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Amin Yavari S, van der Stok J, Chai YC, Wauthle R, Tahmasebi Birgani Z, Habibovic P, Mulier M, Schrooten J, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. Bone regeneration performance of surface-treated porous titanium. Biomaterials 2014; 35:6172-81. [PMID: 24811260 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The large surface area of highly porous titanium structures produced by additive manufacturing can be modified using biofunctionalizing surface treatments to improve the bone regeneration performance of these otherwise bioinert biomaterials. In this longitudinal study, we applied and compared three types of biofunctionalizing surface treatments, namely acid-alkali (AcAl), alkali-acid-heat treatment (AlAcH), and anodizing-heat treatment (AnH). The effects of treatments on apatite forming ability, cell attachment, cell proliferation, osteogenic gene expression, bone regeneration, biomechanical stability, and bone-biomaterial contact were evaluated using apatite forming ability test, cell culture assays, and animal experiments. It was found that AcAl and AnH work through completely different routes. While AcAl improved the apatite forming ability of as-manufactured (AsM) specimens, it did not have any positive effect on cell attachment, cell proliferation, and osteogenic gene expression. In contrast, AnH did not improve the apatite forming ability of AsM specimens but showed significantly better cell attachment, cell proliferation, and expression of osteogenic markers. The performance of AlAcH in terms of apatite forming ability and cell response was in between both extremes of AnH and AsM. AcAl resulted in significantly larger volumes of newly formed bone within the pores of the scaffold as compared to AnH. Interestingly, larger volumes of regenerated bone did not translate into improved biomechanical stability as AnH exhibited significantly better biomechanical stability as compared to AcAl suggesting that the beneficial effects of cell-nanotopography modulations somehow surpassed the benefits of improved apatite forming ability. In conclusion, the applied surface treatments have considerable effects on apatite forming ability, cell attachment, cell proliferation, and bone ingrowth of the studied biomaterials. The relationship between these properties and the bone-implant biomechanics is, however, not trivial.
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- Saber Amin Yavari
- Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands; FT Innovations BV, Braamsluiper 1, 5831 PW Boxmeer, The Netherlands.
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- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic, Erasmus University Rotterdam Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, Bus 813, O&N1, Herestraat 49, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Bus 813, O&N1, Herestraat 49, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- KU Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Section Production Engineering, Machine Design and Automation (PMA), Celestijnenlaan 300B, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; LayerWise NV, Grauwmeer 14, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical, Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical, Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic, University Hospitals KU Leuven, UZ Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1, 3212 Lubbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 - PB 2450, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands; Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic, Erasmus University Rotterdam Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopedics and Dept. Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan100, 3584CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
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Agricola R, Heijboer MP, Ginai AZ, Roels P, Zadpoor AA, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H, Waarsing JH. A cam deformity is gradually acquired during skeletal maturation in adolescent and young male soccer players: a prospective study with minimum 2-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med 2014; 42:798-806. [PMID: 24585362 DOI: 10.1177/0363546514524364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND A cam deformity is a major risk factor for hip osteoarthritis, and its formation is thought to be influenced by high-impact sporting activities during growth. PURPOSE To (1) prospectively study whether a cam deformity can evolve over time in adolescents and whether its formation only occurs during skeletal maturation and (2) examine whether clinical or radiographic features can predict the formation of a cam deformity. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study (prognosis); Level of evidence, 2. METHODS Preprofessional soccer players (N = 63; mean age, 14.43 years; range, 12-19 years) participated both at baseline and follow-up (mean follow-up, 2.4 ± 0.06 years). At both time points, standardized anteroposterior and frog-leg lateral radiographs were obtained. For each hip, the α angle was measured, and the anterosuperior head-neck junction was classified by a 3-point visual system as normal, flattened, or having a prominence. Differences between baseline and follow-up values for the α angle and the prevalence of each visual hip classification were calculated. Additionally, the amount of internal hip rotation, growth plate extension into the neck, and neck shaft angle were determined. RESULTS Overall, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of a cam deformity during follow-up. In boys aged 12 and 13 years at baseline, the prevalence of a flattened head-neck junction increased significantly during follow-up (13.6% to 50.0%; P = .002). In all hips with an open growth plate at baseline, the prevalence of a prominence increased from 2.1% to 17.7% (P = .002). After closure of the proximal femoral growth plate, there was no significant increase in the prevalence or increase in severity of a cam deformity. The α angle increased significantly from 59.4° at baseline to 61.3° at follow-up (P = .018). The amount of growth plate extension was significantly associated with the α angle and hip classification (P = .001). A small neck shaft angle and limited internal rotation were associated with cam deformities and could also significantly predict the formation of cam deformities (α angle >60°) at follow-up. CONCLUSION In youth soccer players, cam deformities gradually develop during skeletal maturation and are probably stable from the time of growth plate closure. The formation of a cam deformity might be prevented by adjusting athletic activities during a small period of skeletal growth, which will have a major effect on the prevalence of hip osteoarthritis.
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- Rintje Agricola
- Rintje Agricola, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Siebelt M, van der Windt AE, Groen HC, Sandker M, Waarsing JH, Müller C, de Jong M, Jahr H, Weinans H. FK506 protects against articular cartilage collagenous extra-cellular matrix degradation. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:591-600. [PMID: 24561282 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Osteoarthritis (OA) is a non-rheumatologic joint disease characterized by progressive degeneration of the cartilage extra-cellular matrix (ECM), enhanced subchondral bone remodeling, activation of synovial macrophages and osteophyte growth. Inhibition of calcineurin (Cn) activity through tacrolimus (FK506) in in vitro monolayer chondrocytes exerts positive effects on ECM marker expression. This study therefore investigated the effects of FK506 on anabolic and catabolic markers of osteoarthritic chondrocytes in 2D and 3D in vitro cultures, and its therapeutic effects in an in vivo rat model of OA. METHODS Effects of high and low doses of FK506 on anabolic (QPCR/histochemistry) and catabolic (QPCR) markers were evaluated in vitro on isolated (2D) and ECM-embedded chondrocytes (explants, 3D pellets). Severe cartilage damage was induced unilaterally in rat knees using papain injections in combination with a moderate running protocol. Twenty rats were treated with FK506 orally and compared to twenty untreated controls. Subchondral cortical and trabecular bone changes (longitudinal microCT) and macrophage activation (SPECT/CT) were measured. Articular cartilage was analyzed ex vivo using contrast enhanced microCT and histology. RESULTS FK506 treatment of osteoarthritic chondrocytes in vitro induced anabolic (mainly collagens) and reduced catabolic ECM marker expression. In line with this, FK506 treatment clearly protected ECM integrity in vivo by markedly decreasing subchondral sclerosis, less development of subchondral pores, depletion of synovial macrophage activation and lower osteophyte growth. CONCLUSION FK506 protected cartilage matrix integrity in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, FK506 treatment in vivo reduced OA-like responses in different articular joint tissues and thereby makes Cn an interesting target for therapeutic intervention of OA.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences PSI-ETH-USZ, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopaedics, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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When applied to bones, statistical shape models (SSM) and statistical appearance models (SAM) respectively describe the mean shape and mean density distribution of bones within a certain population as well as the main modes of variations of shape and density distribution from their mean values. The availability of this quantitative information regarding the detailed anatomy of bones provides new opportunities for diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of skeletal diseases. The potential of SSM and SAM has been recently recognized within the bone research community. For example, these models have been applied for studying the effects of bone shape on the etiology of osteoarthritis, improving the accuracy of clinical osteoporotic fracture prediction techniques, design of orthopedic implants, and surgery planning. This paper reviews the main concepts, methods, and applications of SSM and SAM as applied to bone.
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- Nazli Sarkalkan
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopedics & Department of Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.
