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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2016

Hyaline cartilage calcification of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is associated with osteoarthritis but independent of age and BMI.

Jan Hubert, Thelonius Hawellek, Sandra Hischke, Jessica Bertrand, Matthias Krause, Klaus Püschel, Wolfgang Rüther, Andreas Niemeier

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jan HubertDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany. j.hubert@uke.de.
Thelonius HawellekDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany. t.hawellek@uke.de.
Sandra HischkeDepartment of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Jessica BertrandInstitute of Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Domagkstrasse 3, Münster, 48149, Germany.
Matthias KrauseDepartment of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Lottestraße 59, Hamburg, 22529, Germany.
Klaus PüschelDepartment of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Wolfgang RütherDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Andreas NiemeierDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DEUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversity Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyaline cartilage calcification (CC) is associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in hip and knee joints. The first metatarsophalangeal joint (1

methods168 metatarsal heads of 84 donors (n = 47 male, n = 37 female; mean age 62.73 years, SD ±18.8, range 20-93) were analyzed by DCR for the presence of CC. Histological OA grade (hOA) by OARSI was analyzed in the central load-bearing zone of the first metatarsal head (1

resultsThe prevalence of CC of 1

conclusionThe observation that CC of the 1

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PMID27842586
PMCPMC5109667
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