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Walle M, Yeritsyan D, Abbasian M, Oftadeh R, Müller R, Nazarian A. A graph model to describe the network connectivity of trabecular plates and rods. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1384280. [PMID: 38770275 PMCID: PMC11103010 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1384280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Introduction: The trabecular network is perceived as a collection of interconnected plate- (P) and rod-like (R) elements. Previous research has highlighted how these elements and their connectivity influence the mechanical properties of bone, yet further work is required to elucidate better the deeply interconnected nature of the trabecular network with distinct element formations conducting forces per their mechanical boundary conditions. Within this network, forces act through elements: a rod or plate with force applied to one end will transmit this force to a component connected to the other end, defining the boundary conditions for the loading of each element. To that end, this study has two aims: First, to investigate the connectivity of individually segmented elements of trabecular bone with respect to their local boundary conditions as defined by the surrounding trabecular network and linking them directly to the bone's overall mechanical response during loading using a mathematical graph model of the plate and rod (PR) Network. Second, we use this model to quantify side artifacts, a known artifact when testing an excised specimen of trabecular bone, where vertical trabeculae lose their load-bearing capacity due to a loss of connectivity, ultimately resulting in a change of the trabecular network topology. Resuts: Connected elements derived from our model predicted apparent elastic modulus by fitting a linear regression (R 2 = 0.81). In comparison, prediction using conventional bone volume fraction results in a lower accuracy (R 2 = 0.72), demonstrating the ability of the PR Network to estimate compressive elastic modulus independent of specimen size or loading boundary condition. Discussion: PR Network models are a novel approach to describing connectivity within the trabecular network and incorporating mechanical boundary conditions within the morphological analysis, thus enabling the study of intrinsic material properties of trabecular bone. Ultimately, PR Network models may be an early predictor or provide further insights into osteo-degenerative diseases.
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- Matthias Walle
- Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
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Berni M, Marchiori G, Baleani M, Giavaresi G, Lopomo NF. Biomechanics of the Human Osteochondral Unit: A Systematic Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1698. [PMID: 38612211 PMCID: PMC11012636 DOI: 10.3390/ma17071698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The damping system ensured by the osteochondral (OC) unit is essential to deploy the forces generated within load-bearing joints during locomotion, allowing furthermore low-friction sliding motion between bone segments. The OC unit is a multi-layer structure including articular cartilage, as well as subchondral and trabecular bone. The interplay between the OC tissues is essential in maintaining the joint functionality; altered loading patterns can trigger biological processes that could lead to degenerative joint diseases like osteoarthritis. Currently, no effective treatments are available to avoid degeneration beyond tissues' recovery capabilities. A thorough comprehension on the mechanical behaviour of the OC unit is essential to (i) soundly elucidate its overall response to intra-articular loads for developing diagnostic tools capable of detecting non-physiological strain levels, (ii) properly evaluate the efficacy of innovative treatments in restoring physiological strain levels, and (iii) optimize regenerative medicine approaches as potential and less-invasive alternatives to arthroplasty when irreversible damage has occurred. Therefore, the leading aim of this review was to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art-up to 2022-about the mechanical behaviour of the OC unit. A systematic search is performed, according to PRISMA standards, by focusing on studies that experimentally assess the human lower-limb joints' OC tissues. A multi-criteria decision-making method is proposed to quantitatively evaluate eligible studies, in order to highlight only the insights retrieved through sound and robust approaches. This review revealed that studies on human lower limbs are focusing on the knee and articular cartilage, while hip and trabecular bone studies are declining, and the ankle and subchondral bone are poorly investigated. Compression and indentation are the most common experimental techniques studying the mechanical behaviour of the OC tissues, with indentation also being able to provide information at the micro- and nanoscales. While a certain comparability among studies was highlighted, none of the identified testing protocols are currently recognised as standard for any of the OC tissues. The fibril-network-reinforced poro-viscoelastic constitutive model has become common for describing the response of the articular cartilage, while the models describing the mechanical behaviour of mineralised tissues are usually simpler (i.e., linear elastic, elasto-plastic). Most advanced studies have tested and modelled multiple tissues of the same OC unit but have done so individually rather than through integrated approaches. Therefore, efforts should be made in simultaneously evaluating the comprehensive response of the OC unit to intra-articular loads and the interplay between the OC tissues. In this regard, a multidisciplinary approach combining complementary techniques, e.g., full-field imaging, mechanical testing, and computational approaches, should be implemented and validated. Furthermore, the next challenge entails transferring this assessment to a non-invasive approach, allowing its application in vivo, in order to increase its diagnostic and prognostic potential.
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- Matteo Berni
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (M.B.); (M.B.)
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- Scienze e Tecnologie Chirurgiche, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (M.B.); (M.B.)
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- Scienze e Tecnologie Chirurgiche, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
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Dinescu AT, Zhou B, Hu YJ, Agarwal S, Shane E, Guo XDE. Individual trabecula segmentation validation in first- and second-generation high-resolution peripheral computed tomography compared to micro-computed tomography in the distal radius and tibia. JBMR Plus 2024; 8:ziae007. [PMID: 38505220 PMCID: PMC10945717 DOI: 10.1093/jbmrpl/ziae007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) has been used for in vivo 3D visualization of trabecular microstructure. Second-generation HR-pQCT (HR-pQCT II) has been shown to have good agreement with first generation HR-pQCT (HR-pQCT I). Advanced Individual Trabecula Segmentation (ITS) decomposes the trabecula network into individual plates and rods. ITS based on HR-pQCT I showed a strong correlation to ITS based on micro-computed tomography (μCT) and identified trabecular changes in metabolic bone diseases. ITS based on HR-pQCT II has new potential because of the enhanced resolution but has yet to be validated. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement between ITS based on HR-pQCT I, HR-pQCT II, and μCT to assess the capability of ITS on HR-pQCT images as a tool for studying bone structure. Freshly frozen tibia and radius bones were scanned in the distal region using HR-pQCT I at 82 μm, HR-pQCT II at 60.7 μm, and μCT at 37 μm. Images were registered, binarized, and ITS analysis was performed. Bone volume fraction (pBV/TV, rBV/TV), number density (pTb.N, rTb.N), thickness (pTb.Th, rTb.Th), and plate-to-rod (PR) ratio (pBV/rBV) of trabecular plates and rods were obtained. Paired Student's t-tests with post hoc Bonferroni analysis were used to examine the differences. Linear regression was used to determine the correlation coefficient. The HR-pQCT I parameters were different from the μCT measurements. The HR-pQCT II parameters were different from the μCT measurements except for rTb.N, and the HR-pQCT I parameters were different from the HR-pQCT II measurements except for pTb.Th. The strong correlation between HR-pQCT II and μCT microstructural analysis (R2 = 0.55-0.94) suggests that HR-pQCT II can be used to assess changes in plate and rod microstructure and that values from HR-pQCT I can be corrected.
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- Andreea Teodora Dinescu
- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, United States
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, United States
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, United States
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, United States
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Smit T, Koppen S, Ferguson SJ, Helgason B. Conceptual design of compliant bone scaffolds by full-scale topology optimization. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 143:105886. [PMID: 37150137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A promising new treatment for large and complex bone defects is to implant specifically designed and additively manufactured synthetic bone scaffolds. Optimizing the scaffold design can potentially improve bone in-growth and prevent under- and over-loading of the adjacent tissue. This study aims to optimize synthetic bone scaffolds over multiple-length scales using the full-scale topology optimization approach, and to assess the effectiveness of this approach as an alternative to the currently used mono- and multi-scale optimization approaches for orthopaedic applications. We present a topology optimization formulation, which is matching the scaffold's mechanical properties to the surrounding tissue in compression. The scaffold's porous structure is tuneable to achieve the desired morphological properties to enhance bone in-growth. The proposed approach is demonstrated in-silico, using PEEK, cortical bone and titanium material properties in a 2D parameter study and on 3D designs. Full-scale topology optimization indicates a design improvement of 81% compared to the multi-scale approach. Furthermore, 3D designs for PEEK and titanium are additively manufactured to test the applicability of the method. With further development, the full-scale topology optimization approach is anticipated to offer a more effective alternative for optimizing orthopaedic structures compared to the currently used multi-scale methods.
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- Thijs Smit
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH-Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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Biomechanical properties and clinical significance of cancellous bone in proximal femur: A review. Injury 2023:S0020-1383(23)00251-6. [PMID: 36922271 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Trabecular bone plays an important role in the load-bearing capacity of the femur. Understanding the structural characteristics, biomechanics, and mechanical conduction of the trabecular bone is of great value in studying the mechanism of fractures and formulating surgical plans. The past decade has witnessed unprecedented progress in imaging, biomechanics and finite element analysis techniques, translating into a better understanding of trabecular bone. This article reviews the research progress achieved over the years regarding femoral trabecular bone, especially on factors influencing the strength of the proximal femoral cancellous bone and cancellous bone microfractures and provides a comprehensive overview of the latest findings on proximal femoral trabecular bone and their clinical significance.
