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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Osteoporosis in Men: A Review of an Underestimated Bone Condition.

Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Luigi Meccariello, Michele Bisaccia, Paolo Ceccarini, Auro Caraffa

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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140citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
29.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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

140 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass in men with prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  14. Demographic and clinical differences between individuals with and without DXA scans in Denmark.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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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe RinonapoliOrthopaedic and Traumatology Department, University of Perugia, Ospedale S.Maria della Misericordia, S. Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
Carmelinda RuggieroOrthogeriatric Service, Geriatric Unit, Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Ospedale S.Maria della Misericordia, S. Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1245-1963
Luigi MeccarielloDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, AORN San Pio "Gaetano Rummo Hospital", via R.Delcogliano, 82100 Benevento (BN), Italy.
Michele BisacciaOrthopaedic and Traumatology Department, University of Perugia, Ospedale S.Maria della Misericordia, S. Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
Paolo CeccariniOrthopaedic and Traumatology Department, University of Perugia, Ospedale S.Maria della Misericordia, S. Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
Auro CaraffaOrthopaedic and Traumatology Department, University of Perugia, Ospedale S.Maria della Misericordia, S. Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, Italy.
University of Perugia · ITAzienda Ospedaliera G.Rummo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is called the 'silent disease' because, although it does not give significant symptoms when it is not complicated, can cause fragility fractures, with serious consequences and death. Furthermore, the consequences of osteoporosis have been calculated to weigh heavily on the costs of health systems in all the countries. Osteoporosis is considered a female disease. Actually, the hormonal changes that occur after menopause certainly determine a significant increase in osteoporosis and the risk of fractures in women. However, while there is no doubt that women are more exposed to osteoporosis and fragility fractures, the literature clearly indicates that physicians tend to underestimate the osteoporosis in men. The review of the literature done by the authors shows that osteoporosis and fragility fractures have a high incidence also in men; and, furthermore, the risk of fatal complications in hip fractured men is higher than that for women. The authors report the evidence of the literature on male osteoporosis, dwelling on epidemiology, causes of osteoporosis in men, diagnosis, and treatment. The analysis of the literature shows that male osteoporosis is underscreened, underdiagnosed, and undertreated, both in primary and secondary prevention of fragility fractures.

Indexed as

Bone and BonesHumansOsteoporosisPractice Guidelines as TopicRisk FactorsSex CharacteristicsBMDbone fragilityDXAfracturesmalepreventionscreening

Identifiers

PMID33672656
PMCPMC7924179
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