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ReviewBiomedicines2024

Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture: Recent Insights.

Shunichi Yokota, Hotaka Ishizu, Takuji Miyazaki, Daisuke Takahashi, Norimasa Iwasaki, Tomohiro Shimizu

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
15.8field-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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Shunichi YokotaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Hotaka IshizuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Takuji MiyazakiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Daisuke TakahashiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Norimasa IwasakiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5496-4046
Tomohiro ShimizuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6760-3066
Hokkaido University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increased incidence of osteoarthritis (OA), particularly knee and hip OA, and osteoporosis (OP), owing to population aging, have escalated the medical expense burden. Osteoarthritis is more prevalent in older women, and the involvement of subchondral bone fragility spotlights its association with OP. Notably, subchondral insufficiency fracture (SIF) may represent a more pronounced condition of OA pathophysiology. This review summarizes the relationship between OA and OP, incorporating recent insights into SIF. Progressive SIF leads to joint collapse and secondary OA and is associated with OP. Furthermore, the thinning and fragility of subchondral bone in early-stage OA suggest that SIF may be a subtype of OA (osteoporosis-related OA, OPOA) characterized by significant subchondral bone damage. The high bone mineral density observed in OA may be overestimated due to osteophytes and sclerosis and can potentially contribute to OPOA. The incidence of OPOA is expected to increase along with population aging. Therefore, prioritizing OP screening, early interventions for patients with early-stage OA, and fracture prevention measures such as rehabilitation, fracture liaison services, nutritional management, and medication guidance are essential.

Indexed as

bone mineral densityosteoarthritisosteoporosisosteoporotic fracturesubchondral insufficiency fracture

Identifiers

PMID38672197
PMCPMC11048726
OpenAlexW4394716202

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