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van der Stok J, Koolen MKE, Jahr H, Kops N, Waarsing JH, Weinans H, van der Jagt OP. Chondrogenically differentiated mesenchymal stromal cell pellets stimulate endochondral bone regeneration in critical-sized bone defects. Eur Cell Mater 2014; 27:137-48; discussion 148. [PMID: 24554271 DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v027a11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Grafting bone defects or atrophic non-unions with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs)-based grafts is not yet successful. MSC-based grafts typically use undifferentiated or osteogenically differentiated MSCs and regenerate bone through intramembranous ossification. Endochondral ossification might be more potent but requires chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs. Here, we determined if chondrogenically differentiated MSC (ch-MSC) pellets could induce bone regeneration in an orthotopic environment through endochondral ossification. Undifferentiated MSC pellets (ud-MSC) and ch-MSC pellets were generated from MSCs of human donors cultured on chondrogenic medium for respectively 3 (ud-MSC) and 21 (ch-MSC) days. A 6 mm femoral bone defect was made and stabilised with an internal plate in 27 athymic rats. Defects were left empty for 6 weeks to develop an atrophic non-union before they were grafted with ch-MSC pellets or ud-MSC pellets. Micro-CT scans made 4 and 8 weeks after grafting showed that ch-MSC pellets resulted in significantly more bone than ud-MSC pellets. This regenerated bone could completely bridge the defect, but the amount of bone regeneration was donor-dependent. Histology after 7 and 14 days showed slowly mineralising pellets containing hypertrophic chondrocytes, as well as TRAP-positive and CD34-positive cells around the ch-MSC pellets, indicating osteoclastic resorption and vascularisation typical for endochondral ossification. In conclusion, grafting critical femoral bone defects with chondrogenically differentiated MSC pellets led to rapid and pronounced bone regeneration through endochondral ossification and may therefore be a more successful MSC-based graft to repair large bone defects or atrophic non-unions. But, since bone regeneration was donor-depend, the generation of potent chondrogenically differentiated MSC pellets for each single donor needs to be established first.
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- J van der Stok
- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, Room Ee1614, PO Box 2040, 3000CA Rotterdam, The
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Campoli G, Bolsterlee B, van der Helm F, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. Effects of densitometry, material mapping and load estimation uncertainties on the accuracy of patient-specific finite-element models of the scapula. J R Soc Interface 2014; 11:20131146. [PMID: 24522784 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.1146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Patient-specific biomechanical models including patient-specific finite-element (FE) models are considered potentially important tools for providing personalized healthcare to patients with musculoskeletal diseases. A multi-step procedure is often needed to generate a patient-specific FE model. As all involved steps are associated with certain levels of uncertainty, it is important to study how the uncertainties of individual components propagate to final simulation results. In this study, we considered a specific case of this problem where the uncertainties of the involved steps were known and the aim was to determine the uncertainty of the predicted strain distribution. The effects of uncertainties of three important components of patient-specific models, including bone density, musculoskeletal loads and the parameters of the material mapping relationship on the predicted strain distributions, were studied. It was found that the number of uncertain components and the level of their uncertainty determine the uncertainty of simulation results. The 'average' uncertainty values were found to be relatively small even for high levels of uncertainty in the components of the model. The 'maximum' uncertainty values were, however, quite high and occurred in the areas of the scapula that are of the greatest clinical relevance. In addition, the uncertainty of the simulation result was found to be dependent on the type of movement analysed, with abduction movements presenting consistently lower uncertainty values than flexion movements.
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- Gianni Campoli
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), , Mekelweg 2, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
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Agricola R, Waarsing JH, Thomas GE, Carr AJ, Reijman M, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Glyn-Jones S, Weinans H, Arden NK. Cam impingement: defining the presence of a cam deformity by the alpha angle: data from the CHECK cohort and Chingford cohort. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:218-25. [PMID: 24269636 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cam impingement is characterized by abnormal contact between the proximal femur and acetabulum caused by a non-spherical femoral head, known as a cam deformity. A cam deformity is usually quantified by the alpha angle; greater alpha angles substantially increase the risk for osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is no consensus on which alpha angle threshold to use to define the presence of a cam deformity. AIM To determine alpha angle thresholds that define the presence of a cam deformity and a pathological cam deformity based on development of OA. METHODS Data from both the prospective CHECK cohort of 1002 individuals (45-65 years) and the prospective population-based Chingford cohort of 1003 women (45-64 years) with respective follow-up times of 5 and 19 years were combined. The alpha angle was measured at baseline on anteroposterior radiographs, from which a threshold for the presence of a cam deformity was determined based on its distribution. Further, a pathological alpha angle threshold was determined based on the highest discriminative ability for development of end-stage OA at follow-up. RESULTS A definite bimodal distribution of the alpha angle was found in both cohorts with a normal distribution up to 60°, indicating a clear distinction between normal and abnormal alpha angles. A pathological threshold of 78° resulted in the maximum area under the ROC curve. CONCLUSION Epidemiological data of two large cohorts shows a bimodal distribution of the alpha angle. Alpha angle thresholds of 60° to define the presence of a cam deformity and 78° for a pathological cam deformity are proposed.
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- R Agricola
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England, UK.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England, UK.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England, UK.
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Wei W, Clockaerts S, Bastiaansen-Jenniskens YM, Gierman LM, Botter SM, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Weinans H, Verhaar JAN, Kloppenburg M, Zuurmond AM, van Osch GJVM. Statins and fibrates do not affect development of spontaneous cartilage damage in STR/Ort mice. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:293-301. [PMID: 24280247 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Since statins and fibrates are capable of improving the metabolic profile of patients as well as decreasing inflammation, they are considered as potential drugs for preventing osteoarthritis (OA). The goal of the present study was to investigate the effect of these drugs in the STR/Ort spontaneous OA mouse model. DESIGN Male STR/Ort mice received control diet or control diet containing two different dosages of simvastatin or fenofibrate or a combination of both. Mice were euthanized after 16 weeks of treatment at the age of 24 weeks. Serum analysis for metabolic and inflammatory markers, histologic OA grading and micro computed tomography (μCT) analysis of subchondral bone plate were performed. RESULTS Simvastatin treatment did not have a statistically significant effect on any of the measured parameters. Fenofibrate treated mice gained less body weight (BW) and had lower serum amyloid A (SAA) levels, but higher Interleukin (IL)-1α and MIP1α than other mice. Mice treated with 200 mg/kg BW/day fenofibrate had less subchondral bone plate volume than control, but no statistically significant reduction in cartilage damage. In the combination treatment group, BW and SAA were lower than control. Overall, bodyweight, synovium membrane cell layers and SAA levels correlated to subchondral bone plate changes and subchondral bone plate changes correlated to cartilage damage. CONCLUSIONS Statins and fibrates did not affect development of cartilage damage in the STR/Ort spontaneous OA mouse model. Fenofibrates however, had an effect on BW, serum inflammation markers and subchondral bone plate morphology.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopaedics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Orthopedic Research, Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopaedics, Utrecht University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Siebelt M, Groen HC, Koelewijn SJ, de Blois E, Sandker M, Waarsing JH, Müller C, van Osch GJVM, de Jong M, Weinans H. Increased physical activity severely induces osteoarthritic changes in knee joints with papain induced sulfate-glycosaminoglycan depleted cartilage. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:R32. [PMID: 24472689 PMCID: PMC3978821 DOI: 10.1186/ar4461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Articular cartilage needs sulfated-glycosaminoglycans (sGAGs) to withstand high pressures while mechanically loaded. Chondrocyte sGAG synthesis is regulated by exposure to compressive forces. Moderate physical exercise is known to improve cartilage sGAG content and might protect against osteoarthritis (OA). This study investigated whether rat knee joints with sGAG depleted articular cartilage through papain injections might benefit from moderate exercise, or whether this increases the susceptibility for cartilage degeneration. Methods sGAGs were depleted from cartilage through intraarticular papain injections in the left knee joints of 40 Wistar rats; their contralateral joints served as healthy controls. Of the 40 rats included in the study, 20 rats remained sedentary, and the other 20 were subjected to a moderately intense running protocol. Animals were longitudinally monitored for 12 weeks with in vivo micro-computed tomography (μCT) to measure subchondral bone changes and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT to determine synovial macrophage activation. Articular cartilage was analyzed at 6 and 12 weeks with ex vivo contrast-enhanced μCT and histology to measure sGAG content and cartilage thickness. Results All outcome measures were unaffected by moderate exercise in healthy control joints of running animals compared with healthy control joints of sedentary animals. Papain injections in sedentary animals resulted in severe sGAG-depleted cartilage, slight loss of subchondral cortical bone, increased macrophage activation, and osteophyte formation. In running animals, papain-induced sGAG-depleted cartilage showed increased cartilage matrix degradation, sclerotic bone formation, increased macrophage activation, and more osteophyte formation. Conclusions Moderate exercise enhanced OA progression in papain-injected joints and did not protect against development of the disease. This was not restricted to more-extensive cartilage damage, but also resulted in pronounced subchondral sclerosis, synovial macrophage activation, and osteophyte formation.