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Yamada S, Fukasawa K, Suzuki Y, Takahashi Y, Todoh M, Tadano S. The role of geometrical features of the microarchitecture in the cancellous stiffness of the bovine femoral bone. Med Eng Phys 2022; 105:103823. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2022.103823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sacher SE, Hunt HB, Lekkala S, Lopez KA, Potts J, Heilbronner AK, Stein EM, Hernandez CJ, Donnelly E. Distributions of Microdamage Are Altered Between Trabecular Rods and Plates in Cancellous Bone From Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:740-752. [PMID: 35064941 PMCID: PMC9833494 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have an increased risk of fragility fracture despite exhibiting normal to high bone mineral density (BMD). Conditions arising from T2DM, such as reduced bone turnover and alterations in microarchitecture, may contribute to skeletal fragility by influencing bone morphology and microdamage accumulation. The objectives of this study were (i) to characterize the effect of T2DM on microdamage quantity and morphology in cancellous bone, and (ii) relate the accumulation of microdamage to the cancellous microarchitecture. Cancellous specimens from the femoral neck were collected during total hip arthroplasty (T2DM: n = 22, age = 65 ± 9 years, glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c] = 7.00% ± 0.98%; non-diabetic [non-DM]: n = 25, age = 61 ± 8 years, HbA1c = 5.50% ± 0.4%), compressed to 3% strain, stained with lead uranyl acetate to isolate microdamage, and scanned with micro-computed tomography (μCT). Individual trabeculae segmentation was used to isolate rod-like and plate-like trabeculae and their orientations with respect to the loading axis. The T2DM group trended toward a greater BV/TV (+27%, p = 0.07) and had a more plate-like trabecular architecture (+8% BVplates , p = 0.046) versus non-DM specimens. Rods were more damaged relative to their volume compared to plates in the non-DM group (DVrods /BVrods versus DVplates /BVplates : +49%, p < 0.0001), but this difference was absent in T2DM specimens. Longitudinal rods were more damaged in the non-DM group (DVlongitudinal rods /BVlongitudinal rods : +73% non-DM versus T2DM, p = 0.027). Total damage accumulation (DV/BV) and morphology (DS/DV) did not differ in T2DM versus non-DM specimens. These results provide evidence that cancellous microarchitecture does not explain fracture risk in T2DM, pointing to alterations in material matrix properties. In particular, cancellous bone from men with T2DM may have an attenuated ability to mitigate microdamage accumulation through sacrificial rods. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Sara E Sacher
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolic Bone Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolic Bone Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.,Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.,Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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The Correlation of Regional Microstructure and Mechanics of the Cervical Articular Process in Adults. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14216409. [PMID: 34771937 PMCID: PMC8585171 DOI: 10.3390/ma14216409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Purpose: Using micro-CT and finite element analysis to establish regional variation microarchitectures and correlation with mechanical properties of cervical articular facet trabecular bone to predict cervical spine security and material properties. Methods: A total of 144 cervical articular processes (each articular was separate to four region of interest (ROI), superior-anterior (SA), superior-posterior (SP), inferior-anterior (IA), and inferior-posterior (IP) regions) specimens with a volume of 5 × 5 × 5 mm3 were scanned by micro-CT, and allowable stress and other mechanical properties parameters in each region were calculated after mechanical testing, then the effectiveness was verified of finite element models by ABAQUS software. Results: Maximum and minimum values of C2–C7 articular processes and regions are C5 and C7 level, SA and SP regions for bone volume fraction (BV/TV) and trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), whose variation tendency is similar to the Young’s modulus, allowable stress, BMD, maximum force and strain. Between Young’s modulus and all microstructure parameters, especially between BV/TV, bone mineral density (BMD) and Tb.Th, had higher linear regression coefficients R2 = 0.5676, 0.6382, 0.3535, respectively. BMD and yield strength, BV/TV, and allowable stress also had better regression coefficients, R2 = 0.5227, 0.5259, 0.5426, respectively. Conclusions: The contribution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the C2–C7 cervical spine to the movement of the cervical spine is different and has a good correlation and the effectiveness of the finite element model is also verified that we can correctly calculate the microstructure and mechanical properties of the cervical articular process to evaluate the stability and injury risk of cervical vertebrae by the established model.
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Loundagin LL, Bredbenner TL, Jepsen KJ, Edwards WB. Bringing Mechanical Context to Image-Based Measurements of Bone Integrity. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2021; 19:542-552. [PMID: 34269975 DOI: 10.1007/s11914-021-00700-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Image-based measurements of bone integrity are used to estimate failure properties and clinical fracture risk. This paper (1) reviews recent imaging studies that have enhanced our understanding of the mechanical pathways to bone fracture and (2) discusses the influence that inter-individual differences in image-based measurements may have on the clinical assessment of fracture risk RECENT FINDINGS: Increased tissue mineralization is associated with improved bone strength but reduced fracture toughness. Trabecular architecture that is important for fatigue resistance is less important for bone strength. The influence of porosity on bone failure properties is heavily dependent on pore location and size. The interaction of various characteristics, such as bone area and mineral content, can further complicate their influence on bone failure properties. What is beneficial for bone strength is not always beneficial for bone toughness or fatigue resistance. Additionally, given the large amount of imaging data that is clinically available, there is a need to develop effective translational strategies to better interpret non-invasive measurements of bone integrity.
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- Lindsay L Loundagin
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A2, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, HRIC 3A08, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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Yu YE, Hu YJ, Zhou B, Wang J, Guo XE. Microstructure Determines Apparent-Level Mechanics Despite Tissue-Level Anisotropy and Heterogeneity of Individual Plates and Rods in Normal Human Trabecular Bone. J Bone Miner Res 2021; 36:1796-1807. [PMID: 33989436 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Trabecular plates and rods determine apparent elastic modulus and yield strength of trabecular bone, serving as important indicators of bone's mechanical integrity in health and disease. Although trabecular bone's apparent-level mechanical properties have been widely reported, tissue mechanical properties of individual trabeculae have not been fully characterized. We systematically measured tissue mineral density (TMD)-dependent elastic modulus of individual trabeculae using microindentation and characterized its anisotropy as a function of trabecular type (plate or rod), trabecular orientation in the global coordinate (longitudinal, oblique, or transverse along the anatomic loading axis), and indentation direction along the local trabecular coordinate (axial or lateral). Human trabecular bone samples were scanned by micro-computed tomography for TMD and microstructural measurements. Individual trabecula segmentation was used to decompose trabecular network into individual trabeculae, where trabecular type and orientation were determined. We performed precise, selective indentation of trabeculae in each category using a custom-built, microscope-coupled microindentation device. Co-localization of TMD at each indentation site was performed to obtain TMD-to-modulus correlations. We found significantly higher TMD and tissue modulus in trabecular plates than rods. Regardless of trabecular type and orientation, axial tissue modulus was consistently higher than lateral tissue modulus, with ratios ranging from 1.13 to 1.41. Correlations between TMD and tissue modulus measured from axial and lateral indentations were strong but distinct: axial correlation predicted higher tissue modulus than lateral correlation at the same TMD level. To assess the contribution of experimentally measured anisotropic tissue properties of individual trabeculae to apparent-level mechanics, we constructed non-linear micro-finite element models using a new set of trabecular bone samples and compared model predictions to mechanical testing measurements. Heterogeneous anisotropic models accurately predicted apparent elastic modulus but were no better than a simple homogeneous isotropic model. Variances in tissue-level properties may therefore contribute nominally to apparent-level mechanics in normal human trabecular bone. © 2021 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Y Eric Yu
- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medical Imaging, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Sacher S, Hernandez CJ, Donnelly E. Characterization of Ultralow Density Cellular Solids: Lessons from 30 years of Bone Biomechanics Research. ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2021; 23:2100206. [PMID: 34456625 PMCID: PMC8389487 DOI: 10.1002/adem.202100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Advances in additive manufacturing techniques have enabled the development of micro-architectured materials displaying a combination of low-density and lightweight structures with high specific strength and toughness. The mechanical performance of micro-architectured materials can be assessed using standard techniques; however, when studying low- and ultralow density micro-architectured materials, standard characterization techniques can be subject to experimental artifacts. Additionally, quantitative assessment and comparisons of microarchitectures with distinct lattice patterns is not always straightforward. Cancellous bone is a natural, ultralow density (porosity often exceeding 90%), irregular, cellular solid that has been thoroughly characterized in terms of micro-architecture and mechanical performance over the past 30 years. However, most the literature on cancellous bone mechanical properties and micro-structure-function relationships is in the medical literature and is not immediately accessible to materials designers. Here we provide a brief review of state-of-the-art approaches for characterizing the micro-architecture and mechanical performance of ultralow density cancellous bone, including methods of addressing experimental artifacts during mechanical characterization of ultralow density cellular solids, methods of quantifying microarchitecture, and currently understood structure-function relationships.
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- Sara Sacher
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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Zhou F, Chu L, Liu X, He Z, Han X, Yan M, Qu X, Li X, Yu Z. Subchondral Trabecular Microstructure and Articular Cartilage Damage Variations Between Osteoarthritis and Osteoporotic Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Cohort Study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:617200. [PMID: 33604349 PMCID: PMC7884461 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.617200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Osteoporotic osteoarthritis (OP-OA) is a specific type of OA. In this study, we aimed to assess the subchondral plate and rod microstructural differences between OA and OP-OA patients by using an individual trabeculae segmentation (ITS) system and to analyze the relationships between subchondral microstructures and cartilage damage in OA and OP-OA patients. Overall, 31 femoral heads were included in this study, which included 11 samples with OA and 13 samples with OP-OA; the normal control (NC) group contained 7 healthy femoral heads. ITS was performed to segment the subchondral trabecular bone into plate and rod trabeculae based on microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) images. We compared the plate and rod trabeculae of the subchondral trabecular bone between OA and OP-OA patients. The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) score was employed to evaluate cartilage damage based on histological observations. Pearson's correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis were applied to analyze the relationships between subchondral microstructures and articular cartilage damage. Results showed that several microstructural parameters, including bone volume fraction (BV/TV), plate bone volume fraction (pBV/TV), rod bone volume fraction (rBV/TV), plate trabecular number (pTb.N), rod trabecular number (rTb.N), junction density between rod and plate (R-P Junc.D), and junction density between plate and plate (P-P Junc.D), were significantly decreased in patients with OP-OA compared with those in patients with OA (p < 0.05). Histological observations indicated that cartilage damage was more serious in patients with OP-OA than that in patients with OA (p < 0.05). Moreover, BV/TV, pBV/TV, pTb.N, and pTb.Th were significantly related to the OARSI score in both OA and OP-OA patients. These results indicated that there were differences in the subchondral rod and plate trabeculae between OA and OP-OA patients. Subchondral decreased plate trabeculae (pBV/TV, pTb.N, and pTb.Th) might account for cartilage damage in the progression of OP-OA. This study provided new insights to research OA when it is combined with OP.
