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SUBMITTER: Weber AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8735789 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weber Alexander E AE Gallo Matthew C MC Bolia Ioanna K IK Cleary Emmett J EJ Schroeder Todd E TE Rick Hatch George F GF
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 20220104 1
Despite the well-documented effects of testosterone and its synthetic derivatives-collectively termed anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs)-on the musculoskeletal system, the therapeutic use of these agents has received limited investigation within the field of orthopaedic surgery. In the last 2 decades, preclinical and clinical research has started to identify promising applications of the short-term use of AASs in the perioperative period. There is evidence to suggest that AASs may improve posto ...[more]