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Reyes AM, Jahr H, van Schie HTM, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. Prediction of the elastic strain limit of tendons. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2013; 30:324-38. [PMID: 24362243 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The elastic strain limit (ESL) of tendons is the point where maximum elastic modulus is reached, after which micro-damage starts. Study of damage progression in tendons under repetitive (fatigue) loading requires a priori knowledge about ESL. In this study, we propose three different approaches for predicting ESL. First, one single value is assumed to represent the ESL of all tendon specimens. Second, different extrapolation curves are used for extrapolating the initial part of the stress-strain curve. Third, a method based on comparing the shape of the initial part of the stress-strain curve of specimens with a database of stress-strain curves is used. A large number of porcine tendon explants (97) were tested to examine the above-mentioned approaches. The variants of the third approach yielded significantly (p<0.05) smaller error values as compared to the other approaches. The mean absolute percentage error of the best-performing variant of the shape-based comparison was between 8.14±6.44% and 9.96±9.99% depending on the size of the initial part of the stress-strain curves. Interspecies generalizability of the best performing method was also studied by applying it for prediction of the ESL of horse tendons. The ESL of horse tendons was predicted with mean absolute percentage errors ranging between 10.53±7.6% and 19.16±14.31% depending on the size of the initial part of the stress-strain curves and the type of normalization. The results of this study suggest that both ESL and the shape of stress-strain curves may be highly different between different individuals and different anatomical locations.
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- A M Reyes
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- UTC Imaging, Stein, The Netherlands; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Frankston, Australia
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands; Department of Orthopedics and Department of Rheumatology, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands.
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van Tiel J, Reijman M, Bos PK, Hermans J, van Buul GM, Bron EE, Klein S, Verhaar JAN, Krestin GP, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Weinans H, Kotek G, Oei EHG. Delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) shows no change in cartilage structural composition after viscosupplementation in patients with early-stage knee osteoarthritis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79785. [PMID: 24223194 PMCID: PMC3819245 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Introduction Viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid (HA) of osteoarthritic (OA) knee joints has a well-established positive effect on clinical symptoms. This effect, however, is only temporary and the working mechanism of HA injections is not clear. It was suggested that HA might have disease modifying properties because of its beneficial effect on cartilage sulphated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) content. Delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) is a highly reproducible, non-invasive surrogate measure for sGAG content and hence composition of cartilage. The aim of this study was to assess whether improvement in cartilage structural composition is detected using dGEMRIC 14 weeks after 3 weekly injections with HA in patients with early-stage knee OA. Methods In 20 early-stage knee OA patients (KLG I-II), 3D dGEMRIC at 3T was acquired before and 14 weeks after 3 weekly injections with HA. To evaluate patient symptoms, the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) and a numeric rating scale (NRS) for pain were recorded. To evaluate cartilage composition, six cartilage regions in the knee were analyzed on dGEMRIC. Outcomes of dGEMRIC, KOOS and NRS before and after HA were compared using paired t-testing. Since we performed multiple t-tests, we applied a Bonferroni-Holm correction to determine statistical significance for these analyses. Results All KOOS subscales (‘pain’, ‘symptoms’, ‘daily activities’, ‘sports’ and ’quality of life’) and the NRS pain improved significantly 14 weeks after Viscosupplementation with HA. Outcomes of dGEMRIC did not change significantly after HA compared to baseline in any of the cartilage regions analyzed in the knee. Conclusions Our results confirm previous findings reported in the literature, showing persisting improvement in symptomatic outcome measures in early-stage knee OA patients 14 weeks after Viscosupplementation. Outcomes of dGEMRIC, however, did not change after Viscosupplementation, indicating no change in cartilage structural composition as an explanation for the improvement of clinical symptoms.
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- Jasper van Tiel
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Castaño-Betancourt MC, Van Meurs JBJ, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Rivadeneira F, Hofman A, Weinans H, Uitterlinden AG, Waarsing JH. The contribution of hip geometry to the prediction of hip osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:1530-6. [PMID: 23811490 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine how well measures of hip geometry can predict radiological incident hip osteoarthritis (HOA) compared to well known clinical risk factors. DESIGN The study population is part of the Rotterdam Study, a prospective population-based cohort. Baseline pelvic radiographs were used to measure hip geometry by two methods: Statistical Shape Models (SSM) and predefined geometry parameters (PGPs). Incident HOA (Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) ≥ 2) was assessed in 688 participants after 6.5 years without radiographic HOA at baseline. The ability to predict HOA was quantified using the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC). RESULTS Comparison of the two methods showed that both contain information that is not captured by the other method. At 6.5 years follow-up 132 hips had incident HOA. Five PGPs (Wiberg angle, Neck Width (NW), Pelvic Width (PW), Hip Axis Length (HAL) and Triangular Index (TI)) and two SSM (modes 5 and 9) were significant predictors of HOA (P = 0.007). Hip geometry added 7% to the prediction obtained by clinical risk factors (AUC = 0.67 (geometry), 0.66 (gender, age, Body Mass Index (BMI)) and combining both: AUC = 0.73, respectively). Mode 12 (associated with position of the femoral head in acetabulum) and Wiberg angle were predictors of HOA in participants without radiological signs at baseline (KL = 0). Although the strength of the prediction decreased for all variables at a longer follow-up, the contribution of hip geometry was still significant (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Hip geometry has a moderate ability to predict HOA in participants with and without initial signs of osteoarthritis (OA), similar to and largely independent of the predictive value of clinical risk factors.