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- Feng Zhou
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, The Artificial Joint Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, The Artificial Joint Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Feng C, Wang L, Xu P, Chu Z, Yao J, Sun W, Gong H, Zhang X, Li Z, Fan Y. Microstructural and mechanical evaluations of region segmentation methods in classifications of osteonecrosis. J Biomech 2020; 119:110208. [PMID: 33662748 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Measuring the location of necrotic lesions is necessary to diagnosis of osteonecrosis. Different region segmentation methods of the femoral head were proposed to quantitatively measure necrotic lesions including Japanese Investigation Committee for Avascular Necrosis (JIC) classification and China-Japan Friendship Hospital (CJFH) classification. Biomechanical methods could bring important information to evaluate the reasonability of these classifications. In this study, microstructural and mechanical properties of trabecular bone were quantitatively analyzed according to the region segmentation methods described in these classifications. Microstructural parameters of trabecular bone were analyzed based on micro-CT scanning. Mechanical properties were measured through Nanoindentation and micro-finite element analysis. It was found that microstructural and mechanical properties of trabecular bone in the middle region was more adaptive to load bearing than the medial and lateral regions according to the CJFH classification; lesions in the middle region could bring more changes to microstructure and stress distribution. According to JIC classification, differences of microstructural and mechanical properties among the three regions were not significant. Biomechanical characteristics of trabecular bones could be better distinguished with CJFH classification.
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- Chenglong Feng
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Centre for Osteonecrosis & Joint-preserving & Reconstruction, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Centre for Osteonecrosis & Joint-preserving & Reconstruction, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Mitchell DM, Caksa S, Joseph T, Bouxsein ML, Misra M. Elevated HbA1c Is Associated with Altered Cortical and Trabecular Microarchitecture in Girls with Type 1 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5639696. [PMID: 31761940 PMCID: PMC7064304 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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CONTEXT Skeletal fragility is a significant complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D), with an increased risk of fracture observed starting in childhood. Altered bone accrual and microarchitectural development during the critical peripubertal years may contribute to this fragility. OBJECTIVE To evaluate differences in skeletal microarchitecture between girls with T1D and controls and to assess factors associated with these differences. DESIGN Cross-sectional comparison. PARTICIPANTS Girls ages 10-16 years, 62 with T1D and 61 controls. RESULTS Areal bone mineral density (BMD) measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry did not differ between girls with and without T1D. At the distal tibia, trabecular BMD was 7.3 ± 2.9% lower in T1D (P = 0.013), with fewer plate-like and axially-aligned trabeculae. Cortical porosity was 21.5 ± 10.5% higher, while the estimated failure load was 4.7 ± 2.2% lower in T1D (P = 0.043 and P = 0.037, respectively). At the distal radius, BMD and microarchitecture showed similar differences between the groups but did not reach statistical significance. After stratifying by HbA1c, only those girls with T1D and HbA1c > 8.5% differed significantly from controls. P1NP, a marker of bone formation, was lower in T1D while CTX and TRAcP5b, markers of bone resorption and osteoclast number, respectively, did not differ. The insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) Z-score was lower in T1D, and after adjustment for the IGF-1 Z-score, associations between T1D status and trabecular microarchitecture were largely attenuated. CONCLUSIONS Skeletal microarchitecture is altered in T1D early in the course of disease and among those with higher average glycemia. Suppressed bone formation and lower circulating IGF-1 likely contribute to this phenotype.
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- Deborah M Mitchell
- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Deborah Mitchell, MD, Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114. Phone: 617-724-2034; Fax: 617-726-1703. E-mail:
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Cesar R, Bravo-Castillero J, Ramos RR, Pereira CAM, Zanin H, Rollo JMDA. Relating mechanical properties of vertebral trabecular bones to osteoporosis. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2019; 23:54-68. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2019.1699542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- R. Cesar
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas (IIMAS), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, México
- IIMAS UNAM Mérida, Unidad Académica de Yucatán, Parque Científico Tecnológico de Yucatán, Mérida, México
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- Facultad de Matemática y Computación, Universidad de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Institute at the Clinical Hospital, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Carbon Sci-Tech labs, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Materials Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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Wang XF, Ghasem-Zadeh A, Zhou B, Guo XE, Zhang Z, Seeman E. Dimorphism in axial and appendicular dimensions, cortical and trabecular microstructure and matrix mineral density in Chinese and Caucasian women. Bone 2019; 128:115039. [PMID: 31437567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.115039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Appendicular fractures are less common in Chinese than Caucasian women. Bone mineral density (BMD) is lower, not higher than in Caucasians because Chinese have smaller appendicular dimensions than Caucasians. However, smaller bones may offset the liability to fracture by being assembled with a more robust microstructure. We hypothesized that Chinese assemble an appendicular skeleton with a thicker, less porous and more mineralized cortex that is less deteriorated in advanced age than in Caucasians. METHODS We compared anthropometry in 477 Chinese and 278 Caucasian women and compared bone microstructure using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in another cohort of 186 Chinese and 381 Caucasian women aged 18 to 86 years, all living in Melbourne, Australia. Trabecular plate (p) and rod (r) bone volume/total volume (BV/TV) were quantified using individual trabecula segmentation (ITS). Bone strength was estimated using micro-finite element analysis (μFEA). RESULTS Premenopausal Chinese were shorter than Caucasian women, mainly due to shorter leg length. Distal radial total cross sectional area (CSA) was 14.8% smaller (p < 0.001). After adjusting for age and total CSA, Chinese had similar cortical and medullary areas but 0.30 SD lower cortical porosity and 0.27 SD higher matrix mineral density (both p < 0.05). Trabecular plate-to-rod ratio was 0.55 SD higher due to a 0.41 SD higher pBV/TV and 0.36 SD lower rBV/TV (p ranging 0.001 to 0.023). Chinese also had 0.36 SD greater whole bone stiffness and 0.36 SD greater failure load than Caucasians (both p < 0.05). After adjusting for age and total CSA, postmenopausal Chinese had 3.3% smaller cortical area, medullary area was 2.1% larger, cortical porosity was no lower, matrix mineral density and pBV/TV were no higher compared with Caucasians at the distal radius. Whole bone stiffness was 0.39 SD lower and failure load was 0.40 SD lower in Chinese (both p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Chinese build a more robust skeleton than Caucasians during growth, an advantage not observed in advanced age due to greater bone loss or race-specific secular trends in bone morphology.
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- Xiao-Fang Wang
- Departments of Medicine and Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Departments of Medicine and Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Mary MacKillop Institute of Heathly Aging, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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Schorr M, Fazeli PK, Bachmann KN, Faje AT, Meenaghan E, Kimball A, Singhal V, Ebrahimi S, Gleysteen S, Mickley D, Eddy KT, Misra M, Klibanski A, Miller KK. Differences in Trabecular Plate and Rod Structure in Premenopausal Women Across the Weight Spectrum. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019; 104:4501-4510. [PMID: 31219580 PMCID: PMC6735760 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-00843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Premenopausal women with anorexia nervosa (AN) and obesity (OB) have elevated fracture risk. More plate-like and axially aligned trabecular bone, assessed by individual trabeculae segmentation (ITS), is associated with higher estimated bone strength. Trabecular plate and rod structure has not been reported across the weight spectrum. OBJECTIVE To investigate trabecular plate and rod structure in premenopausal women. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Clinical research center. PARTICIPANTS A total of 105 women age 21 to 46 years: (i) women with AN (n = 46), (ii) eumenorrheic lean healthy controls (HCs) (n = 29), and (iii) eumenorrheic women with OB (n = 30). MEASURES Trabecular microarchitecture by ITS. RESULTS Mean age (±SD) was similar (28.9 ± 6.3 years) and body mass index differed (16.7 ± 1.8 vs 22.6 ± 1.4 vs 35.1 ± 3.3 kg/m2; P < 0.0001) across groups. Bone was less plate-like and axially aligned in AN (P ≤ 0.01) and did not differ between OB and HC. After controlling for weight, plate and axial bone volume fraction and plate number density were lower in OB vs HC; some were lower in OB than AN (P < 0.05). The relationship between weight and plate variables was quadratic (R = 0.39 to 0.70; P ≤ 0.0006) (i.e., positive associations were attenuated at high weight). Appendicular lean mass and IGF-1 levels were positively associated with plate variables (R = 0.27 to 0.67; P < 0.05). Amenorrhea was associated with lower radial plate variables than eumenorrhea in AN (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In women with AN, trabecular bone is less plate-like. In women with OB, trabecular plates do not adapt to high weight. This is relevant because trabecular plates are associated with greater estimated bone strength. Higher muscle mass and IGF-1 levels may mitigate some of the adverse effects of low weight or excess adiposity on bone.
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- Melanie Schorr
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Melanie Schorr, MD, Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 457B, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. E-mail:
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cambridge Eating Disorder Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Wilkins Center for Eating Disorders, Greenwich, Connecticut
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Sahbani K, Cardozo CP, Bauman WA, Tawfeek HA. Abaloparatide exhibits greater osteoanabolic response and higher cAMP stimulation and β-arrestin recruitment than teriparatide. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14225. [PMID: 31565870 PMCID: PMC6766518 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Teriparatide and abaloparatide are parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTHR1) analogs with unexplained differential efficacy for the treatment of osteoporosis. Therefore, we compared the effects of abaloparatide and teriparatide on bone structure, turnover, and levels of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG). Wild-type (WT) female mice were injected daily with vehicle or 20-80 µg/kg/day of teriparatide or abaloparatide for 30 days. Femurs and spines were examined by microcomputed tomography scanning and serum levels of bone turnover markers, RANKL, and OPG, were measured by ELISA. Both analogs similarly increased the distal femoral fractional trabecular bone volume, connectivity, and number, and reduced the structure model index (SMI) at 20-80 µg/kg/day doses. However, only abaloparatide exhibited a significant increase (13%) in trabecular thickness at 20 µg/kg/day dose. Femoral cortical evaluation showed that abaloparatide caused a greater dose-dependent increase in cortical thickness than teriparatide. Both teriparatide and abaloparatide increased lumbar 5 vertebral trabecular connectivity but had no or modest effect on other indices. Biochemical analysis demonstrated that abaloparatide promoted greater elevation of procollagen type 1 intact N-terminal propeptide, a bone formation marker, and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b levels, a bone resorption marker, and lowered the RANKL/OPG ratio. Furthermore, PTHR1 signaling was compared in cells treated with 0-100 nmol/L analog. Interestingly, abaloparatide had a markedly lower EC50 for cAMP formation (2.3-fold) and β-arrestin recruitment (1.6-fold) than teriparatide. Therefore, abaloparatide-improved efficacy can be attributed to enhanced bone formation and cortical structure, reduced RANKL/OPG ratio, and amplified Gs-cAMP and β-arrestin signaling.
