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ReviewJournal of orthopaedics2017

Osteomyelitis: Recent advances in pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies.

Mitchell C Birt, David W Anderson, E Bruce Toby, Jinxi Wang

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Review in Journal of orthopaedics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
99citing papers in PubMed
15.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

99 citing papers in PubMed, 224 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Mitchell C BirtDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
David W AndersonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
E Bruce TobyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Jinxi WangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
University of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

Bone Sialprotein in Osteogenesis and Bone RegenerationR01DE018713 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, JINXI · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE018713
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review article summarizes the recent advances in pathogenic mechanisms and novel therapeutic strategies for osteomyelitis, covering both periprosthetic joint infections and fracture-associated bone infections. A better understanding of the pathophysiology including the mechanisms for biofilm formation has led to new therapeutic strategies for this devastating disease. Research on novel local delivery materials with appropriate mechanical properties, lower exothermicity, controlled release of antibiotics, and absorbable scaffolding for bone regeneration is progressing rapidly. Emerging strategies for prevention, early diagnosis of low-grade infections, and innovative treatments of osteomyelitis such as biofilm disruptors and immunotherapy are highlighted in this review.

Indexed as

AntibioticArthroplastyBone infectionFractureOsteomyelitis

Identifiers

PMID27822001
PMCPMC5090239
OpenAlexW2546040892

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