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Kupai K, Kang HL, Pósa A, Csonka Á, Várkonyi T, Valkusz Z. Bone Loss in Diabetes Mellitus: Diaporosis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7269. [PMID: 39000376 PMCID: PMC11242219 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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The objective of this review is to examine the connection between osteoporosis and diabetes, compare the underlying causes of osteoporosis in various forms of diabetes, and suggest optimal methods for diagnosing and assessing fracture risk in diabetic patients. This narrative review discusses the key factors contributing to the heightened risk of fractures in individuals with diabetes, as well as the shared elements impacting the treatment of both diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. Understanding the close link between diabetes and a heightened risk of fractures is crucial in effectively managing both conditions. There are several review articles of meta-analysis regarding diaporosis. Nevertheless, no review articles showed collected and well-organized medications of antidiabetics and made for inconvenient reading for those who were interested in details of drug mechanisms. In this article, we presented collected and comprehensive charts of every antidiabetic medication which was linked to fracture risk and indicated plausible descriptions according to research articles.
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- Krisztina Kupai
- Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Oral Biology and Experimental Dental Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Oral Biology and Experimental Dental Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Oral Biology and Experimental Dental Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Traumatology, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Hungary;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary
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Evrard R, Feyens M, Manon J, Lengelé B, Cartiaux O, Schubert T. Impact of NaOH based perfusion-decellularization protocol on mechanical resistance of structural bone allografts. Connect Tissue Res 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38781097 DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2024.2356586] [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: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION To mitigate the post-operative complication rates associated with massive bone allografts, tissue engineering techniques have been employed to decellularize entire bones through perfusion with a sequence of solvents. Mechanical assessment was performed in order to compare conventional massive bone allografts and perfusion/decellularized massive bone allografts. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ten porcine femurs were included. Five were decellularized by perfusion. The remaining 5 were left untreated as the "control" group. Biomechanical testing was conducted on each bone, encompassing five different assessments: screw pull-out, 3-points bending, torsion, compression and Vickers indentation. RESULTS Under the experimental conditions of this study, all five destructive tested variables (maximum force until screw pull-out, maximum elongation until screw pull-out, energy to pull out the screw, fracture resistance in flexion and maximum constrain of compression) were statistically significantly superior in the control group. All seven nondestructive variables (Young's modulus in flexion, Young's modulus in shear stress, Young's modulus in compression, Elastic conventional limit in compression, lengthening to rupture in compression, resilience in compression and Vickers Hardness) showed no significant difference. DISCUSSION Descriptive statistical results suggest a tendency for the biomechanical characteristics of decellularized bone to decrease compared with the control group. However, statistical inferences demonstrated a slight significant superiority of the control group with destructive mechanical stresses. Nondestructive mechanical tests (within the elastic phase of Young's modulus) were not significantly different.
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- Robin Evrard
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo-Skeletal Lab, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle Chirurgie Expérimentale et Transplantation, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique
- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique
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- ECAM Brussels Engineering School, Haute Ecole ICHEC-ECAM-ISFSC, Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo-Skeletal Lab, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique
- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle Morphologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle Morphologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique
- Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique
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- ECAM Brussels Engineering School, Haute Ecole ICHEC-ECAM-ISFSC, Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo-Skeletal Lab, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique
- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique
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Rougier G, Maistriaux L, Fievé L, Xhema D, Evrard R, Manon J, Olszewski R, Szmytka F, Thurieau N, Boisson J, Kadlub N, Gianello P, Behets C, Lengelé B. Decellularized vascularized bone grafts: A preliminary in vitro porcine model for bioengineered transplantable bone shafts. