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William D. Leslie

William D. Leslie

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Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
41838
World Ranking
6756
National Ranking
258

Overview

William D. Leslie is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada and specializes in research within the field of medicine, with a focus on orthopedics and sports medicine. Their academic output includes 505 publications primarily centered on medicine, with subfields spanning orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery, oncology, biomedical engineering, and physiology.

The main research topics explored by Leslie include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Hip and femur fractures
  • Bone and joint diseases
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Medical imaging and analysis
  • Nutrition and health in aging
  • Pelvic and acetabular injuries

Leslie's frequent co-authors include Lisa M. Lix, Suzanne N. Morin, John T. Schousboe, Neil Binkley, and Eugène McCloskey. These collaborations have contributed to a sustained research output and cross-disciplinary advancements within the field.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Osteoporosis International (48 publications)
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (32 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Densitometry (26 publications)
  • Archives of Osteoporosis (12 publications)
  • Bone (11 publications)

Among the recent academic papers authored or co-authored by William D. Leslie are the following:

  • "Machine Learning Solutions for Osteoporosis-A Review," 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • "A decade of FRAX: how has it changed the management of osteoporosis?", 2020, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • "The Effectiveness of Image Augmentation in Deep Learning Networks for Detecting COVID-19: A Geometric Transformation Perspective," 2021, Frontiers in Medicine
  • "Update of the fracture risk prediction tool FRAX: a systematic review of potential cohorts and analysis plan," 2022, Osteoporosis International
  • "Fracture risk following high-trauma versus low-trauma fracture: a registry-based cohort study," 2020, Osteoporosis International

Best Publications

  • 2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary

    Alexandra Papaioannou;Suzanne Morin;Angela M. Cheung;Stephanie Atkinson

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Trabecular bone score: a noninvasive analytical method based upon the DXA image.

    Barbara C Silva;William D Leslie;Heinrich Resch;Olivier Lamy

  • A meta-analysis of trabecular bone score in fracture risk prediction and its relationship to FRAX.

    Eugene V McCloskey;Anders Odén;Nicholas C Harvey;William D Leslie

  • Bone microarchitecture assessed by TBS predicts osteoporotic fractures independent of bone density: the Manitoba study.

    Didier Hans;Andrew L Goertzen;Marc-Antoine Krieg;William D Leslie

  • Interpretation and use of FRAX in clinical practice

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

  • Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures

    Laura E. Targownik;Lisa M. Lix;Colleen J. Metge;Heather J. Prior

  • The incidence of fracture among patients with inflammatory bowel disease. A population-based cohort study.

    Charles N. Bernstein;James F. Blanchard;William Leslie;Andre Wajda

  • AGA technical review on osteoporosis in gastrointestinal diseases.

    Charles N. Bernstein;William D. Leslie;William D. Leslie;Meryl S. Leboff;Meryl S. Leboff

  • A meta-analysis of the association of fracture risk and body mass index in women

    Helena Johansson;John A. Kanis;Anders Odén;Eugene McCloskey

  • Trends in hip fracture rates in Canada.

    William D. Leslie;Siobhan O’Donnell;Sonia Jean;Claudia Lagacé

  • TBS (trabecular bone score) and diabetes-related fracture risk.

    William D. Leslie;Berengère Aubry-Rozier;Olivier Lamy;Didier Hans

  • Low bone mineral density and fracture burden in postmenopausal women.

    Ann Cranney;Sophie A. Jamal;James F. Tsang;Robert G. Josse

  • FRAX underestimates fracture risk in patients with diabetes

    Lora M Giangregorio;William D Leslie;Lisa M Lix;Helena Johansson

  • Type 2 diabetes and bone

    William D Leslie;Mishaela R Rubin;Ann V Schwartz;John A Kanis

  • Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada (summary)

    David A. Hanley;Ann Cranney;Glenville Jones;Susan J. Whiting

  • Fracture Risk Prediction by Non-BMD DXA Measures: the 2015 ISCD Official Positions Part 2: Trabecular Bone Score

    Barbara C. Silva;Susan B. Broy;Stephanie Boutroy;John T. Schousboe

  • Proton-Pump Inhibitor Use Is Not Associated With Osteoporosis or Accelerated Bone Mineral Density Loss

    Laura E. Targownik;Lisa M. Lix;Stella Leung;William D. Leslie

  • WNT16 Influences Bone Mineral Density, Cortical Bone Thickness, Bone Strength, and Osteoporotic Fracture Risk

    Hou-Feng Zheng;Jon H. Tobias;Emma Duncan;Emma Duncan;David M. Evans

  • Preventing falls in elderly persons.

    James P LoGerfo;Laurence Z Rubenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa M. Lix
Lisa M. Lix University of Manitoba
John A. Kanis
John A. Kanis Australian Catholic University
Eugene V. McCloskey
Eugene V. McCloskey University of Sheffield
Helena Johansson
Helena Johansson Australian Catholic University
Sumit R. Majumdar
Sumit R. Majumdar University of Alberta
David Goltzman
David Goltzman McGill University
Jonathan D. Adachi
Jonathan D. Adachi McMaster University
Anders Odén
Anders Odén Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Robert G. Josse
Robert G. Josse University of Toronto
Alexandra Papaioannou
Alexandra Papaioannou McMaster University

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