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GuidelineJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2017

Clinical guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: summary statements and recommendations from the Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Umberto Tarantino, Giovanni Iolascon, Luisella Cianferotti, Laura Masi, Gemma Marcucci, Francesca Giusti, Francesca Marini, Simone Parri, Maurizio Feola, Cecilia Rao and 10 more

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In one paragraph

Guideline in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06842758 (Relationship Between Thoracic Hyperkyphosis and Fall Risk in Women with Fragility Vertebral Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 102 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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102citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06842758 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Relationship Between Thoracic Hyperkyphosis and Fall Risk in Women with Fragility Vertebral Fractures

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of PalermoRan2023 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsOsteoporosis, Hyperkyphosis, Vertebral Body FractureArmsRehabilitation Treatment, None Treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Management of bone health in cancer survivorship: a systematic review of clinical guidelines.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  2. The impact of Tai Chi on osteoporosis and osteopenia in middle-aged and elderly adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  3. Effects of combined protein and exercise interventions on bone health in middle-aged and older adults - A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  9. Effects of different exercise intensity on bone mineral density in adults: a comparative systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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  10. Effects of non-supervised exercise interventions on bone mineral density in adult women: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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  15. European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019
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  18. Self-Care Behaviors in Osteoporosis: A Cross-Cultural Study Using Multidimensional Analysis of Textual Data.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2026
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42 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Umberto TarantinoPoliclinico Tor Vergata Foundation, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni IolasconDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Luisella CianferottiMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Laura MasiMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Gemma MarcucciMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Francesca GiustiMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Francesca MariniMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Simone ParriMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Maurizio FeolaPoliclinico Tor Vergata Foundation, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Cecilia RaoPoliclinico Tor Vergata Foundation, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Eleonora PiccirilliPoliclinico Tor Vergata Foundation, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Emanuela Basilici ZanettiNursing Science, Center of Excellence for Culture and Nursing Research-IPASVI, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Noemi CittadiniNursing Science, Center of Excellence for Culture and Nursing Research-IPASVI, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Rosaria AlvaroNursing Science, Center of Excellence for Culture and Nursing Research-IPASVI, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Antimo MorettiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Dario CalafioreDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe ToroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Francesca GimiglianoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppina ResminiSection of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre for the Study of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, Treviglio-Caravaggio Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Maria Luisa BrandiMetabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy. marialuisa.brandi@unifi.it.
University of Florence · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · ITPoliclinico Tor Vergata · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Treviglio · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology conceived this guidance-which is primarily addressed to Italian orthopedic surgeons, but should also prove useful to other bone specialists and to general practitioners-in order to improve the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis and its consequences. MATERIALS AND

methodsLiterature reviews by a multidisciplinary team.

resultsThe following topics are covered: the role of instrumental, metabolic, and genetic evaluations in the diagnosis of osteoporosis; appraisal of the risk of fracture and thresholds for intervention; general strategies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (primary and secondary prevention); the pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis; the setting and implementation of fracture liaison services for tertiary prevention. Grade A, B, and C recommendations are provided based on the main levels of evidence (1-3). Toolboxes for everyday clinical practice are provided.

conclusionsThe first up-to-date Italian guidelines for the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are presented.

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FemaleHumansMaleOsteoporosisOsteoporotic FracturesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsBisphosphonatesDenosumabFractureFracture liaison serviceGuidanceStrontium ranelateTeriparatide

Identifiers

PMID29058226
PMCPMC5688964
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