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 10:1003861. [PMID: 36743653 PMCID: PMC9890275 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1003861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Introduction: Durable reconstruction of critical size bone defects is still a surgical challenge despite the availability of numerous autologous and substitute bone options. In this paper, we have investigated the possibility of creating a living bone allograft, using the perfusion/decellularization/recellularization (PDR) technique, which was applied to an original model of vascularized porcine bone graft. Materials and Methods: 11 porcine bone forelimbs, including radius and ulna, were harvested along with their vasculature including the interosseous artery and then decellularized using a sequential detergent perfusion protocol. Cellular clearance, vasculature, extracellular matrix (ECM), and preservation of biomechanical properties were evaluated. The cytocompatibility and in vitro osteoinductive potential of acellular extracellular matrix were studied by static seeding of NIH-3T3 cells and porcine adipose mesenchymal stem cells (pAMSC), respectively. Results: The vascularized bone grafts were successfully decellularized, with an excellent preservation of the 3D morphology and ECM microarchitecture. Measurements of DNA and ECM components revealed complete cellular clearance and preservation of ECM's major proteins. Bone mineral density (BMD) acquisitions revealed a slight, yet non-significant, decrease after decellularization, while biomechanical testing was unmodified. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquisitions after vascular injection of barium sulphate confirmed the preservation of the vascular network throughout the whole graft. The non-toxicity of the scaffold was proven by the very low amount of residual sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the ECM and confirmed by the high live/dead ratio of fibroblasts seeded on periosteum and bone ECM-grafts after 3, 7, and 16 days of culture. Moreover, cell proliferation tests showed a significant multiplication of seeded cell populations at the same endpoints. Lastly, the differentiation study using pAMSC confirmed the ECM graft's potential to promote osteogenic differentiation. An osteoid-like deposition occurred when pAMSC were cultured on bone ECM in both proliferative and osteogenic differentiation media. Conclusion: Fully decellularized bone grafts can be obtained by perfusion decellularization, thereby preserving ECM architecture and their vascular network, while promoting cell growth and differentiation. These vascularized decellularized bone shaft allografts thus present a true potential for future in vivo reimplantation. Therefore, they may offer new perspectives for repairing large bone defects and for bone tissue engineering.
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- Guillaume Rougier
- Pole of Morphology (MORF)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,Department of Oncological and Cervicofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery—Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Pole of Morphology (MORF)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,Pole of Experimental Surgery and Transplantation (CHEX)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,*Correspondence: Louis Maistriaux,
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- Pole of Morphology (MORF)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Experimental Surgery and Transplantation (CHEX)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Experimental Surgery and Transplantation (CHEX)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,Neuromusculoskeletal Lab (NMSK)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Morphology (MORF)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,Neuromusculoskeletal Lab (NMSK)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Neuromusculoskeletal Lab (NMSK)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology—Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- IMSIA, ENSTA Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- IMSIA, ENSTA Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- IMSIA, ENSTA Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- IMSIA, ENSTA Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France,Department of Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery—Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Pole of Experimental Surgery and Transplantation (CHEX)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Morphology (MORF)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Morphology (MORF)—Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)—UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium,Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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Decellularized vascularized bone grafts as therapeutic solution for bone reconstruction: A mechanical evaluation. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280193. [PMID: 36638107 PMCID: PMC9838862 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Large bone defects are challenging for surgeons. Available reimplanted bone substitutes can't properly restore optimal function along and long term osteointegration of the bone graft. Bone substitute based on the perfusion-decellularization technique seem to be interesting in order to overcome these limitations. We present here an evaluation of the biomechanics of the bones thus obtained. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two decellularization protocols were chosen for this study. One using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) (D1) and one using NaOH and H2O2 (D2). The decellularization was performed on porcine forearms. We then carried out compression, three-point bending, indentation and screw pull-out tests on each sample. Once these tests were completed, we compared the results obtained between the different decellularization protocols and with samples left native. RESULTS The difference in the means was similar between the tests performed on bones decellularized with the SDS protocol and native bones for pull-out test: +1.4% (CI95% [-10.5%- 12.4%]) of mean differences when comparing Native vs D1, compression -14.9% (CI95% [-42.7%- 12.5%]), 3-point bending -5.7% (CI95% [-22.5%- 11.1%]) and indentation -10.8% (CI95% [-19.5%- 4.6%]). Bones decellularized with the NaOH protocol showed different results from those obtained with the SDS protocol or native bones during the pull-out screw +40.7% (CI95% [24.3%- 57%]) for Native vs D2 protocol and 3-point bending tests +39.2% (CI95% [13.7%- 64.6%]) for Native vs D2 protocol. The other tests, compression and indentation, gave similar results for all our samples. CONCLUSION Vascularized decellularized grafts seem to be an interesting means for bone reconstruction. Our study shows that the decellularization method affects the mechanical results of our specimens. Some methods seem to limit these alterations and could be used in the future for bone decellularization.