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- Karim Sahbani
- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord InjuryJames J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBronxNew York
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord InjuryJames J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBronxNew York
- Department of MedicineThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew York
- Department of Rehabilitation MedicineThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew York
- Department of Pharmacologic ScienceThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew York
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord InjuryJames J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBronxNew York
- Department of MedicineThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew York
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord InjuryJames J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBronxNew York
- Department of MedicineThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew York
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Du J, Brooke-Wavell K, Paggiosi MA, Hartley C, Walsh JS, Silberschmidt VV, Li S. Characterising variability and regional correlations of microstructure and mechanical competence of human tibial trabecular bone: An in-vivo HR-pQCT study. Bone 2019; 121:139-148. [PMID: 30658093 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Quantifying spatial distribution of trabecular bone mechanical competence and microstructure is important for early diagnosis of skeletal disorders and potential risk of fracture. The objective of this study was to determine a spatial distribution of trabecular mechanical and morphological properties in human distal tibia and examine the contribution of regional variability of trabecular microarchitecture to mechanical competence. METHODS A total of 340 representative volume elements at five anatomic regions of trabecular bone - anterior, posterior, lateral, medial and centre - from ten white European-origin postmenopausal women were studied. Region-specific trabecular parameters such as trabecular volume fraction, trabecular thickness, trabecular number, trabecular surface area, trabecular separation, plate-like structure fraction and finite element analysis of trabecular stiffness were determined based on in-vivo high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomographic (HR-pQCT) images of distal tibiae from ten postmenopausal women. Mean values were compared using analysis of variance. The correlations between morphological parameters and stiffness were calculated. RESULTS Significant regional variation in trabecular microarchitecture of the human distal tibia was observed (p < 0.05), with up to 106% differences between lowest (central and anterior) and highest (medial and posterior) regions. Higher proportion of plate-like trabecular morphology (63% and 53%) was found in medial and posterior regions in the distal tibia. Stiffness estimated from finite element models also differed significantly (p < 0.05), with stiffness being 4.5 times higher in the highest (medial) than lowest (central) regions. The bone volume fraction was the strongest correlate of stiffness in all regions. CONCLUSION A novel finding of this study is the fact that significant regional variation of stiffness derived from two-phased FEA model with individual trabecula representation correlated highly to regional morphology obtained from in-vivo HR-pQCT images at the distal tibia. The correlations between regional morphological parameters and mechanical competence of trabecular bone were consistent at all regions studied, with regional BV/TV showing the highest correlation. The method developed for regional analysis of trabecular mechanical competence may offer a better insight into the relationship between mechanical behaviour and microstructure of bone. The findings provide evidence needed to further justify a larger-cohort feasibility study for early detection of bone degenerative diseases: examining regional variations in mechanical competence and trabecular specifications may allow better understanding of fracture risks in addition to others contributing factors.
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- Juan Du
- Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Science, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
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- Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
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- Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.
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Popp KL, Xu C, Yuan A, Hughes JM, Unnikrishnan G, Reifman J, Bouxsein ML. Trabecular microstructure is influenced by race and sex in Black and White young adults. Osteoporos Int 2019; 30:201-209. [PMID: 30397770 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4729-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Lower fracture rates in Black men and women compared to their White counterparts are incompletely understood. High-resolution imaging specific to trabecular bone may provide insight. Black participants have enhanced trabecular morphology. These differences may contribute to the lower fracture risk in Black versus White individuals. INTRODUCTION Lower fracture rates in Black men and women compared to their White counterparts may be explained by favorable bone microstructure in Black individuals. Individual trabecular segmentation (ITS) analysis, which characterizes the alignment and plate- and rod-like nature of trabecular bone using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), may provide insight into trabecular differences by race/ethnic origin. PURPOSE We determined differences in trabecular bone microarchitecture, connectivity, and alignment according to race/ethnic origin and sex in young adults. METHODS We analyzed HR-pQCT scans of 184 adult (24.2 ± 3.4 years) women (n = 51 Black, n = 50 White) and men (n = 34 Black, n = 49 White). We used ANCOVA to compare bone outcomes, and adjusted for age, height, and weight. RESULTS Overall, the effect of race on bone outcomes did not differ by sex, and the effect of sex on bone outcomes did not differ by race. After adjusting for covariates, Black participants and men of both races had greater trabecular plate volume fraction, plate thickness, plate number density, plate surface area, and greater axial alignment of trabeculae, leading to higher trabecular bone stiffness compared to White participants and women, respectively (p < 0.05 for all). CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate that more favorable bone microarchitecture in Black individuals compared to White individuals and in men compared to women is not unique to the cortical bone compartment. Enhanced plate-like morphology and greater trabecular axial alignment, established in young adulthood, may contribute to the improved bone strength and lower fracture risk in Black versus White individuals and in men compared to women.
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- K L Popp
- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom Street, THR-1051, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, 02155, USA.
- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Ave, Natick, MA, 01760, USA.
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advance Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, 21702, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom Street, THR-1051, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Ave, Natick, MA, 01760, USA
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advance Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, 21702, USA
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advance Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, 21702, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom Street, THR-1051, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, One Overland Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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Cheuk KY, Wang XF, Wang J, Zhang Z, Yu FWP, Tam EMS, Hung VWY, Lee WYW, Ghasem-Zadeh A, Zebaze R, Zhu TY, Guo XE, Cheng JCY, Lam TP, Seeman E. Sexual Dimorphism in Cortical and Trabecular Bone Microstructure Appears During Puberty in Chinese Children. J Bone Miner Res 2018; 33:1948-1955. [PMID: 30001459 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Distal forearm fractures during growth are more common in males than females. Because metaphyseal cortical bone is formed by coalescence of trabeculae emerging from the periphery of the growth plate, we hypothesized that the later onset of puberty in males produces a longer delay in trabecular bone formation and coalescence, which leaves a transient phase of high cortical porosity, low matrix mineral density, and high trabecular density relative to females. We quantified the nondominant distal radial microstructure using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in 214 healthy Chinese boys and 219 Chinese girls aged between 7 and 17 years living in Hong Kong. Measurements of 110 slices (9.02 mm) were acquired 5 mm proximal to the growth plate of the nondominant distal radius. Porosity was measured using StrAx1.0 (Straxcorp, Melbourne, VIC, Australia) and trabecular plate and rod structure were measured using individual trabecula segmentation (ITS). Mechanical properties were estimated using finite element analysis (FEA). Results were adjusted for age, total bone cross-sectional area (CSA), dietary calcium intake, and physical activity. In boys, total bone CSA was 17.2% to 22.9% larger throughout puberty, cortical/total bone CSA was 5.1% smaller in Tanner stage 2 only, cortical porosity was 9.4% to 17.5% higher, and matrix mineral density was 1.0% to 2.5% lower in Tanner stage 2 to 5, than girls. Boys had higher trabecular rod BV/TV in Tanner stage 3 and 4, but higher trabecular plate BV/TV and plate to rod ratio in Tanner stage 5, than girls. Boys had 17.0% lower apparent modulus than girls in Tanner stage 2. A transient phase of higher porosity due to dissociation between bone mineral accrual and linear growth may contribute to higher distal radial bone fragility in Chinese boys compared to girls. © 2018 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Ka Yee Cheuk
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Zhao S, Arnold M, Ma S, Abel RL, Cobb JP, Hansen U, Boughton O. Standardizing compression testing for measuring the stiffness of human bone. Bone Joint Res 2018; 7:524-538. [PMID: 30258572 PMCID: PMC6138811 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.78.bjr-2018-0025.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Objectives The ability to determine human bone stiffness is of clinical relevance in many fields, including bone quality assessment and orthopaedic prosthesis design. Stiffness can be measured using compression testing, an experimental technique commonly used to test bone specimens in vitro. This systematic review aims to determine how best to perform compression testing of human bone. Methods A keyword search of all English language articles up until December 2017 of compression testing of bone was undertaken in Medline, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus databases. Studies using bulk tissue, animal tissue, whole bone, or testing techniques other than compression testing were excluded. Results A total of 4712 abstracts were retrieved, with 177 papers included in the analysis; 20 studies directly analyzed the compression testing technique to improve the accuracy of testing. Several influencing factors should be considered when testing bone samples in compression. These include the method of data analysis, specimen storage, specimen preparation, testing configuration, and loading protocol. Conclusion Compression testing is a widely used technique for measuring the stiffness of bone but there is a great deal of inter-study variation in experimental techniques across the literature. Based on best evidence from the literature, suggestions for bone compression testing are made in this review, although further studies are needed to establish standardized bone testing techniques in order to increase the comparability and reliability of bone stiffness studies. Cite this article: S. Zhao, M. Arnold, S. Ma, R. L. Abel, J. P. Cobb, U. Hansen, O. Boughton. Standardizing compression testing for measuring the stiffness of human bone. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:524–538. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.78.BJR-2018-0025.R1.
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- S Zhao
- The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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- The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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- The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK
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- The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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- The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Understanding the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical function of trabecular bone is critical for prediction and prevention of bone fragility fractures. However, a detailed understanding of the structural design of trabecular microarchitecture is still missing. This study hypothesized that there exists a commonality in the underlying probabilistic distributions of microstructural features of trabecular bones, whereas the microstructural differences among individuals are primarily describe by a set of scalar parameters. To test the hypothesis, twenty-three trabecular bone specimens were obtained from two anatomic locations (i.e., femoral neck and vertebral body) and a diverse group of seventeen donors of different age and sex. The number, size, spatial location, and orientation of individual plates and rods in the trabecular bone specimens were determined via volumetric decomposition of 3D μCT images using the Individual Trabecula Segmentation (ITS) technique. Then, m/n bootstrap Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests were performed to compare the normalized distributions of size, orientation, and spatial arrangement of trabecular plates and rods in the specimens. The results showed that 100% of the twenty-three normalized distributions of each microstructural feature were statistically equivalent irrespective of individual differences among the bone specimens, except the distributions of rod spatial arrangement (<100%). On the other hand, nonparametric Mann-Whitney U tests showed that a set of scalar parameters (i.e., the number, average size, and average nearest neighbor distance of trabecular plates and rods) were statistically different among the individual specimens (p<0.05). Due to the commonality of the underlying distributions, the individual differences in the trabecular microstructure among the specimens seemed to be reflected primarily by changes in the scalar parameters. The above results strongly support the hypothesis of this study and may shed more light on understanding the natural design of trabecular bone microstructures.
