensus on whether the contribution is negative or positive has not emerged. In vivo indentation of bone tissue is now possible, and the mechanical resistance to microindentation has the potential for improving fracture risk assessment, though determinants are currently unknown.

Indexed as

Elastic ModulusBiomechanical PhenomenaBone and BonesFractures, BoneHardnessHumansRiskSecond Harmonic Generation MicroscopySpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredSpectrum AnalysisSpectrum Analysis, RamanBone qualityBound waterHardnessNanoindentationSpectroscopyViscoelasticity

Identifiers

PMID27263108
PMCPMC4927361
OpenAlexW2416894330

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