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- M C Castaño-Betancourt
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; The Netherlands Genomics Initiative-sponsored Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Aging (NGI-NCHA), Rotterdam/Leiden, The Netherlands
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Van der Stok J, Weinans H, Kops N, Siebelt M, Patka P, Van Lieshout EMM. Properties of commonly used calcium phosphate cements in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. Injury 2013; 44:1368-74. [PMID: 23876622 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Johan Van der Stok
- Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Sandker MJ, Petit A, Redout EM, Siebelt M, Müller B, Bruin P, Meyboom R, Vermonden T, Hennink WE, Weinans H. In situ forming acyl-capped PCLA–PEG–PCLA triblock copolymer based hydrogels. Biomaterials 2013; 34:8002-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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van der Stok J, Wang H, Amin Yavari S, Siebelt M, Sandker M, Waarsing JH, Verhaar JAN, Jahr H, Zadpoor AA, Leeuwenburgh SCG, Weinans H. Enhanced bone regeneration of cortical segmental bone defects using porous titanium scaffolds incorporated with colloidal gelatin gels for time- and dose-controlled delivery of dual growth factors. Tissue Eng Part A 2013; 19:2605-14. [PMID: 23822814 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Porous titanium scaffolds are a promising class of biomaterials for grafting large bone defects, because titanium provides sufficient mechanical support, whereas its porous structure allows bone ingrowth resulting in good osseointegration. To reinforce porous titanium scaffolds with biological cues that enhance and continue bone regeneration, scaffolds can be incorporated with bioactive gels for time- and dose-controlled delivery of multiple growth factors (GFs). In this study, critical femoral bone defects in rats were grafted with porous titanium scaffolds incorporated with nanostructured colloidal gelatin gels. Gels were loaded with bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2, 3 μg), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2, 0.6 μg), BMP-2, and FGF-2 (BMP-2/FGF-2, ratio 5:1) or were left unloaded. GF delivery was controlled by fine tuning the crosslinking density of oppositely charged nanospheres. Grafted femurs were evaluated using in vivo and ex vivo micro-CT, histology, and three-point bending tests. All porous titanium scaffolds containing GF-loaded gels accelerated and enhanced bone regeneration: BMP-2 gels gave an early increase (0-4 weeks), and FGF-2 gels gave a late increase (8-12 weeks). Interestingly, stimulatory effects of 0.6 μg FGF-2 were similar to a fivefold higher dose of BMP-2 (3 μg). BMP-2/FGF-2 gels gave more bone outside the porous titanium scaffolds than gels with only BMP-2 or FGF-2, resulted in bridging of most defects and showed superior bone-implant integrity in three-point bending tests. In conclusion, incorporation of nanostructured colloidal gelatin gels capable of time- and dose-controlled delivery of BMP-2 and FGF-2 in porous titanium scaffolds is a promising strategy to enhance and continue bone regeneration of large bone defects.
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- Johan van der Stok
- 1 Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Rotterdam Medical Centre , Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Yavari SA, Wauthle R, van der Stok J, Riemslag AC, Janssen M, Mulier M, Kruth JP, Schrooten J, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. Fatigue behavior of porous biomaterials manufactured using selective laser melting. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2013; 33:4849-58. [PMID: 24094196 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Porous titanium alloys are considered promising bone-mimicking biomaterials. Additive manufacturing techniques such as selective laser melting allow for manufacturing of porous titanium structures with a precise design of micro-architecture. The mechanical properties of selective laser melted porous titanium alloys with different designs of micro-architecture have been already studied and are shown to be in the range of mechanical properties of bone. However, the fatigue behavior of this biomaterial is not yet well understood. We studied the fatigue behavior of porous structures made of Ti6Al4V ELI powder using selective laser melting. Four different porous structures were manufactured with porosities between 68 and 84% and the fatigue S-N curves of these four porous structures were determined. The three-stage mechanism of fatigue failure of these porous structures is described and studied in detail. It was found that the absolute S-N curves of these four porous structures are very different. In general, given the same absolute stress level, the fatigue life is much shorter for more porous structures. However, the normalized fatigue S-N curves of these four structures were found to be very similar. A power law was fitted to all data points of the normalized S-N curves. It is shown that the measured data points conform to the fitted power law very well, R(2)=0.94. This power law may therefore help in estimating the fatigue life of porous structures for which no fatigue test data is available. It is also observed that the normalized endurance limit of all tested porous structures (<0.2) is lower than that of corresponding solid material (c.a. 0.4).
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- S Amin Yavari
- Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands; FT Innovations BV, Braamsluiper 1, 5831 PW Boxmeer, The Netherlands.
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Campoli G, Weinans H, van der Helm F, Zadpoor AA. Subject-specific modeling of the scapula bone tissue adaptation. J Biomech 2013; 46:2434-41. [PMID: 23938055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Adaptation of the scapula bone tissue to mechanical loading is simulated in the current study using a subject-specific three-dimensional finite element model of an intact cadaveric scapula. The loads experienced by the scapula during different types of movements are determined using a subject-specific large-scale musculoskeletal model of the shoulder joint. The obtained density distributions are compared with the CT-measured density distribution of the same scapula. Furthermore, it is assumed that the CT-measured density distribution can be estimated as a weighted linear combination of the density distributions calculated for different loads experienced during daily life. An optimization algorithm is used to determine the weighting factors of fourteen different loads such that the difference between the weighted linear combination of the calculated density distributions and the CT-measured density is minimal. It is shown that the weighted linear combination of the calculated densities matches the CT-measured density distribution better than every one of the density distributions calculated for individual movements. The weighting factors of nine out of fourteen loads were estimated to be zero or very close to zero. The five loads that had larger weighting factors were associated with either one of the following categories: (1) small-load small-angle abduction or flexion movements that occur frequently during our daily lives or (2) large-load large-angle abduction or flexion movements that occur infrequently during our daily lives.
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- Gianni Campoli
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Mekelweg 2, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
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Chatterjea A, van der Stok J, Danoux CB, Yuan H, Habibovic P, van Blitterswijk CA, Weinans H, de Boer J. Inflammatory response and bone healing capacity of two porous calcium phosphate ceramics in critical size cortical bone defects. J Biomed Mater Res A 2013; 102:1399-407. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Anindita Chatterjea
- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory; Erasmus University Rotterdam Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory; Erasmus University Rotterdam Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
- Department of Orthopaedics & Department of Rheumatology; University Medical Centre Utrecht; Utrecht the Netherlands
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering; Delft Technical University; Delft The Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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Weinans H. SP0045 Joint shape modeling and osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Piscaer TM, Sandker M, van der Jagt OP, Verhaar JAN, de Jong M, Weinans H. Real-time assessment of bone metabolism in small animal models for osteoarthritis using multi pinhole-SPECT/CT. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:882-8. [PMID: 23499675 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Destructive techniques such as histology and biochemical assays are still regarded the gold standard to study the effects of novel therapies or etiologic aspects of osteoarthritis in small animal models. These techniques are time-consuming and require many animals. Multi-pinhole single photon emission computed tomography (MPH-SPECT) is a relatively novel, high resolution imaging technique which enables assessment of biological processes in real-time and thus it might provide a good substitute for destructive assessment techniques. DESIGN For this study, we assessed mono-iodoacetate (MIA) induced osteoarthritic knees in 18 rats. The animals were scanned using MPH-SPECT/CT and a diphosphonate labelled with 99m-technetium as the radioactive tracer to monitor subchondral bone turnover (bone-scan) at 2 (n = 18), 14 (n = 12) and 42 (n = 6) days after injection of MIA. At each time-point six animals were sacrificed and also assessed with high-resolution micro-computed tomography (μCT) and histology. RESULTS At 2 days after injection of MIA, the MPH-SPECT/CT already showed elevated bone turnover in the affected knee, whereas with histology and μCT we could not detect clear alterations at all this time-point. The increase in bone turnover induced by MIA was elevated further at 14 and 42 days after injection. At this time alterations on histology and μCT scanning also became visible. CONCLUSIONS MPH-SPECT/CT proved to be a highly sensitive assessment technique for experimental osteoarthritis in small animal models, detecting real-time changes in bone turnover at a very early time point, which might make it a valuable technique to measure the direct effect of interventional strategies on osteoarthritis.