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- Feng Zhao
- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, China
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- Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States
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- Management Science and Statistics, The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States
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- Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, United States
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- Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, United States
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- Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States.
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Ng J, Wei Y, Zhou B, Bhumiratana S, Burapachaisri A, Guo E, Vunjak-Novakovic G. Ectopic implantation of juvenile osteochondral tissues recapitulates endochondral ossification. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2018; 12:468-478. [PMID: 28600846 PMCID: PMC5723566 DOI: 10.1002/term.2500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Subcutaneous implantation in a mouse can be used to investigate tissue maturation in vivo. Here we demonstrate that this simple model can recapitulate endochondral ossification associated with native skeletal development. By histological and micro-computed tomography analysis we investigated morphological changes of immature bovine osteochondral tissues over the course of subcutaneous implantation in immunocompromised mice for up to 10 weeks. We observed multiple similarities between the ectopic process and native endochondral ossification: (i) permanent cartilage retention in the upper zones; (ii) progressive loss of transient cartilage accompanied by bone formation at the interface; and (iii) remodelling of nascent endochondral bone into mature cancellous bone. Importantly, these processes were mediated by osteoclastogenesis and vascularization. Taken together, these findings advance our understanding of how the simple ectopic model can be used to study phenotypic changes associated with endochondral ossification of native and engineered osteochondral tissues in vivo.
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- Johnathan Ng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York NY
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York NY
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Mitchell DM, Caksa S, Yuan A, Bouxsein ML, Misra M, Burnett-Bowie SAM. Trabecular Bone Morphology Correlates With Skeletal Maturity and Body Composition in Healthy Adolescent Girls. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:336-345. [PMID: 29121215 PMCID: PMC5761494 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Context Growth in healthy children is associated with changes in bone density and microarchitecture. Trabecular morphology is an additional important determinant of bone strength, but little is currently known about trabecular morphology in healthy young people. Objective To investigate associations of trabecular morphology with increasing maturity and with body composition in healthy girls. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Academic research center. Participants Eighty-six healthy girls aged 9 to 18 years. Main Outcome Measures High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography and individual trabecula segmentation were used to assess volumetric bone density, microarchitecture, and trabecular morphology (plate-like vs rod-like) at the distal radius and tibia. Results Plate-like bone volume divided by total volume (pBV/TV) increased statistically significantly at the tibia (R = 0.41, P < 0.001), whereas rod-like BV/TV (rBV/TV) decreased statistically significantly at both the radius and tibia (R = -0.34, P = 0.003 and R = -0.28, P = 0.008, respectively) with increasing bone age. In multivariable models, lean mass positively correlated with pBV/TV and plate number at the radius and with plate thickness at both sites. In contrast, fat mass negatively correlated with plate thickness at the tibia and plate surface at both sites. In addition, fat mass positively correlated with rBV/TV and number at the tibia. pBV/TV at both the distal radius and tibia was positively correlated with spine bone mineral density. Conclusions Increasing maturity across late childhood and adolescence is associated with changes in trabecular morphology anticipated to contribute to bone strength. Body composition correlates with trabecular morphology, suggesting that muscle mass and adiposity in youth may contribute to long-term skeletal health.
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- Deborah M Mitchell
- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Ni Y, Wang L, Liu X, Zhang H, Lin CY, Fan Y. Micro-mechanical properties of different sites on woodpecker’s skull. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2017; 20:1483-1493. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2017.1378648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Yikun Ni
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Department of Biomedical, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Department of Biomedical, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
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Harlow L, Sahbani K, Nyman JS, Cardozo CP, Bauman WA, Tawfeek HA. Daily parathyroid hormone administration enhances bone turnover and preserves bone structure after severe immobilization-induced bone loss. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/18/e13446. [PMID: 28963125 PMCID: PMC5617932 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Immobilization, as a result of motor‐complete spinal cord injury (SCI), is associated with severe osteoporosis. Whether parathyroid hormone (PTH) administration would reduce bone loss after SCI remains unclear. Thus, female mice underwent sham or surgery to produce complete spinal cord transection. PTH (80 μg/kg) or vehicle was injected subcutaneously (SC) daily starting on the day of surgery and continued for 35 days. Isolated tibias and femurs were examined by microcomputed tomography scanning (micro‐CT) and histology and serum markers of bone turnover were measured. Micro‐CT analysis of tibial metaphysis revealed that the SCI‐vehicle animals exhibited 49% reduction in fractional trabecular bone volume and 18% in trabecular thickness compared to sham‐vehicle controls. SCI‐vehicle animals also had 15% lower femoral cortical thickness and 16% higher cortical porosity than sham‐vehicle counterparts. Interestingly, PTH administration to SCI animals restored 78% of bone volume, increased connectivity to 366%, and lowered structure model index by 10% compared to sham‐vehicle animals. PTH further favorably attenuated femoral cortical bone loss to 5% and prevented the SCI‐associated cortical porosity. Histomorphometry evaluation of femurs of SCI‐vehicle animals demonstrated a marked 49% and 38% decline in osteoblast and osteoclast number, respectively, and 35% reduction in bone formation rate. In contrast, SCI‐PTH animals showed preserved osteoblast and osteoclast numbers and enhanced bone formation rate. Furthermore, SCI‐PTH animals had higher levels of bone formation and resorption markers than either SCI‐ or sham‐vehicle groups. Collectively, these findings suggest that intermittent PTH receptor activation is an effective therapeutic strategy to preserve bone integrity after severe immobilization.
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- Lauren Harlow
- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.,Department of Medicine, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,Department of Pharmacologic Science, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.,Department of Medicine, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York .,Department of Medicine, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Matheny JB, Torres AM, Ominsky MS, Hernandez CJ. Romosozumab Treatment Converts Trabecular Rods into Trabecular Plates in Male Cynomolgus Monkeys. Calcif Tissue Int 2017; 101:82-91. [PMID: 28246926 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-017-0258-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Treatment with sclerostin antibody (romosozumab) increases bone formation while reducing bone resorption, leading to increases in bone volume and bone mineral density. Sclerostin antibody treatment may also provide beneficial changes in trabecular microarchitecture and strength that are not reflected in bone volume and density. Here we use three-dimensional dynamic histomorphometry to determine longitudinal changes in vertebral trabecular microarchitecture in adolescent male cynomolgus monkeys (4-5 years old) treated with sclerostin antibody. Animals were treated bi-weekly with either sclerostin antibody (30 mg/kg, sc, n = 6) or vehicle (n = 6) for 10 weeks. Animals were administered fluorochrome bone formation labels on days 14 and 24 (tetracycline) and on days 56 and 66 (calcein), followed by necropsy on day 70. Cylindrical specimens of cancellous bone from the 5th lumbar vertebrae were used to generate high-resolution, three-dimensional images of bone and fluorescent labels of bone formation (0.7 × 0.7 × 5.0 µm/voxel). The three-dimensional images of the bone formation labels were used to determine the bone volume formed between days 14 and 66 and the resulting alterations in trabecular microarchitecture within each bone. Treatment with sclerostin antibody resulted in a conversion of rod-like trabeculae into plate-like trabeculae at a higher rate than in vehicle-treated animals (p = 0.01). Plate bone volume fraction was greater in the sclerostin antibody group relative to vehicle (mean 43 vs. 30%, p < 0.05). Bone formation increased the thickness of trabeculae in all three trabecular orientations (axial, oblique, and transverse, p < 0.05). The volume of bone formed between days 14 to 66 was greater in sclerostin antibody-treated groups (9.0 vs. 5.4%, p = 0.02), and new bone formation due to sclerostin antibody treatment was associated with increased apparent stiffness as determined from finite element models. Our results demonstrate that increased bone formation associated with sclerostin antibody treatment increases plate-like trabecular morphology and improves mechanical performance.
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- Jonathan B Matheny
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 355 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 355 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiometabolic Disorders, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 355 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
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Putman MS, Yu EW, Lin D, Darakananda K, Finkelstein JS, Bouxsein ML. Differences in Trabecular Microstructure Between Black and White Women Assessed by Individual Trabecular Segmentation Analysis of HR-pQCT Images. J Bone Miner Res 2017; 32:1100-1108. [PMID: 27958659 PMCID: PMC5413370 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Black women have lower fracture risk compared with white women, which may be partly explained by improved volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and bone microarchitecture primarily within the cortical bone compartment. To determine if there are differences in trabecular microstructure, connectivity, and alignment according to race/ethnicity, we performed individual trabecular segmentation (ITS) analyses on high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) scans of the distal radius and tibia in 273 peri- and postmenopausal black (n = 100) and white (n = 173) women participating in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation in Boston. Unadjusted analyses showed that black women had greater trabecular plate volume fraction, plate thickness, plate number density, and plate surface area along with greater axial alignment of trabeculae, whereas white women had greater trabecular rod tissue fraction (p < 0.05 for all). Adjustment for clinical covariates augmented these race/ethnicity-related differences in plates and rods, such that white women had greater trabecular rod number density and rod-rod connectivity, whereas black women continued to have superior plate structural characteristics and axial alignment (p < 0.05 for all). These differences remained significant after adjustment for hip BMD and trabecular vBMD. In conclusion, black women had more plate-like trabecular morphology and higher axial alignment of trabeculae, whereas white women had more rod-like trabeculae. These differences may contribute to the improved bone strength and lower fracture risk observed in black women. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Melissa S Putman
- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Endocrine Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Kepley AL, Nishiyama KK, Zhou B, Wang J, Zhang C, McMahon DJ, Foley KF, Walker MD, Guo XE, Shane E, Nickolas TL. Differences in bone quality and strength between Asian and Caucasian young men. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:549-558. [PMID: 27638138 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3762-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED This is a cross-sectional study to assess differences in bone quality in young Asian and Caucasian (n = 30/group) men between 25 and 35 years. We found that Asians had smaller bones, thicker and denser cortices, and more plate-like trabeculae, but stiffness did not differ between groups. INTRODUCTION We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess differences in bone quality in young Asian and Caucasian (n = 30/group) men between 25 and 35 years. METHODS We measured bone mineral density (BMD) at the spine, total hip (TH), femoral neck (FN), and forearm by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and bone geometry, density, microarchitecture, and mechanical competence at the radius and tibia by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) with application of individual trabecula segmentation (ITS) and trabecular and whole bone finite element analysis (FEA). We measured load-to-strength ratio to account for differences in bone size and height, respectively. We used Wilcoxon rank sum and generalized linear models adjusted for height, weight, and their interaction for comparisons. RESULTS Asians were 3.9 % shorter and weighed 6.5 % less than Caucasians. In adjusted models: by DXA, there were no significant race-based differences in areal BMD; by HR-pQCT, at the radius, Asians had smaller total and trabecular area (p = 0.003 for both), and denser (p = 0.01) and thicker (p = 0.04) cortices at the radius; by ITS, at the radius Asians, had more plate-like than rod-like trabeculae (PR ratio p = 0.01), greater plate trabecular surface (p = 0.009) and longer rod length (p = 0.002). There were no significant race-based differences in FEA or the load-to-strength ratio. CONCLUSIONS Asians had smaller bones, thicker and denser cortices, and more plate-like trabeculae, but biomechanical estimates of bone strength did not differ between groups. Studies are needed to determine whether these differences persist later in life.
