Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32090139›Full record

ReviewThe archives of bone and joint surgery2020

Available Findings Fail to Provide Strong Evidence of the Role of Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 in Femoral Head Osteonecrosis.

Ali Parsa, Hamed Vahedi, Karan Goswami, Arash Aalirezaie

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Review in The archives of bone and joint surgery, 2020. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Co-transfection withThe Journal of international medical research · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ali ParsaMassachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Hamed VahediRothman Orthopedic at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Karan GoswamiRoyal London Hospital, London, UK.
Arash AalirezaieRothman Orthopedic at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRRothman Institute · USRoyal London Hospital · GBThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite widespread research on non-traumatic femoral head osteonecrosis (FHON), there is no consensus about preventative treatment options. Insufficient blood supply and increased intra-osseous pressure are the initiating events in the majority of cases. BMPs are growth factors that belong to the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily. Two specific formulations of BMPs have already been approved by the FDA: 1. BMP-2 (Infused, Medtronic) for the treatment of tibial open fractures and spinal fusion; 2. BMP-7 (OP-1, Stryker) in the setting of long bone non-unions. To our knowledge there is no published work reviewing the utility of BMP-2 in the setting of FHON. Online databases (EMBASE, Cochrane, MEDLINE and PubMed) for literature relating to the use of BMP-2 in the treatment of FHON on 2nd June 2017. Animal studies: A total of 169 animal subjects with induced FHON were treated with BMP-2 in all the included in vivo studies. Improved histological parameters, areas of revascularization, areas of new bone formation and osteoid deposition were seen in all studies. The number of osteoclasts decreased post operatively, in the ibandronate and BMP-2 group. Human studies: In combination, 96 human hips were treated in two studies utilizing BMP-2 and mean follow-up was at least five years. Success rate of BMP-2 was above 80 % (based on Harris score and WOMAC score) in both studies. Both are level III studies. The present review of animal and clinical studies could not find well-designed prospective comparable studies with large sample size and preliminary evidence is not sufficient to supports the utilization of BMP-2, and its impact on the midterm outcomes of FHON.

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BMP-2emoral headsteonecrosis

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PMID32090139
PMCPMC7007714
OpenAlexW3000040487

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