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- T M Piscaer
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Van der Stok J, Van der Jagt OP, Amin Yavari S, De Haas MFP, Waarsing JH, Jahr H, Van Lieshout EMM, Patka P, Verhaar JAN, Zadpoor AA, Weinans H. Selective laser melting-produced porous titanium scaffolds regenerate bone in critical size cortical bone defects. J Orthop Res 2013; 31:792-9. [PMID: 23255164 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/22/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Porous titanium scaffolds have good mechanical properties that make them an interesting bone substitute material for large bone defects. These scaffolds can be produced with selective laser melting, which has the advantage of tailoring the structure's architecture. Reducing the strut size reduces the stiffness of the structure and may have a positive effect on bone formation. Two scaffolds with struts of 120-µm (titanium-120) or 230-µm (titanium-230) were studied in a load-bearing critical femoral bone defect in rats. The defect was stabilized with an internal plate and treated with titanium-120, titanium-230, or left empty. In vivo micro-CT scans at 4, 8, and 12 weeks showed more bone in the defects treated with scaffolds. Finally, 18.4 ± 7.1 mm(3) (titanium-120, p = 0.015) and 18.7 ± 8.0 mm(3) (titanium-230, p = 0.012) of bone was formed in those defects, significantly more than in the empty defects (5.8 ± 5.1 mm(3) ). Bending tests on the excised femurs after 12 weeks showed that the fusion strength reached 62% (titanium-120) and 45% (titanium-230) of the intact contralateral femurs, but there was no significant difference between the two scaffolds. This study showed that in addition to adequate mechanical support, porous titanium scaffolds facilitate bone formation, which results in high mechanical integrity of the treated large bone defects.
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- Johan Van der Stok
- Orthopedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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van der Jagt OP, Waarsing JH, Kops N, Schaden W, Jahr H, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H. Unfocused extracorporeal shock waves induce anabolic effects in osteoporotic rats. J Orthop Res 2013; 31:768-75. [PMID: 23239548 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Unfocused extracorporeal shock waves (UESW) have been shown to have an anabolic effect on bone mass. Therefore we investigated the effects of UESW on bone in osteoporotic rats with and without anti-resorptive treatment. Twenty-week-old rats were ovariectomized (n = 27). One group was treated with saline and another group with Alendronate (ALN) 2.4 µg/kg, 3×/week. UESW were applied 2 weeks after ovariectomy. Thousand UESW were applied to one hind leg, the contra-lateral hind leg was not treated and served as control. With the use of in vivo micro-CT scanning it was shown that in saline treated rats trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV) was higher at 2 weeks follow-up in UESW treated legs compared to control legs. However, at 4 and 10 weeks no difference was found. In ALN treated animals UESW led to a pronounced anabolic response resulting in an increase in BV/TV at all time-points. Furthermore, UESW resulted in increased cortical volume (CtV), higher trabecular connectivity and, more plate-like and thicker trabeculae. Biomechanical testing showed that UESW lead to a higher maximum force before failure and higher stiffness in all treatment groups. With histology abundant areas of intramembranous bone formation along the periosteal cortex and within the bone marrow were observed. In conclusion this study shows promising results for the use of UESW in the treatment of osteoporosis, especially when this treatment is combined with an anti-resorptive treatment.
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- Olav P van der Jagt
- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Room EE-1614, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Grassi L, Väänänen SP, Amin Yavari S, Weinans H, Jurvelin JS, Zadpoor AA, Isaksson H. Experimental validation of finite element model for proximal composite femur using optical measurements. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2013; 21:86-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Agricola R, Reijman M, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H, Waarsing JH. Total hip replacement but not clinical osteoarthritis can be predicted by the shape of the hip: a prospective cohort study (CHECK). Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:559-64. [PMID: 23333469 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between baseline hip shape and both clinical hip osteoarthritis (OA) and total hip replacement (THR) at 5-year follow-up. DESIGN Individuals from the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee (CHECK) study, with early symptomatic OA, having standardized anteroposterior pelvic radiographs at baseline and 5-year follow-up (n = 723) were included. Hip shape on the radiographs was assessed using statistical shape modeling (SSM). Hips fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria at follow-up were classified as clinical OA. The association between each mode of shape variation and both outcome measures was calculated by Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE). RESULTS The included individuals comprised 575 females and 148 males (mean age 55.9 ± 5.2 years). At baseline, 8% fulfilled the ACR criteria, 76% had no radiographic hip OA [Kellgren & Lawrence (K&L) = 0] and 24% had doubtful OA (K&L = 1). At follow-up, 147 hips (10.4%) fulfilled the ACR criteria and 35 hips (2.5%) had received THR. Five shape variants (modes) at baseline associated significantly with THR within 5 years. When combined in one GEE model, these shape variants resulted in a predictive power indicated by an area under the curve of 0.81. No shape variants associated with the presence of clinical OA at follow-up. CONCLUSION The shape of the hip as quantified by an SSM has a good predictive value for THR, whereas variation in shape cannot predict clinical OA. Minor shape variants may be used as a radiographic biomarker to predict the future risk of THR.
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- R Agricola
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Henrotin Y, Chevalier X, Herrero-Beaumont G, McAlindon T, Mobasheri A, Pavelka K, Schön C, Weinans H, Biesalski H. Physiological effects of oral glucosamine on joint health: current status and consensus on future research priorities. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:115. [PMID: 23531101 PMCID: PMC3629992 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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The aim of this paper was to provide an overview of the current knowledge and understanding of the potential beneficial physiological effects of glucosamine (GlcN) on joint health. The objective was to reach a consensus on four critical questions and to provide recommendations for future research priorities. To this end, nine scientists from Europe and the United States were selected according to their expertise in this particular field and were invited to participate in the Hohenheim conference held in August 2011. Each expert was asked to address a question that had previously been posed by the chairman of the conference. Based on a systematic review of the literature and the collection of recent data, the experts documented the effects of GlcN on cartilage ageing, metabolic/kinetic and maintenance of joint health as well as reduction of risk of OA development. After extensive debate and discussion the expert panel addressed each question and a general consensus statement was developed, agreeing on the current state-of-the-art and future areas for basic and clinical studies. This paper summarizes the available evidence for beneficial effects of GlcN on joint health and proposes new insight into the design of future clinical trials aimed at identifying beneficial physiological effect of GlcN on joint tissues.
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- Yves Henrotin
- Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Liège, Institute of Pathology, Level +5, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège, 4000, Belgium.
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Finite element modeling is an engineering tool for structural analysis that has been used for many years to assess the relationship between load transfer and bone morphology and to optimize the design and fixation of orthopedic implants. Due to recent developments in finite element model generation, for example, improved computed tomography imaging quality, improved segmentation algorithms, and faster computers, the accuracy of finite element modeling has increased vastly and finite element models simulating the anatomy and properties of an individual patient can be constructed. Such so-called patient-specific finite element models are potentially valuable tools for orthopedic surgeons in fracture risk assessment or pre- and intraoperative planning of implant placement. The aim of this article is to provide a critical overview of current themes in patient-specific finite element modeling of bones. In addition, the state-of-the-art in patient-specific modeling of bones is compared with the requirements for a clinically applicable patient-specific finite element method, and judgment is passed on the feasibility of application of patient-specific finite element modeling as a part of clinical orthopedic routine. It is concluded that further development in certain aspects of patient-specific finite element modeling are needed before finite element modeling can be used as a routine clinical tool.
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- Sander Poelert
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Delft, The Netherlands
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van Buul GM, Villafuertes E, Bos PK, Waarsing JH, Kops N, Narcisi R, Weinans H, Verhaar JAN, Bernsen MR, van Osch GJVM. Mesenchymal stem cells secrete factors that inhibit inflammatory processes in short-term osteoarthritic synovium and cartilage explant culture. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2012; 20:1186-96. [PMID: 22771777 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 06/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising candidates for osteoarthritis (OA) therapies, although their mechanism of action remains unclear. MSCs have recently been discovered to secrete anti-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors. We studied the paracrine effects of MSCs on OA cartilage and synovial explants in vitro. DESIGN MSC-conditioned medium was prepared by stimulating primary human MSCs with tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and (50ng/ml each). Human synovium and cartilage explants were cultured in MSC-conditioned medium or in control medium, containing the same amount of added TNFα and IFNγ but not incubated with MSCs. Explants were analyzed for gene expression and the production of nitric oxide (NO). The presence of the inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B alpha (IκBa) was assessed by Western blot analysis. RESULTS Synovial explants exposed to MSC-conditioned medium showed decreased gene expression of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)1 and MMP13, while suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)1 was upregulated. In cartilage, expression of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) was upregulated, whereas a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS)5 and collagen type II alpha 1 (COL2A1) were downregulated. MSC-conditioned medium reduced NO production in cartilage explants and the presence of IκBa was increased in synoviocytes and chondrocytes treated with MSC-conditioned medium. CONCLUSIONS In an inflammatory environment, MSCs secrete factors which cause multiple anti-inflammatory effects and influence matrix turnover in synovium and cartilage explants. Thereby, the presented data encourage further study of MSCs as a treatment for joint diseases.