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- A L Kepley
- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH4-124, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Unique local bone tissue characteristics in iliac crest bone biopsy from adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with severe spinal deformity. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40265. [PMID: 28054655 PMCID: PMC5214167 DOI: 10.1038/srep40265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a complex disease with unclear etiopathogenesis. Systemic and persistent low bone mineral density is an independent prognostic factor for curve progression. The fundamental question of how bone quality is affected in AIS remains controversy because there is lack of site-matched control for detailed analysis on bone-related parameters. In this case-control study, trabecular bone biopsies from iliac crest were collected intra-operatively from 28 severe AIS patients and 10 matched controls with similar skeletal and sexual maturity, anthropometry and femoral neck BMD Z-score to control confounding effects. In addition to static histomorphometry, micro-computed tomography (μCT) and real time-PCR (qPCR) analyses, individual trabecula segmentation (ITS)-based analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were conducted to provide advanced analysis of structural, mechanical and mineralization features. μCT and histomorphometry showed consistently reduced trabecular number and connectivity. ITS revealed predominant change in trabecular rods, and EDX confirmed less mineralization. The structural and mineralization abnormality led to slight reduction in apparent modulus, which could be attributed to differential down-regulation of Runx2, and up-regulation of Spp1 and TRAP. In conclusion, this is the first comprehensive study providing direct evidence of undefined unique pathological changes at different bone hierarchical levels in AIS.
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Musy SN, Maquer G, Panyasantisuk J, Wandel J, Zysset PK. Not only stiffness, but also yield strength of the trabecular structure determined by non-linear µFE is best predicted by bone volume fraction and fabric tensor. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 65:808-813. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Strain dependent differences in glucocorticoid-induced bone loss between C57BL/6J and CD-1 mice. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36513. [PMID: 27812009 PMCID: PMC5109915 DOI: 10.1038/srep36513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We have investigated the effect of long-term glucocorticoid (GC) administration on bone turnover in two frequently used mouse strains; C57BL/6J and CD1, in order to assess the influence of their genetic background on GC-induced osteoporosis (GIO). GIO was induced in 12 weeks old female C57BL/6J and CD1 mice by subcutaneous insertion of long-term release prednisolone or placebo pellets. Biomechanical properties as assessed by three point bent testing revealed that femoral elasticity and strength significantly decreased in CD1 mice receiving GC, whereas C57BL/6J mice showed no differences between placebo and prednisolone treatment. Bone turnover assessed by microcomputer tomography revealed that contrary to C57BL/6J mice, prednisolone treated CD1 mice developed osteoporosis. In vitro experiments have underlined that, at a cellular level, C57BL/6J mice osteoclasts and osteoblasts were less responsive to GC treatment and tolerated higher doses than CD1 cells. Whilst administration of long-term release prednisolone pellets provided a robust GIO animal model in 12 weeks old CD1 mice, age matched C57BL/6J mice were not susceptible to the bone changes associated with GIO. This study indicates that for the induction of experimental GIO, the mouse strain choice together with other factors such as age should be carefully evaluated.
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Plummer J, Park M, Perodin F, Horowitz MC, Hens JR. Methionine-Restricted Diet Increases miRNAs That Can Target RUNX2 Expression and Alters Bone Structure in Young Mice. J Cell Biochem 2016; 118:31-42. [PMID: 27191548 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dietary methionine restriction (MR) increases longevity and improves healthspan in rodent models. Young male C57BL/6J mice were placed on MR to assess effects on bone structure and formation. Mice were fed diets containing 0.86% or 0.12% methionine for 5 weeks. Fasting blood plasma was analyzed for metabolic and bone-related biomarkers. Tibiae were analyzed by histomorphometry, while femurs were analyzed by micro-CT and biomechanically using 4-point bending. MR mice had reduced plasma glucose and insulin, while FGF21 and FGF23 increased. Plasma levels of osteocalcin and osteoprotegrin were unaffected, but sclerostin and procollagen I decreased. MR induced bone marrow fat accretion, antithetical to the reduced fat depots seen throughout the body. Cortical bone showed significant decreases in Bone Tissue Density (BTD). In trabecular bone, mice had decreased BTD, bone surface, trabecula and bone volume, and trabecular thickness.. Biomechanical testing showed that on MR, bones were significantly less stiff and had reduced maximum load and total work, suggesting greater fragility. Reduced expression of RUNX2 occurred in bone marrow of MR mice. These results suggest that MR alters bone remodeling and apposition. In MR mice, miR-31 in plasma and liver, and miR-133a, miR-335-5p, and miR-204 in the bone marrow was elevated. These miRNAs were shown previously to target and regulate Osterix and RUNX2 in bone, which could inhibit osteoblast differentiation and function. Therefore, dietary MR in young animals alters bone structure by increasing miRNAs in bone and liver that can target RUNX2. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 31-42, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jason Plummer
- Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., Cold Spring, New York
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- Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., Cold Spring, New York
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- Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., Cold Spring, New York
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., Cold Spring, New York
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Modeling the Mechanical Consequences of Age-Related Trabecular Bone Loss by XFEM Simulation. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2016; 2016:3495152. [PMID: 27403206 PMCID: PMC4925952 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3495152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The elderly are more likely to suffer from fracture because of age-related trabecular bone loss. Different bone loss locations and patterns have different effects on bone mechanical properties. Extended finite element method (XFEM) can simulate fracture process and was suited to investigate the effects of bone loss on trabecular bone. Age-related bone loss is indicated by trabecular thinning and loss and may occur at low-strain locations or other random sites. Accordingly, several ideal normal and aged trabecular bone models were created based on different bone loss locations and patterns; then, fracture processes from crack initiation to complete failure of these models were observed by XFEM; finally, the effects of different locations and patterns on trabecular bone were compared. Results indicated that bone loss occurring at low-strain locations was more detrimental to trabecular bone than that occurring at other random sites; meanwhile, the decrease in bone strength caused by trabecular loss was higher than that caused by trabecular thinning, and the effects of vertical trabecular loss on mechanical properties were more severe than horizontal trabecular loss. This study provided a numerical method to simulate trabecular bone fracture and distinguished different effects of the possible occurrence of bone loss locations and patterns on trabecular bone.
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Prot M, Cloete T, Saletti D, Laporte S. The behavior of cancellous bone from quasi-static to dynamic strain rates with emphasis on the intermediate regime. J Biomech 2016; 49:1050-1057. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tascau L, Gardner T, Anan H, Yongpravat C, Cardozo CP, Bauman WA, Lee FY, Oh DS, Tawfeek HA. Activation of Protein Kinase A in Mature Osteoblasts Promotes a Major Bone Anabolic Response. Endocrinology 2016; 157:112-26. [PMID: 26488807 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Protein kinase A (PKA) regulates osteoblast cell function in vitro and is activated by important bone mass modulating agents. We determined whether PKA activation in osteoblasts is sufficient to mediate a bone anabolic response. Thus, a mouse model conditionally expressing a constitutively active PKA (CA-PKA) in osteoblasts (CA-PKA-OB mouse) was developed by crossing a 2.3-kb α1 (I)-collagen promoter-Cre mouse with a floxed-CA-PKA mouse. Primary osteoblasts from the CA-PKA-OB mice exhibited higher basal PKA activity than those from control mice. Microcomputed tomographic analysis revealed that CA-PKA-OB female mice had an 8.6-fold increase in femoral but only 1.16-fold increase in lumbar 5 vertebral bone volume/total volume. Femur cortical thickness and volume were also higher in the CA-PKA-OB mice. In contrast, alterations in many femoral microcomputed tomographic parameters in male CA-PKA-OB mice were modest. Interestingly, the 3-dimensional structure model index was substantially lower both in femur and lumbar 5 of male and female CA-PKA-OB mice, reflecting an increase in the plate to rod-like structure ratio. In agreement, femurs from female CA-PKA-OB mice had greater load to failure and were stiffer compared with those of control mice. Furthermore, the CA-PKA-OB mice had higher levels of serum bone turnover markers and increased osteoblast and osteoclast numbers per total tissue area compared with control animals. In summary, constitutive activation of PKA in osteoblasts is sufficient to increase bone mass and favorably modify bone architecture and improve mechanical properties. PKA activation in mature osteoblasts is, therefore, an important target for designing anabolic drugs for treating diseases with bone loss.
