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Overview

René Rizzoli is affiliated with Geneva College in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on orthopedics and sports medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including physiology, surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, and oncology.

Rizzoli's main research topics include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Nutrition and health in aging
  • Vitamin D research studies
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Hip and femur fractures
  • Bone metabolism and diseases
  • Frailty in older adults

Their recent notable papers are:

  • The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS), 2024, Age and Ageing
  • Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • Consensus statement from 2nd International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D, 2020, Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • Nutritional intake and bone health, 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Consensus Statement on Vitamin D Status Assessment and Supplementation: Whys, Whens, and Hows, 2024, Endocrine Reviews

Rizzoli has frequently collaborated with other researchers in the field. The most common co-authors include:

  • Cyrus Cooper
  • Jean-Yves Reginster
  • John А. Kanis
  • Nicholas C. Harvey
  • Bess Dawson-Hughes

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Osteoporosis International
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Calcified Tissue International
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Best Publications

  • Sarcopenia: Revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

    Alfonso Jose Cruz-Jentoft;Gulistan Bahat;Jurgen Bauer;Yves Boirie

  • European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

    John A. Kanis;Eugene V. McCloskey;Helena Johansson;Cyrus Cooper

  • The Effects of Strontium Ranelate on the Risk of Vertebral Fracture in Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

    Pierre J. Meunier;Christian Roux;Ego Seeman;Sergio Ortolani

  • Critical years and stages of puberty for spinal and femoral bone mass accumulation during adolescence.

    Jean-Philippe Bonjour;Gérald Theintz;Bertrand Buchs;Daniel Slosman

  • Longitudinal monitoring of bone mass accumulation in healthy adolescents: evidence for a marked reduction after 16 years of age at the levels of lumbar spine and femoral neck in female subjects.

    G Theintz;B Buchs;R Rizzoli;D Slosman

  • Maximizing bone mineral mass gain during growth for the prevention of fractures in the adolescents and the elderly

    René Rizzoli;Maria Luisa Bianchi;Michèle Garabédian;Heather A. McKay

  • Calcium-enriched foods and bone mass growth in prepubertal girls: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    J P Bonjour;A L Carrie;S Ferrari;H Clavien

  • Protein Supplements Increase Serum Insulin-Like Growth factor-I Levels and Attenuate Proximal Femur Bone Loss in Patients With Recent Hip Fracture. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Marc-Andre Schurch;Rene Rizzoli;Daniel Slosman;Laszlo Vadas

  • Sarcopenia in daily practice: Assessment and management

    Charlotte Beaudart;Eugène McCloskey;Eugène McCloskey;Olivier Bruyère;Matteo Cesari

  • Fibroblast growth factor-23 relationship to dietary phosphate and renal phosphate handling in healthy young men

    Serge L Ferrari;Jean-Philippe Bonjour;René Rizzoli

  • Interpretation and use of FRAX in clinical practice

    J. A. Kanis;D. Hans;C. Cooper;C. Cooper;S. Baim

  • Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard

    Fanny Buckinx;Francesco Landi;Matteo Cesari;Roger A. Fielding

  • Fracture Risk and Zoledronic Acid Therapy in Men with Osteoporosis

    Steven Boonen;Jean-Yves Reginster;Jean-Marc Kaufman;Kurt Lippuner

  • Guidance on the use of bisphosphonates in solid tumours: recommendations of an international expert panel

    M. Aapro;P. A. Abrahamsson;J. J. Body;R. E. Coleman

  • The burden of musculoskeletal conditions at the start of the new millennium

    J. Agel;K. Akesson;P. C. Amadio;M. Anderson

  • An algorithm recommendation for the management of knee osteoarthritis in Europe and internationally: a report from a task force of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO).

    Olivier Bruyère;Cyrus Cooper;Cyrus Cooper;Jean-Pierre Pelletier;Jaime Branco

  • Nutrition and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia: systematic review.

    Charlotte Beaudart;Charlotte Beaudart;A. Dawson;S. C. Shaw;Nicholas C. Harvey

  • An updated algorithm recommendation for the management of knee osteoarthritis from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO)

    Olivier Bruyère;Germain Honvo;Nicola Veronese;Nigel K. Arden

  • Primary hyperparathyroidism: review and recommendations on evaluation, diagnosis, and management. A Canadian and international consensus.

    A A Khan;D A Hanley;R. Rizzoli;J Bollerslev

  • Peak bone mass.

    J P Bonjour;G Theintz;F Law;D Slosman

Frequent Co-Authors

Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Jean-Yves Reginster
Jean-Yves Reginster University of Liège
John A. Kanis
John A. Kanis Australian Catholic University
Jean-Philippe Bonjour
Jean-Philippe Bonjour University of Geneva
Serge Ferrari
Serge Ferrari University of Geneva
Olivier Bruyère
Olivier Bruyère University of Liège
François Herrmann
François Herrmann University of Geneva
Bess Dawson-Hughes
Bess Dawson-Hughes Tufts University
Maria Luisa Brandi
Maria Luisa Brandi University of Florence
Eugene V. McCloskey
Eugene V. McCloskey University of Sheffield

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