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- G M van Buul
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Tiel J, Bron EE, Tiderius CJ, Bos PK, Reijman M, Klein S, Verhaar JAN, Krestin GP, Weinans H, Kotek G, Oei EHG. Reproducibility of 3D delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) of the knee at 3.0 T in patients with early stage osteoarthritis. Eur Radiol 2012; 23:496-504. [PMID: 22886535 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2616-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the reproducibility of 3D delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) at 3 T in early stage knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. METHODS In 20 patients, 3D dGEMRIC at 3 T was acquired twice within 7 days. To correct for patient motion during acquisition, all images were rigidly registered in 3D. Eight anatomical cartilage ROIs were analysed on both images of each patient. Capability of dGEMRIC to yield T1 maps that reproducibly distinguish spatial differences in cartilage quality was assessed in two ROIs within a single slice in each patient. Reproducibility was assessed using ICCs and Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS ICCs ranged from 0.87 to 0.95, indicating good reproducibility. T1 maps revealed reproducible spatial differences in cartilage quality (ICC 0.79). Based on the Bland-Altman plots, we defined a threshold of 95 ms to determine if a change in dGEMRIC outcome in longitudinal research was statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS 3D knee dGEMRIC at 3 T combined with 3D image registration is a highly reproducible measure of cartilage quality in early stage OA. Therefore, dGEMRIC may be a valuable tool in the non-invasive evaluation of cartilage quality changes in longitudinal research in patients with early stage OA and focal cartilage defects.
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- J van Tiel
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Diderich KEM, Nicolaije C, Priemel M, Waarsing JH, Day JS, Brandt RMC, Schilling AF, Botter SM, Weinans H, van der Horst GTJ, Hoeijmakers JHJ, van Leeuwen JPTM. Bone fragility and decline in stem cells in prematurely aging DNA repair deficient trichothiodystrophy mice. Age (Dordr) 2012; 34:845-861. [PMID: 21814739 PMCID: PMC3682057 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-011-9291-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) is a rare, autosomal recessive nucleotide excision repair (NER) disorder caused by mutations in components of the dual functional NER/basal transcription factor TFIIH. TTD mice, carrying a patient-based point mutation in the Xpd gene, strikingly resemble many features of the human syndrome and exhibit signs of premature aging. To examine to which extent TTD mice resemble the normal process of aging, we thoroughly investigated the bone phenotype. Here, we show that female TTD mice exhibit accelerated bone aging from 39 weeks onwards as well as lack of periosteal apposition leading to reduced bone strength. Before 39 weeks have passed, bones of wild-type and TTD mice are identical excluding a developmental defect. Albeit that bone formation is decreased, osteoblasts in TTD mice retain bone-forming capacity as in vivo PTH treatment leads to increased cortical thickness. In vitro bone marrow cell cultures showed that TTD osteoprogenitors retain the capacity to differentiate into osteoblasts. However, after 13 weeks of age TTD females show decreased bone nodule formation. No increase in bone resorption or the number of osteoclasts was detected. In conclusion, TTD mice show premature bone aging, which is preceded by a decrease in mesenchymal stem cells/osteoprogenitors and a change in systemic factors, identifying DNA damage and repair as key determinants for bone fragility by influencing osteogenesis and bone metabolism.
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- Karin E. M. Diderich
- MGC Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Room Ee585, P.O Box 2040, CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Biomechanics and Skeletal Biology, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Biomechanics and Skeletal Biology, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Biomechanics Section, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Room Ee585, P.O Box 2040, CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Väänänen SP, Isaksson H, Waarsing JH, Zadpoor AA, Jurvelin JS, Weinans H. Estimation of 3D rotation of femur in 2D hip radiographs. J Biomech 2012; 45:2279-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Weinans H, Siebelt M, Agricola R, Botter SM, Piscaer TM, Waarsing JH. Pathophysiology of peri-articular bone changes in osteoarthritis. Bone 2012; 51:190-6. [PMID: 22343134 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that involves the entire joint, but its pathophysiology is not well described. Alterations in peri-articular bone are an integral part of the OA disease process and different aspects of bone changes have been described in different patient (sub)groups and animal models. In this review we will discuss the osteoarthritis pathophysiology from the perspective of periarticular bone changes, which can be considered at three hierarchical levels: the bone (or joint) shape, the subchondral bone architecture and its cellular and molecular phenotype. In this review we try to provide an overview of the current knowledge of peri-articular bone changes in OA and what it could possibly imply for the initiation of OA and its progression. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Osteoarthritis".
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- H Weinans
- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands.
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Campoli G, Weinans H, van der Helm F, Zadpoor AA. SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF THE ADAPTATION OF THE SCAPULA BONE TISSUE. J Biomech 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70115-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Yavari SA, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. WHAT SURFACE STRAINS DOES THE BONE EXPERIENCE JUST BEFORE FRACTURE? J Biomech 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70260-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Poelert S, Campoli G, van der Stok J, Yavari SA, Weinans H, Zadpoor A. RELATING THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF TI FOAM TO LOAD DISTRIBUTION AND INDUCED BONE INGROWTH. J Biomech 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70335-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Poelert SL, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. BROWNIAN DYNAMICS OF MICROTUBULES. J Biomech 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70441-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Campoli G, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. PREDICTION OF THE FEMURAL LOAD USING BONE ADAPTATION MODELS AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS. J Biomech 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70120-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Agricola R, Heijboer MP, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H, Waarsing JH. Cam impingement causes osteoarthritis of the hip: a nationwide prospective cohort study (CHECK). Ann Rheum Dis 2012; 72:918-23. [PMID: 22730371 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the association between cam impingement, which is hip incongruity by a non-spherical femoral head and development of osteoarthritis. METHODS A nationwide prospective cohort study of 1002 early symptomatic osteoarthritis patients (CHECK), of which standardised anteroposterior pelvic radiographs were obtained at baseline and at 2 and 5 years follow-up. Asphericity of the femoral head was measured by the α angle. Clinically, decreased internal hip rotation (≤20°) is suggestive of cam impingement. The strength of association between those parameters at baseline and development of incident osteoarthritis (K&L grade 2) or end-stage osteoarthritis (K&L grades 3, 4, or total hip replacement) within 5 years was expressed in OR using generalised estimating equations. RESULTS At baseline, 76% of the included hips had no radiographic signs of osteoarthritis and 24% doubtful osteoarthritis. Within 5 years, 2.76% developed end-stage osteoarthritis. A moderate (α angle>60°) and severe (α angle>83°) cam-type deformity resulted in adjusted OR of 3.67 (95% CI 1.68 to 8.01) and 9.66 (95% CI 4.72 to 19.78), respectively, for end-stage osteoarthritis. The combination of severe cam-type deformity and decreased internal rotation at baseline resulted in an even more pronounced adjusted OR, and in a positive predictive value of 52.6% for end-stage osteoarthritis. For incident osteoarthritis, only a moderate cam-type deformity was predictive OR=2.42 (95% CI 1.15 to 5.06). CONCLUSIONS Individuals with both severe cam-type deformity and reduced internal rotation are strongly predisposed to fast progression to end-stage osteoarthritis. As cam impingement might be a modifiable risk factor, early recognition of this condition is important.