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- Liana Tascau
- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468; Center for Orthopaedic Research (T.G., C.Y., F.Y.L.), College of Dental Medicine (D.S.O.), and Department of Molecular Medicine (L.T.), Columbia University, and Departments of Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B., H.A.T.), Rehabilitation Medicine (C.P.C., W.A.B.), and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics (C.P.C.), The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029; and Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (H.A.), Allentown, Pennsylvania 16102
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Mitchell DM, Tuck P, Ackerman KE, Cano Sokoloff N, Woolley R, Slattery M, Lee H, Bouxsein ML, Misra M. Altered trabecular bone morphology in adolescent and young adult athletes with menstrual dysfunction. Bone 2015; 81:24-30. [PMID: 26123592 PMCID: PMC4745258 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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CONTEXT Young amenorrheic athletes (AA) have lower bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased prevalence of fracture compared with eumenorrheic athletes (EA) and non-athletes. Trabecular morphology is a determinant of skeletal strength and may contribute to fracture risk. OBJECTIVES To determine the variation in trabecular morphology among AA, EA, and non-athletes and to determine the association of trabecular morphology with fracture among AA. DESIGN AND SETTING A cross-sectional study performed at an academic clinical research center. PARTICIPANTS 161 girls and young women aged 14-26 years (97 AA, 32 EA, and 32 non-athletes). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE We measured volumetric BMD (vBMD) and skeletal microarchitecture using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography. We evaluated trabecular morphology (plate-like vs. rod-like), orientation, and connectivity by individual trabecula segmentation. RESULTS At the non-weight-bearing distal radius, the groups did not differ for trabecular vBMD. However, plate-like trabecular bone volume fraction (pBV/TV) was lower in AA vs. EA (p=0.03), as were plate number (p=0.03) and connectivity (p=0.03). At the weight-bearing distal tibia, trabecular vBMD was higher in athletes vs. non-athletes (p=0.05 for AA and p=0.009 for EA vs. non-athletes, respectively). pBV/TV was higher in athletes vs. non-athletes (p=0.04 AA and p=0.005 EA vs. non-athletes), as were axially-aligned trabeculae, plate number, and connectivity. Among AA, those with a history of recurrent stress fracture had lower pBV/TV, axially-aligned trabeculae, plate number, plate thickness, and connectivity at the distal radius. CONCLUSIONS Trabecular morphology and alignment differ among AA, EA, and non-athletes. These differences may be associated with increased fracture risk.
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- Deborah M Mitchell
- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02116, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Vegger JB, Brüel A, Thomsen JS. Vertical Trabeculae are Thinned More Than Horizontal Trabeculae in Skeletal-Unloaded Rats. Calcif Tissue Int 2015; 97:516-26. [PMID: 26163234 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-0035-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Skeletal unloading results in a rapid thinning of the trabecular bone network, but it is unknown whether vertical and horizontal trabeculae are equally affected. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate whether horizontal and vertical trabeculae were thinned similarly during skeletal unloading in rats. Fifty-seven 16-week-old female Wistar rats were randomized into six groups: baseline; control 4 weeks; botulinum toxin A (BTX) 4 weeks; control 8 weeks; BTX 8 weeks; and two BTX injections 8 weeks (BTX + BTX8). The BTX animals were injected in the right hind limb with 4 IU BTX at the start of the study, while the BTX + BTX8 were also injected with 2 IU BTX after 4 weeks. The animals were killed after 0, 4, or 8 weeks. The distal femoral metaphyses were μCT scanned, and the strengths of the femoral necks, mid-diaphyses, and distal femoral metaphyses were ascertained. Disuse resulted in a significant loss of BV/TV, thinning of the trabeculae, and decrease in the degree of anisotropy, and in a significant reduced bone strength after both 4 and 8 weeks. The ratio of horizontal to vertical trabecular thickness (Tb.Th.horz/Tb.Th.vert) and the ratio of horizontal to vertical bone volume (BV.horz/BV.vert) were significantly higher in BTX animals than in control animals. In addition, the horizontal and vertical trabecular thickness probability density functions were more similar in BTX animals than in control animals. In conclusion, skeletal unloading decreased BV/TV, Tb.Th, the degree of anisotropy, and mechanical strength, while BV.horz/BV.vert and Tb.Th.horz/Tb.Th.vert were increased. This indicates that the more loaded vertical trabeculae are pronouncedly more thinned than the less loaded supporting horizontal trabeculae during unloading.
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- Jens Bay Vegger
- Department of Biomedicine - Anatomy, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department of Biomedicine - Anatomy, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department of Biomedicine - Anatomy, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Wang J, Kazakia GJ, Zhou B, Shi XT, Guo XE. Distinct Tissue Mineral Density in Plate- and Rod-like Trabeculae of Human Trabecular Bone. J Bone Miner Res 2015; 30:1641-50. [PMID: 25736715 PMCID: PMC4540699 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Trabecular bone quality includes both microstructural and intrinsic tissue mineralization properties. However, the tissue mineralization in individual trabeculae of different trabecular types and orientations has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to develop an individual trabecula mineralization (ITM) analysis technique to determine tissue mineral density (TMD) distributions in plate- and rod-like trabeculae, respectively, and to compare the TMD of trabeculae along various orientations in micro-computed tomography (μCT) images of trabecular bone samples from the femoral neck, greater trochanter, and proximal tibia. ITM analyses indicated that trabecular plates, on average, had significantly higher TMD than trabecular rods. In addition, the distribution of TMD in trabecular plates depended on trabecular orientation with the lowest TMD in longitudinal plates and the highest TMD in transverse plates. Conversely, there was a relatively uniform distribution of TMD among trabecular rods, with respect to trabecular orientation. Further analyses of TMD distribution revealed that trabecular plates had higher mean and peak TMD, whereas trabecular rods had a wider TMD distribution and a larger portion of low mineralized trabeculae. Comparison of apparent Young's moduli derived from micro-finite element models with and without heterogeneous TMD demonstrated that heterogeneous TMD in trabecular plates had a significant influence on the elastic mechanical property of trabecular bone. In conclusion, this study revealed differences in TMD between plate- and rod-like trabeculae and among various trabecular orientations. The observation of less mineralized longitudinal trabecular plates suggests interesting implications of these load-bearing plates in bone remodeling. The newly developed ITM analysis can be a valuable technique to assess the influence of metabolic bone diseases and their pharmaceutical treatments on not only microstructure of trabecular bone but also the microarchitectural heterogeneity of tissue mineralization.
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- Ji Wang
- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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Gong H, Wang L, Fan Y, Zhang M, Qin L. Apparent- and Tissue-Level Yield Behaviors of L4 Vertebral Trabecular Bone and Their Associations with Microarchitectures. Ann Biomed Eng 2015; 44:1204-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1368-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Maquer G, Musy SN, Wandel J, Gross T, Zysset PK. Bone volume fraction and fabric anisotropy are better determinants of trabecular bone stiffness than other morphological variables. J Bone Miner Res 2015; 30:1000-8. [PMID: 25529534 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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As our population ages, more individuals suffer from osteoporosis. This disease leads to impaired trabecular architecture and increased fracture risk. It is essential to understand how morphological and mechanical properties of the cancellous bone are related. Morphology-elasticity relationships based on bone volume fraction (BV/TV) and fabric anisotropy explain up to 98% of the variation in elastic properties. Yet, other morphological variables such as individual trabeculae segmentation (ITS) and trabecular bone score (TBS) could improve the stiffness predictions. A total of 743 micro-computed tomography (μCT) reconstructions of cubic trabecular bone samples extracted from femur, radius, vertebrae, and iliac crest were analyzed. Their morphology was assessed via 25 variables and their stiffness tensor (CFE) was computed from six independent load cases using micro finite element (μFE) analyses. Variance inflation factors were calculated to evaluate collinearity between morphological variables and decide upon their inclusion in morphology-elasticity relationships. The statistically admissible morphological variables were included in a multiple linear regression model of the dependent variable CFE. The contribution of each independent variable was evaluated (ANOVA). Our results show that BV/TV is the best determinant of CFE(r(2) adj = 0.889), especially in combination with fabric anisotropy (r(2) adj = 0.968). Including the other independent predictors hardly affected the amount of variance explained by the model (r(2) adj = 0.975). Across all anatomical sites, BV/TV explained 87% of the variance of the bone elastic properties. Fabric anisotropy further described 10% of the bone stiffness, but the improvement in variance explanation by adding other independent factors was marginal (<1%). These findings confirm that BV/TV and fabric anisotropy are the best determinants of trabecular bone stiffness and show, against common belief, that other morphological variables do not bring any further contribution. These overall conclusions remain to be confirmed for specific bone diseases and postelastic properties.
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- Ghislain Maquer
- Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, 3014, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, 3014, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Risks and Extremes, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Jlcoweg 1, 3400, Burgdorf, Switzerland
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, 3014, Bern, Switzerland
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Zhou B, Zhang Z, Wang J, Yu YE, Liu XS, Nishiyama KK, Rubin MR, Shane E, Bilezikian JP, Guo XE. In Vivo Precision of Digital Topological Skeletonization Based Individual Trabecula Segmentation (ITS) Analysis of Trabecular Microstructure at the Distal Radius and Tibia by HR-pQCT. Pattern Recognit Lett 2015; 76:83-89. [PMID: 27175044 DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2015.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Trabecular plate and rod microstructure plays a dominant role in the apparent mechanical properties of trabecular bone. With high-resolution computed tomography (CT) images, digital topological analysis (DTA) including skeletonization and topological classification was applied to transform the trabecular three-dimensional (3D) network into surface and curve skeletons. Using the DTA-based topological analysis and a new reconstruction/recovery scheme, individual trabecula segmentation (ITS) was developed to segment individual trabecular plates and rods and quantify the trabecular plate- and rod-related morphological parameters. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is an emerging in vivo imaging technique to visualize 3D bone microstructure. Based on HR-pQCT images, ITS was applied to various HR-pQCT datasets to examine trabecular plate- and rod-related microstructure and has demonstrated great potential in cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical applications. However, the reproducibility of ITS has not been fully determined. The aim of the current study is to quantify the precision errors of ITS plate-rod microstructural parameters. In addition, we utilized three different frequently used contour techniques to separate trabecular and cortical bone and to evaluate their effect on ITS measurements. Overall, good reproducibility was found for the standard HR-pQCT parameters with precision errors for volumetric BMD and bone size between 0.2%-2.0%, and trabecular bone microstructure between 4.9%-6.7% at the radius and tibia. High reproducibility was also achieved for ITS measurements using all three different contour techniques. For example, using automatic contour technology, low precision errors were found for plate and rod trabecular number (pTb.N, rTb.N, 0.9% and 3.6%), plate and rod trabecular thickness (pTb.Th, rTb.Th, 0.6% and 1.7%), plate trabecular surface (pTb.S, 3.4%), rod trabecular length (rTb.ℓ, 0.8%), and plate-plate junction density (P-P Junc.D, 2.3%) at the tibia. The precision errors at the radius were similar to those at the tibia. In addition, precision errors were affected by the contour technique. At the tibia, precision error by the manual contour method was significantly different from automatic and standard contour methods for pTb.N, rTb.N and rTb.Th. Precision error using the manual contour method was also significantly different from the standard contour method for rod trabecular number (rTb.N), rod trabecular thickness (rTb.Th), rod-rod and plate-rod junction densities (R-R Junc.D and P-R Junc.D) at the tibia. At the radius, the precision error was similar between the three different contour methods. Image quality was also found to significantly affect the ITS reproducibility. We concluded that ITS parameters are highly reproducible, giving assurance that future cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical HR-pQCT studies are feasible in the context of limited sample sizes.