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Pei S, Zhou Y, Li Y, Azar T, Wang W, Kim DG, Liu XS. Instrumented nanoindentation in musculoskeletal research. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 176:38-51. [PMID: 35660010 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2022.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Musculoskeletal tissues, such as bone, cartilage, and muscle, are natural composite materials that are constructed with a hierarchical structure ranging from the cell to tissue level. The component differences and structural complexity, together, require comprehensive multiscale mechanical characterization. In this review, we focus on nanoindentation testing, which is used for nanometer to sub-micrometer length scale mechanical characterization. In the following context, we will summarize studies of nanoindentation in musculoskeletal research, examine the critical factors that affect nanoindentation testing results, and briefly summarize other commonly used techniques that can be conjoined with nanoindentation for synchronized imaging and colocalized characterization.
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- Shaopeng Pei
- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
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Biomechanical Behavior Characterization and Constitutive Models of Porcine Trabecular Tibiae. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10060532. [PMID: 34203633 PMCID: PMC8232288 DOI: 10.3390/biology10060532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Customizing any trauma surgery requires prior planning by surgeons. Nowadays, the use of numerical tools is increasingly needed to facilitate this planning. The success of this analysis begins with the definition of all the mechanical constitutive models of the materials implied. Our target is the trabecular bone because almost all trauma surgeries are closely related to it. This work focuses on the experimental characterization of porcine trabecular tibiae and defining its best constitutive model. Therefore, different types of compression tests were performed with tibia samples. Once the potential constitutive models were defined, stress-strain state from numerical approaches were compared with the corresponding experimental results. Experimental results from uniaxial compression tests showed than trabecular bone exhibits clear anisotropy with more stiffness and strength when it is loaded in the tibia longitudinal direction. Results from confined compression tests confirmed that the plastic behavior of trabecular bone depends on the hydrostatic and deviatoric invariants, so an alternative formulation (crushable foam volumetric (CFV)) has been proposed to describe its behavior. A new method to obtain CFV characteristic parameters has been developed and validated. Predictions of the CFV model better describe trabecular bone mechanical behavior under confined conditions. In other cases, classical plasticity formulations work better.
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Nobile S, Nobile L. Assessment of Fracture Toughness in Bone Tissue Engineering. POLYM ENG SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Stefano Nobile
- Maternal and Child DepartmentOspedali Riuniti di Ancona via F. Corridoni 11 60123 Ancona Italy
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public HealthDivision of Neonatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Largo A. Gemelli 8 00168 Rome Italy
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- Department DICAMUniversity of Bologna‐Campus of Cesena Via Pavese 50 47522 Cesena Italy
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Wang J, Yin B, Liu G, Li S, Zhang X, Hu Z, Wu W, Zhang Y. Microhardness distribution of the tibial diaphysis and test site selection for reference point indentation technique. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e16523. [PMID: 31335730 PMCID: PMC6708845 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Indentation hardness test is a good in vitro method of bone quality assessment. The purpose of this study is to explore the distribution characteristics of bone tissue microhardness in tibial diaphysis and provide theoretical support for the test site selection of the reference point indentation technique.Three fresh right tibias were obtained from 3 cadaver donors. The tibial diaphysis was evenly divided into 6 sections. Bone specimens with a thickness of 3 mm were cut from each part. After appropriate management, micro-indentation tests were performed in various regions of the specimens to acquire the microhardness values of the tibial diaphysis. Statistical analysis was performed by randomized block design variance analysis to study the distribution characteristics of bone microhardness.72 regions were selected for 360 effective indentations. We found that the bone microhardness is inhomogeneous in tibia diaphysis. Mean hardness value of the anterior, medial, posterior, lateral region of tibia diaphysis was 45.58 ± 4.39 Vickers hardness (HV), 52.33 ± 3.93 HV, 54.00 ± 4.21 HV, 52.89 ± 4.44 HV, respectively. The anterior cortex exhibits lower microhardness value than the other regions (P < .001). Within the same region, microhardness varies significantly with positions in the tibial diaphysis. The variations in indentation hardness are bound to have a significant impact on the comparability of different reference point indentation (RPI) studies.The results of this study indicated the regional microhardness difference in the human tibia diaphysis. The microhardness of different planes in the same region is also inconsistent. Inhomogeneous distribution of indentation microhardness would have considerable influence in the test site selection of RPI technique. The data collected in our study would contribute to the design of highly precise 3D printing implants and bionic bones with gradient elastic modulus.
