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ReviewJoint diseases and related surgery2025

Pregnancy- and lactation-related bone fragility: The hidden risk.

Mustafa Ünal, Koray Görkem Saçıntı, Erdem Aras Sezgin

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Review in Joint diseases and related surgery, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Traumatic ulna fracture with plastic deformation of the radius in a skeletally mature pregnant female: a case report.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mustafa ÜnalDepartment of Orthopedics, Harvard Medical School, The Center For Advanced Orthopedic Studies, BIDMC, Boston, MA, 02215 USA. munal@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Koray Görkem Saçıntı
Erdem Aras Sezgin

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pregnancy and lactation significantly alter bone homeostasis, potentially leading to impaired bone quality and mineralization due to the increased metabolic demands of the developing offspring. While most women with osteopenia during these periods experience a return to baseline bone density after weaning, some may remain at risk for fractures, particularly in cancellous bone. There are inconsistencies in current reports on fracture risk and appropriate treatment strategies. In this review, we discuss the existing evidence on the diagnosis, clinical presentation, and approaches for preventing and managing bone fragility in this unique population.

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Bone DensityLactationBone Diseases, MetabolicFemaleFractures, BoneHumansOsteoporosisPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRisk Factors

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PMID39719919
PMCPMC11734854

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