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- Rintje Agricola
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Campoli G, Weinans H, Zadpoor AA. Computational load estimation of the femur. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2012; 10:108-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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van der Windt AE, Haak E, Kops N, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H, Jahr H. Inhibiting calcineurin activity under physiologic tonicity elevates anabolic but suppresses catabolic chondrocyte markers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 64:1929-39. [DOI: 10.1002/art.34369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Agricola R, Bessems JHJM, Ginai AZ, Heijboer MP, van der Heijden RA, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H, Waarsing JH. The development of Cam-type deformity in adolescent and young male soccer players. Am J Sports Med 2012; 40:1099-106. [PMID: 22415206 DOI: 10.1177/0363546512438381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cam impingement is a well-recognized cause of hip pain and might cause osteoarthritis of the hip. Clinically, cam impingement is mostly observed in young, active male patients, but only a few studies have focused on the manifestation of cam-type deformities during skeletal development. PURPOSE To determine the age of onset and prevalence of cam-type deformities in young male soccer players versus controls. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS In this study, 89 elite preprofessional soccer players and 92 controls aged 12 to 19 years were included. In the soccer players, range of motion and impingement tests were performed. Both an anteroposterior (AP) pelvic radiograph and a frog-leg lateral radiograph of the hip were obtained according to a standardized protocol. Controls with both an AP pelvic and a frog-leg lateral radiograph and no hip disorders were obtained from radiology databases. The α angle was automatically determined in all radiographs, using a threshold value of 60° to define a cam-type deformity. Further, all radiographs were scored using a 3-point scoring system. The anterosuperior head-neck junction was classified as (1) normal, (2) flattened, or (3) having a prominence. Differences in prevalence were tested using logistic regression. Differences in range of motion were calculated using generalized estimating equations. RESULTS An α angle >60° was already found at the age of 12 years in some soccer players and controls. A cam-type deformity defined by α angle tended to be more prevalent in soccer players (26%) than in controls (17%; P = .31). In 13% of soccer players, a prominence was visible on radiographs and was first seen at the age of 13 years. The anterosuperior flattening (56% vs 18%, P = .0001) and prominence (13% vs 0%, P < .03) were more prevalent in soccer players than in controls. CONCLUSION Cam-type deformities were recognizable and present from the age of 13 years and were more prevalent in soccer players than in their nonathletic peers. Cam-type deformity develops during adolescence and is likely to be influenced by high-impact sports practice.
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- Rintje Agricola
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Nicolaije C, Diderich KEM, Botter SM, Priemel M, Waarsing JH, Day JS, Brandt RMC, Schilling AF, Weinans H, Van der Eerden BC, van der Horst GTJ, Hoeijmakers JHJ, van Leeuwen JPTM. Age-related skeletal dynamics and decrease in bone strength in DNA repair deficient male trichothiodystrophy mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35246. [PMID: 22506075 PMCID: PMC3323647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Accumulation of DNA damage caused by oxidative stress is thought to be one of the main contributors of human tissue aging. Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) mice have a mutation in the Ercc2 DNA repair gene, resulting in accumulation of DNA damage and several features of segmental accelerated aging. We used male TTD mice to study the impact of DNA repair on bone metabolism with age. Analysis of bone parameters, measured by micro-computed tomography, displayed an earlier decrease in trabecular and cortical bone as well as a loss of periosteal apposition and a reduction in bone strength in TTD mice with age compared to wild type mice. Ex vivo analysis of bone marrow differentiation potential showed an accelerated reduction in the number of osteogenic and osteoprogenitor cells with unaltered differentiation capacity. Adipocyte differentiation was normal. Early in life, osteoclast number tended to be increased while at 78 weeks it was significantly lower in TTD mice. Our findings reveal the importance of genome stability and proper DNA repair for skeletal homeostasis with age and support the idea that accumulation of damage interferes with normal skeletal maintenance, causing reduction in the number of osteoblast precursors that are required for normal bone remodeling leading to a loss of bone structure and strength.
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- Claudia Nicolaije
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- MGC Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Jagt OP, van der Linden JC, Waarsing JH, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H. Low-magnitude whole body vibration does not affect bone mass but does affect weight in ovariectomized rats. J Bone Miner Metab 2012; 30:40-6. [PMID: 21773704 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-011-0293-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mechanical loading has stimulating effects on bone architecture, which can potentially be used as a therapy for osteoporosis. We investigated the skeletal changes in the tibia of ovariectomized rats during treatment with whole body vibration (WBV). Different low-magnitude WBV treatment protocols were tested in a pilot experiment using ovariectomized rats with loading schemes of 2 × 8 min/day, 5 days/week (n = 2 rats per protocol). Bone volume and architecture were evaluated during a 10 week follow-up using in-vivo microcomputed tomography scanning. The loading protocol in which a 45 Hz sine wave was applied at 2 Hz with an acceleration of 0.5g showed an anabolic effect on bone and was therefore further analyzed in two groups of animals (n = 6 each group) with WBV starting directly after or 3 weeks after ovariectomy and compared to a control (non-WBV) group at 0, 3, 6 and 10 weeks' follow-up. In the follow-up experiment the WBV stimulus did not significantly affect trabecular volume fraction or cortical bone volume in any of the treatment groups during the 10 week follow-up. WBV did reduce weight gain that was induced as a consequence of ovariectomy. We could not demonstrate any significant effects of WBV on bone loss as a consequence of ovariectomy in rats; however, the weight gain that normally results after ovariectomy was partly prevented. Treatment with WBV was not able to prevent bone loss during induced osteoporosis.
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- Olav P van der Jagt
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, Room 16.14, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bos PK, van Biezen FC, Weinans H. Femoral component neck fracture after failed hip resurfacing arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2011; 26:1570.e1-4. [PMID: 21397452 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/27/2010] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Failure on the femoral side after third-generation metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty is suggested to be easily treated with conversion to conventional total hip arthroplasty. Clinical results of conversion for failed hip resurfacing arthroplasty with the use of primary femoral implants confirmed this for a short-term follow-up. We present a case of the occurrence of a stemmed femoral implant neck fracture in a patient who was earlier treated for a failed hip resurfacing. We advise to consider acetabular revision in case of (suspected) acetabular metal damage and to use a stem component with a relative large neck diameter.
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- Pieter K Bos
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Suárez DR, Weinans H, van Keulen F. Bone remodelling around a cementless glenoid component. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2011; 11:903-13. [PMID: 22109099 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-011-0360-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Post-operative change in the mechanical loading of bone may trigger its (mechanically induced) adaptation and hamper the mechanical stability of prostheses. This is especially important in cementless components, where the final fixation is achieved by the bone itself. The aim of this study is, first, to gain insight into the bone remodelling process around a cementless glenoid component, and second, to compare the possible bone adaptation when the implant is assumed to be fully bonded (best case scenario) or completely loose (worst case scenario). 3D finite element models of a scapula with and without a cementless glenoid component were created. 3D geometry of the scapula, material properties, and several physiological loading conditions were acquired from or estimated for a specific cadaver. Update of the bone density after implantation was done according to a node-based bone remodelling scheme. Strain energy density for different loading conditions was evaluated, weighted according to their frequencies in activities of daily life and used as a mechanical stimulus for bone adaptation. The average bone density in the glenoid increased after implantation. However, local bone resorption was significant in some regions next to the bone-implant interface, regardless of the interface condition (bonded or loose). The amount of bone resorption was determined by the condition imposed to the interface, being slightly larger when the interface was loose. An ideal screw, e.g. in which material fatigue was not considered, was enough to keep the interface micromotions small and constant during the entire bone adaptation simulation.
