Protective effects and mechanisms of puerarin in ovariectomized animal models of osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies
Background Osteoporosis is a prevalent systemic metabolic disease, and osteoporotic fractures severely compromise patients’ health and quality of life. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a major form of primary osteoporosis in women and is primarily attributable to estrogen deficiency. Ovariectomized animal models are wide...