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- Jianzhao Wang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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McAndrew CM, Agarwalla A, Abraham AC, Feuchtbaum E, Ricci WM, Tang SY. Local bone quality measurements correlates with maximum screw torque at the femoral diaphysis. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2018; 52:95-99. [PMID: 29407864 PMCID: PMC5835210 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Successful fracture fixation depends critically on the stability of the screw-bone interface. Maximum achievable screw torque reflects the competence of this interface, but it cannot be quantified prior to screw stripping. Typically, the surgeon relies on the patients' bone mineral density and radiographs, along with experience and tactile feedback to assess whether sufficient compression can be generated by the screw and bone. However, the local bone quality would also critically influence the strength of the bone-screw interface. We investigated whether Reference Point Indentation can provide quantitative local bone quality measures that can inform subsequent screw-bone competence. METHODS We examined the associations between the maximum screw torque that can be achieved using 3.5 mm, 4.5 mm, and 6.5 mm diameter stainless steel screws at the distal femoral metaphysis and mid-diaphysis from 20 cadavers, with the femoral neck bone mineral density and the local measures of bone quality using Reference Point Indentation. FINDINGS Indentation Distance Increase, a measure of bone's resistance to microfracture, correlated with the maximum screw stripping torque for the 3.5 mm (p < 0.01; R = 0.56) and 4.5 mm diameter stainless steel screws (p < 0.01; R = 0.57) at the femoral diaphysis. At the femoral metaphysis, femoral neck bone mineral density significantly correlated with the maximum screw stripping torque achieved by the 3.5 mm (p < 0.01; R = 0.61), 4.5 mm (p < 0.01; R = 0.51), and 6.5 mm diameter stainless steel screws (p < 0.01; R = 0.56). INTERPRETATION Reference Point Indentation can provide localized measurements of bone quality that may better inform surgeons of the competence of the bone-implant interface and improve effectiveness of fixation strategies particularly in patients with compromised bone quality.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Jenkins T, Katsamenis OL, Andriotis OG, Coutts LV, Carter B, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC, Cooper C, Harvey NC, Thurner PJ, The OStEO Group. The inferomedial femoral neck is compromised by age but not disease: Fracture toughness and the multifactorial mechanisms comprising reference point microindentation. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 75:399-412. [PMID: 28803114 PMCID: PMC5619645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The influence of ageing on the fracture mechanics of cortical bone tissue is well documented, though little is known about if and how related material properties are further affected in two of the most prominent musculoskeletal diseases, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (OA). The femoral neck, in close proximity to the most pertinent osteoporotic fracture site and near the hip joint affected by osteoarthritis, is a site of particular interest for investigation. We have recently shown that Reference Point micro-Indentation (RPI) detects differences between cortical bone from the femoral neck of healthy, osteoporotic fractured and osteoarthritic hip replacement patients. RPI is a new technique with potential for in vivo bone quality assessment. However, interpretation of RPI results is limited because the specific changes in bone properties with pathology are not well understood and, further, because it is not conclusive what properties are being assessed by RPI. Here, we investigate whether the differences previously detected between healthy and diseased cortical bone from the femoral neck might reflect changes in fracture toughness. Together with this, we investigate which additional properties are reflected in RPI measures. RPI (using the Biodent device) and fracture toughness tests were conducted on samples from the inferomedial neck of bone resected from donors with: OA (41 samples from 15 donors), osteoporosis (48 samples from 14 donors) and non age-matched cadaveric controls (37 samples from 10 donoros) with no history of bone disease. Further, a subset of indented samples were imaged using micro-computed tomography (3 osteoporotic and 4 control samples each from different donors) as well as fluorescence microscopy in combination with