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- Bin Zhou
- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A.; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A.; McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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Wang J, Zhou B, Liu XS, Fields AJ, Sanyal A, Shi X, Adams M, Keaveny TM, Guo XE. Trabecular plates and rods determine elastic modulus and yield strength of human trabecular bone. Bone 2015; 72:71-80. [PMID: 25460571 PMCID: PMC4282941 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The microstructure of trabecular bone is usually perceived as a collection of plate-like and rod-like trabeculae, which can be determined from the emerging high-resolution skeletal imaging modalities such as micro-computed tomography (μCT) or clinical high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) using the individual trabecula segmentation (ITS) technique. It has been shown that the ITS-based plate and rod parameters are highly correlated with elastic modulus and yield strength of human trabecular bone. In the current study, plate-rod (PR) finite element (FE) models were constructed completely based on ITS-identified individual trabecular plates and rods. We hypothesized that PR FE can accurately and efficiently predict elastic modulus and yield strength of human trabecular bone. Human trabecular bone cores from proximal tibia (PT), femoral neck (FN) and greater trochanter (GT) were scanned by μCT. Specimen-specific ITS-based PR FE models were generated for each μCT image and corresponding voxel-based FE models were also generated in comparison. Both types of specimen-specific models were subjected to nonlinear FE analysis to predict the apparent elastic modulus and yield strength using the same trabecular bone tissue properties. Then, mechanical tests were performed to experimentally measure the apparent modulus and yield strength. Strong linear correlations for both elastic modulus (r(2) = 0.97) and yield strength (r(2) = 0.96) were found between the PR FE model predictions and experimental measures, suggesting that trabecular plate and rod morphology adequately captures three-dimensional (3D) microarchitecture of human trabecular bone. In addition, the PR FE model predictions in both elastic modulus and yield strength were highly correlated with the voxel-based FE models (r(2) = 0.99, r(2) = 0.98, respectively), resulted from the original 3D images without the PR segmentation. In conclusion, the ITS-based PR models predicted accurately both elastic modulus and yield strength determined experimentally across three distinct anatomic sites. Trabecular plates and rods accurately determine elastic modulus and yield strength of human trabecular bone.
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- Ji Wang
- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Prot M, Saletti D, Pattofatto S, Bousson V, Laporte S. Links between mechanical behavior of cancellous bone and its microstructural properties under dynamic loading. J Biomech 2015; 48:498-503. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Thomsen JS, Jensen MV, Niklassen AS, Ebbesen EN, Brüel A. Age-related changes in vertebral and iliac crest 3D bone microstructure--differences and similarities. Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:219-28. [PMID: 25164697 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2851-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Age-related changes of vertebra and iliac crest 3D microstructure were investigated, and we showed that they were in general similar. The 95th percentile of vertebral trabecular thickness distribution increased with age for women. Surprisingly, vertebral and iliac crest bone microstructure was only weakly correlated (r = 0.38 to 0.75), despite the overall similar age-related changes. INTRODUCTION The purposes of the study were to determine the age-related changes in iliac and vertebral bone microstructure for women and men over a large age range and to investigate the relationship between the bone microstructure at these skeletal sites. METHODS Matched sets of transiliac crest bone biopsies and lumbar vertebral body (L2) specimens from 41 women (19-96 years) and 39 men (23-95 years) were micro-computed tomography (μCT) scanned, and the 3D microstructure was quantified. RESULTS For both women and men, bone volume per total volume (BV/TV), connectivity density (CD), and trabecular number (Tb.N) decreased significantly, while structure model index (SMI) and trabecular separation (Tb.Sp) increased significantly with age at either skeletal site. Vertebral trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) was independent of age for both women and men, while iliac Tb.Th decreased significantly with age for men, but not for women. In general, the vertebral and iliac age-related changes were similar. The 95th percentile of the Tb.Th distribution increased significantly with age for women but was independent of age for men at the vertebral body, while it was independent of age for either sex at the iliac crest. The Tb.Th probability density functions at the two skeletal sites became significantly more similar with age for women, but not for men. The microstructural parameters at the iliac crest and the vertebral bodies were only moderately correlated from r = 0.38 for SMI in women to r = 0.75 for Tb.Sp in men. CONCLUSION Age-related changes in vertebral and iliac bone microstructure were in general similar. The iliac and vertebral Tb.Th distributions became more similar with age for women. Despite the overall similar age-related changes in trabecular bone microstructure, the vertebral and iliac bone microstructural measures were only weakly correlated (r = 0.38 to 0.75).
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- J S Thomsen
- Department of Biomedicine-Anatomy, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark,
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Prot M, Cloete T, Saletti D, Laporte S. Intermediate strain rate behaviour of cancellous bone: Links between microstructural and mechanical properties. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159403006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Walker MD, Shi S, Russo JJ, Liu XS, Zhou B, Zhang C, Liu G, McMahon DJ, Bilezikian JP, Guo XE. A trabecular plate-like phenotype is overrepresented in Chinese-American versus Caucasian women. Osteoporos Int 2014; 25:2787-95. [PMID: 25069706 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2816-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED This study used extreme phenotype selection to define two trabecular bone phenotypes in a cohort of Chinese-American and Caucasian women. A trabecular plate-predominant phenotype is more common in Chinese-Americans while the rod-predominant phenotype is more typical of Caucasians. The robustness of these phenotypic associations with respect to lifestyle factors suggests that this trait may have a genetic basis and that these phenotypes can be utilized in future genetic studies. INTRODUCTION Compared to Caucasians, Chinese-Americans have more plate-like trabecular bone when measured by individual trabecula segmentation (ITS). These findings suggest a phenotypic difference between the races, which may be amenable to genetic analysis. We sought to identify a single ITS plate trait to pursue in genetic studies by conducting an extreme phenotype selection strategy to numerically define two distinct phenotypes-plate-like and rod-like-and determine whether the selected phenotypic associations were independent of lifestyle factors in order to conduct future genetic studies. METHODS A previously described cohort of 146 Chinese-American and Caucasian women with high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography imaging and ITS analyses were studied with logistic regression and receiver operator characteristic analyses. RESULTS The tibial plate-to-rod (TPR) ratio was the best ITS discriminator of race. Using extreme phenotypic selection, two TPR ratio phenotypes were defined numerically: plate-like as a TPR ratio value in the highest quartile (≥1.336) and rod-like as a TPR ratio value in the lowest quartile (≤0.621). Women with a plate-like phenotype were 25.7 times more likely (95 % CI 7.3-90.1) to be Chinese-American than women with rod-like morphology. After controlling for constitutional and lifestyle covariates, women in the highest vs. lowest TPR ratio quartile were 85.0 times more likely (95 % CI 12.7-568.0) to be Chinese-American. CONCLUSION Using extreme phenotype selection, we defined a plate- and rod-like trabecular bone phenotype for the TPR ratio trait. The former phenotype is more common in Chinese-American women, while the latter is more typical of Caucasian women. The robustness of these phenotypic associations after controlling for differences in constitution and lifestyle suggest that the TPR ratio may have a genetic basis and that the extreme phenotypes defined in this analysis can be utilized for future studies.
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- M D Walker
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA,
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Zhou B, Wang J, Stein EM, Zhang Z, Nishiyama KK, Zhang CA, Nickolas TL, Shane E, Guo XE. Bone density, microarchitecture and stiffness in Caucasian and Caribbean Hispanic postmenopausal American women. Bone Res 2014; 2:14016. [PMID: 26273525 PMCID: PMC4472134 DOI: 10.1038/boneres.2014.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hispanic Americans of Caribbean origin are a fast-growing subset of the US population, but there are no studies on bone density, microstructure and biomechanical integrity in this minority group. In this study, we aimed to compare Caucasian and Caribbean Hispanic postmenopausal American women with respect to these characteristics. Thirty-three Caribbean Hispanics were age-matched to thirty-three Caucasian postmenopausal women. At the lumbar spine, the Hispanic women had significantly lower areal bone mineral density (aBMD). At the radius by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), there were minimal differences between Hispanic and Caucasian women. At the tibia, Hispanic women had lower trabecular volumetric bone density and trabecular number, and higher trabecular separation. Individual trabecula segmentation (ITS) analyses indicated that at the tibia, Hispanic women not only had significantly lower bone volume fraction, but also had significantly lower rod bone volume fraction, plate trabecular number, rod trabecular number and lower plate–plate, plate–rod and rod–rod junction densities compared to Caucasian women. The differences in bone quantity and quality contributed to lower whole bone stiffness at the radius, and both whole bone and trabecular bone stiffness at the tibia in Hispanic women. In conclusion, Hispanic women had poorer bone mechanical and microarchitectural properties than Caucasian women, especially at the load-bearing distal tibia.
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- Bin Zhou
- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University , New York, USA ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine Shihezi University , Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University , New York, USA
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University , New York, USA
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