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ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2017

Significant Loss of Areal Bone Mineral Density Following Prolonged Bed Rest During Treatment With Teriparatide.

Christopher T Martin, Catherine B Niewoehner, Lynn A Burmeister

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Article in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher T MartinDepartment of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
Catherine B NiewoehnerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
Lynn A BurmeisterDepartment of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present of a case of severe osteoporosis with thoracic myelopathy secondary to nontraumatic T8 compression fracture managed nonsurgically with 3.5 months of bed rest. Despite treatment with teriparatide starting at initial presentation, 1-year follow-up dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scan revealed a significantly greater than expected 19% reduction in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and a 6% reduction in total hip density. Daily alcohol consumption, severe osteoporosis at baseline, and immobilization secondary to transient myelopathy treated with strict bed rest all likely contributed to unexpected BMD findings.

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bone mineral densityimmobilizationosteoporosisteriparatide

Identifiers

PMID29264514
PMCPMC5686584
OpenAlexW2607722477

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