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ReviewBMC musculoskeletal disorders2018

Nanotechnology in orthopedics: a clinically oriented review.

Walter Ryan Smith, Parke William Hudson, Brent Andrew Ponce, Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan

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Review in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Walter Ryan SmithDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1313 13 St. South, Birmingham, AL, 35205, USA.
Parke William HudsonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1313 13 St. South, Birmingham, AL, 35205, USA.
Brent Andrew PonceDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1313 13 St. South, Birmingham, AL, 35205, USA.
Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram ManoharanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, FOT 950, 20 Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. srajaram@uabmc.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The utility of nanotechnology in medicine, specifically within the field of orthopedics, is a topic of extensive research. Our review provides a unique comprehensive overview of the current and potential future uses of nanotechnology with respect to orthopedic sub-specialties. Nanotechnology offers an immense assortment of novel applications, most notably the use of nanomaterials as scaffolds to induce a more favorable interaction between orthopedic implants and native bone. Nanotechnology has the capability to revolutionize the diagnostics and treatment of orthopedic surgery, however the long-term health effects of nanomaterials are poorly understood and extensive research is needed regarding clinical safety.

Indexed as

Bone DiseasesHumansNanostructuresNanotechnologyOrthopedic ProceduresOrthopedicsProstheses and Implants

Identifiers

PMID29499666
PMCPMC5833027

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