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ReviewBone reports2023

Fracture healing research: Recent insights.

Lena Steppe, Michael Megafu, Miriam E A Tschaffon-Müller, Anita Ignatius, Melanie Haffner-Luntzer

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In one paragraph

Review in Bone reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in bone fractures: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026
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  5. A BioLiving Periosteum Evokes Centripetal Regeneration in Challenging Bone Defects.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  15. Stem cells international · 2026
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lena SteppeInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Germany.
Michael MegafuA.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA.
Miriam E A Tschaffon-MüllerInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Germany.
Anita IgnatiusInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Germany.
Melanie Haffner-LuntzerInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Germany.
A.T. Still University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone has the rare capability of scarless regeneration that enables the complete restoration of the injured bone area. In recent decades, promising new technologies have emerged from basic, translational and clinical research for fracture treatment; however, 5-10 % of all bone fractures still fail to heal successfully or heal in a delayed manner. Several comorbidities and risk factors have been identified which impair bone healing and might lead to delayed bone union or non-union. Therefore, a considerable amount of research has been conducted to elucidate molecular mechanisms of successful and delayed fracture healing to gain further insights into this complex process. One focus of recent research is to investigate the complex interactions of different cell types and the action of progenitor cells during the healing process. Of particular interest is also the identification of patient-specific comorbidities and how these affect fracture healing. In this review, we discuss the recent knowledge about progenitor cells for long bone repair and the influence of comorbidities such as diabetes, postmenopausal osteoporosis, and chronic stress on the healing process. The topic selection for this review was made based on the presented studies at the 2022 annual meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) in Helsinki.

Identifiers

PMID38163010
PMCPMC10757288
OpenAlexW4377090959

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