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ReviewJoints2018

Osteoporosis: Current Concepts.

Ibrahim Akkawi, Hassan Zmerly

Open access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Joints, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 184 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
184citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
21.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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.

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

184 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 353 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Alcohol Consumption, Bone Mineral Density, and Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  5. The association between irritable bowel syndrome and osteoporosis: 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 · 2020
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  6. The effects of dairy products containingFrontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  7. Pro-Osteogenic Effect of the Nutraceutical BlastiMin ComplexInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  13. Mechanical Phenotyping of MG63s Following Vibrational Stimulation.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  16. External validation of predictive models for new vertebral fractures following percutaneous vertebroplasty.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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124 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ibrahim AkkawiOrthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, Villa Erbosa Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Hassan ZmerlyOrthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, Villa Erbosa Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Villa Torri Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a worldwide disease characterized by reduction of bone mass and alteration of bone architecture resulting in increased bone fragility and increased fracture risk. Causes of osteoporosis include increasing age, female sex, postmenopausal status, hypogonadism or premature ovarian failure, low body mass index, ethnic background, rheumatoid arthritis, low bone mineral density (BMD), vitamin D deficiency, low calcium intake, hyperkyphosis, current smoking, alcohol abuse, immobilization, and long-term use of certain medications. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is established by measurement of BMD of the hip and spine using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. According to the World Health Organization criteria, osteoporosis is defined as a BMD that lies 2.5 standard deviation or more below the average value for young healthy women. Bone turnover biomarker detection may be useful in monitoring osteoporosis treatment and assessing fracture risk but not for diagnosis of osteoporosis. Management of osteoporosis consists of nonpharmacological interventions, which are recommended for all subjects, and pharmacological therapy in all postmenopausal women who have had an osteoporotic fracture or have BMD values consistent with osteoporosis.

Indexed as

anabolic agentsantiresorptive agentsbone mineral densityDEXAosteoporosis

Identifiers

PMID30051110
PMCPMC6059859
OpenAlexW2808194379

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Registered trials

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