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- Daniel R Suárez
- F. de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
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van Buul GM, Koevoet WLM, Kops N, Bos PK, Verhaar JAN, Weinans H, Bernsen MR, van Osch GJVM. Platelet-rich plasma releasate inhibits inflammatory processes in osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Am J Sports Med 2011; 39:2362-70. [PMID: 21856929 DOI: 10.1177/0363546511419278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has recently been postulated as a treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). Although anabolic effects of PRP on chondrocytes are well documented, no reports are known addressing effects on cartilage degeneration. Since OA is characterized by a catabolic and inflammatory joint environment, the authors investigated whether PRP was able to counteract the effects of such an environment on human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. HYPOTHESIS Platelet-rich plasma inhibits inflammatory effects of interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta on human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Human osteoarthritic chondrocytes were cultured in the presence of IL-1 beta to mimic an osteoarthritic environment. Medium was supplemented with 0%, 1%, or 10% PRP releasate (PRPr, the active releasate of PRP). After 48 hours, gene expression of collagen type II alpha 1 (COL2A1), aggrecan (ACAN), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS)4, ADAMTS5, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)13, and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS)2 was analyzed. Additionally, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content, nitric oxide (NO) production, and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) activation were studied. RESULTS Platelet-rich plasma releasate diminished IL-1 beta-induced inhibition of COL2A1 and ACAN gene expression. The PRPr also reduced IL-1 beta-induced increase of ADAMTS4 and PTGS2 gene expression. ADAMTS5 gene expression and GAG content were not influenced by IL-1 beta or additional PRPr. Matrix metalloproteinase 13 gene expression and NO production were upregulated by IL-1 beta but not affected by added PRPr. Finally, PRPr reduced IL-1 beta-induced NFκB activation to control levels containing no IL-1 beta. CONCLUSION Platelet-rich plasma releasate diminished multiple inflammatory IL-1 beta-mediated effects on human osteoarthritic chondrocytes, including inhibition of NFκB activation. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Platelet-rich plasma releasate counteracts effects of an inflammatory environment on genes regulating matrix degradation and formation in human chondrocytes. Platelet-rich plasma releasate decreases NFκB activation, a major pathway involved in the pathogenesis of OA. These results encourage further study of PRP as a treatment for OA.
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- Gerben M van Buul
- Departments of Orthopaedics and Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Miclea RL, Siebelt M, Finos L, Goeman JJ, Löwik CWGM, Oostdijk W, Weinans H, Wit JM, Robanus-Maandag EC, Karperien M. Inhibition of Gsk3β in cartilage induces osteoarthritic features through activation of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2011; 19:1363-72. [PMID: 21911068 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2010] [Revised: 07/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In the past years, the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway has emerged as a critical regulator of cartilage development and homeostasis. In this pathway, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) down-regulates transduction of the canonical Wnt signal by promoting degradation of β-catenin. In this study we wanted to further investigate the role of Gsk3β in cartilage maintenance. DESIGN Therefore, we have treated chondrocytes ex vivo and in vivo with GIN, a selective GSK3β inhibitor. RESULTS In E17.5 fetal mouse metatarsals, GIN treatment resulted in loss of expression of cartilage markers and decreased chondrocyte proliferation from day 1 onward. Late (3 days) effects of GIN included cartilage matrix degradation and increased apoptosis. Prolonged (7 days) GIN treatment resulted in resorption of the metatarsal. These changes were confirmed by microarray analysis showing a decrease in expression of typical chondrocyte markers and induction of expression of proteinases involved in cartilage matrix degradation. An intra-articular injection of GIN in rat knee joints induced nuclear accumulation of β-catenin in chondrocytes 72 h later. Three intra-articular GIN injections with a 2 days interval were associated with surface fibrillation, a decrease in glycosaminoglycan expression and chondrocyte hypocellularity 6 weeks later. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that, by down-regulating β-catenin, Gsk3β preserves the chondrocytic phenotype, and is involved in maintenance of the cartilage extracellular matrix. Short term β-catenin up-regulation in cartilage secondary to Gsk3β inhibition may be sufficient to induce osteoarthritis-like features in vivo.
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- R L Miclea
- Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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Siebelt M, Waarsing JH, Kops N, Piscaer TM, Verhaar JAN, Oei EHG, Weinans H. Quantifying osteoarthritic cartilage changes accurately using in vivo microCT arthrography in three etiologically distinct rat models. J Orthop Res 2011; 29:1788-94. [PMID: 21520262 DOI: 10.1002/jor.21444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In vivo microCT arthrography (µCTa) can be used to measure both quantity (volumetric) and quality (glycosaminoglycan content) of cartilage. This study investigated the accuracy of four segmentation techniques to isolate cartilage from µCTa datasets and then used the most accurate one to investigate if the µCTa method could show osteoarthritic changes in rat models during longitudinal follow-up. Volumetric measurements and glycosaminoglycan contents of patellar cartilage from in vivo µCTa-scans were compared with an ex vivo gold standard µCT-scan. Cartilage was segmented with three global thresholds and one local threshold algorithm. Comparisons were made for healthy and osteoarthritic cartilage. Next, three rat models were investigated for 24 weeks using µCTa. Osteoarthritis was induced by injection with a chemical (mono-iodoacetate), a surgical intervention (grooves applied in articular cartilage), and via exercise (strenuous running). After euthanasia, all knee joints were isolated for histology. Local thresholds accurately segmented cartilage from in vivo µCTa scans and best measured cartilage quantity and glycosaminoglycan content. Each of the three osteoarthritic rat models showed a specific pattern of osteoarthritis progression. All µCTa results were comparable to histology. In vivo µCTa is a sensitive technique for imaging cartilage degradation. Local thresholds enhanced the sensitivity of this method and will probably more accurately detect disease-modulating effects from interventional strategies. The data from rat models may serve as a reference for the time sequence of cartilage degeneration during in vivo testing of new strategies in osteoarthritis treatment.
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- Michiel Siebelt
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Haverkamp DJ, Schiphof D, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, Weinans H, Waarsing JH. Variation in joint shape of osteoarthritic knees. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 63:3401-7. [DOI: 10.1002/art.30575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Siebelt M, van Tiel J, Waarsing JH, Piscaer TM, van Straten M, Booij R, Dijkshoorn ML, Kleinrensink GJ, Verhaar JAN, Krestin GP, Weinans H, Oei EHG. Clinically applied CT arthrography to measure the sulphated glycosaminoglycan content of cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2011; 19:1183-9. [PMID: 21820067 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Revised: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Similar to delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage, it might be possible to image cartilage quality using CT arthrography (CTa). This study assessed the potential of CTa as a clinically applicable tool to evaluate cartilage quality in terms of sulphated glycosaminoglycan content (sGAG) and structural composition of the extra-cellular matrix (ECM). METHODS Eleven human cadaveric knee joints were scanned on a clinical CT scanner. Of each knee joint, a regular non-contrast CT (ncCT) and an ioxaglate injected CTa scan were performed. Mean X-ray attenuation of both scans was compared to identify contrast influx in seven anatomical regions of interest (ROIs). All ROIs were rescanned with contrast-enhanced μCT, which served as the reference standard for sGAG content. Mean X-ray attenuation from both ncCT and CTa were correlated with μCT results and analyzed with linear regression. Additionally, residual values from the linear fit between ncCT and μCT were used as a covariate measure to identify the influence of structural composition of cartilage ECM on contrast diffusion into cartilage in CTa scans. RESULTS CTa resulted in higher X-ray attenuation in cartilage compared to ncCT scans for all anatomical regions. Furthermore, CTa correlated excellent with reference μCT values (sGAG) (R=0.86; R(2)=0.73; P<0.0001). When corrected for structural composition of cartilage ECM, this correlation improved substantially (R=0.95; R(2)=0.90; P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Contrast diffusion into articular cartilage detected with CTa correlates with sGAG content and to a lesser extent with structural composition of cartilage ECM. CTa may be clinically applicable to quantitatively measure the quality of articular cartilage.
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- M Siebelt
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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