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ReviewCureus2024

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Methods for Augmenting Fracture Healing in the Hand and Wrist.

Aryan Borole, Jack Trubiano, Marissa Viqueira, Karan Kalahasti, Thomas Stamos, David Kirschenbaum, Brian M Katt

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Aryan BoroleDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Jack TrubianoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Marissa ViqueiraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Karan KalahastiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Thomas StamosDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
David KirschenbaumDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Brian M KattDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review examines intrinsic and extrinsic augmentation techniques for uniting hand and upper extremity fractures, including bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), and pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF). While BMPs, PRP, LIPUS, and PEMF show potential in accelerating bone healing and reducing nonunion rates, their clinical adoption is limited by high costs and inconsistent results. This paper focuses on understanding the efficacy of these techniques, their drawbacks, and potential next steps for the field.

Indexed as

accelerated fracture healingbone morphogenetic proteinhand fractureradiological and clinical fracture healingwrist fracture

Identifiers

PMID39744288
PMCPMC11691594

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