serial sectioning after basic fuchsin staining (7 osteoporotic and 5 control samples from 5 osteoporotic and 5 control donors). In this study, the bulk indentation and fracture resistance properties of the inferomedial femoral neck in osteoporotic fracture, severe OA and control bone were comparable (p > 0.05 for fracture properties and <10% difference for indentation) but fracture toughness reduced with advancing age (7.0% per decade, r = -0.36, p = 0.029). Further, RPI properties (in particular, the indentation distance increase, IDI) showed partial correlation with fracture toughness (r = -0.40, p = 0.023) or derived elastic modulus (r = -0.40, p = 0.023). Multimodal indent imaging revealed evidence of toughening mechanisms (i.e. crack deflection, bridging and microcracking), elastoplastic response (in terms of the non-conical imprint shape and presence of pile-up) and correlation of RPI with damage extent (up to r = 0.79, p = 0.034) and indent size (up to r = 0.82, p < 0.001). Therefore, crack resistance, deformation resistance and, additionally, micro-structure (porosity: r = 0.93, p = 0.002 as well as pore proximity: r = -0.55, p = 0.027 for correlation with IDI) are all contributory to RPI. Consequently, it becomes clear that RPI measures represent a multitude of properties, various aspects of bone quality, but are not necessarily strongly correlated to a single mechanical property. In addition, osteoporosis or osteoarthritis do not seem to further influence fracture toughness of the inferomedial femoral neck beyond natural ageing. Since bone is highly heterogeneous, whether this finding can be extended to the whole femoral neck or whether it also holds true for other femoral neck quadrants or other material properties remains to be shown.
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- T Jenkins
- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Gait Laboratory, Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; µ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ Southampton, UK
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Institute for Development Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria.
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK; University College London, London, UK
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Arnold M, Zhao S, Ma S, Giuliani F, Hansen U, Cobb JP, Abel RL, Boughton O. Microindentation - a tool for measuring cortical bone stiffness? A systematic review. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:542-549. [PMID: 28924020 PMCID: PMC5631024 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.69.bjr-2016-0317.r2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Objectives Microindentation has the potential to measure the stiffness of an individual patient’s bone. Bone stiffness plays a crucial role in the press-fit stability of orthopaedic implants. Arming surgeons with accurate bone stiffness information may reduce surgical complications including periprosthetic fractures. The question addressed with this systematic review is whether microindentation can accurately measure cortical bone stiffness. Methods A systematic review of all English language articles using a keyword search was undertaken using Medline, Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane databases. Studies that only used nanoindentation, cancellous bone or animal tissue were excluded. Results A total of 1094 abstracts were retrieved and 32 papers were included in the analysis, 20 of which used reference point indentation, and 12 of which used traditional depth-sensing indentation. There are several factors that must be considered when using microindentation, such as tip size, depth and method of analysis. Only two studies validated microindentation against traditional mechanical testing techniques. Both studies used reference point indentation (RPI), with one showing that RPI parameters correlate well with mechanical testing, but the other suggested that they do not. Conclusion Microindentation has been used in various studies to assess bone stiffness, but only two studies with conflicting results compared microindentation with traditional mechanical testing techniques. Further research, including more studies comparing microindentation with other mechanical testing methods, is needed before microindentation can be used reliably to calculate cortical bone stiffness. Cite this article: M. Arnold, S. Zhao, S. Ma, F. Giuliani, U. Hansen, J. P. Cobb, R. L. Abel, O. Boughton. Microindentation – a tool for measuring cortical bone stiffness? A systematic review. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:542–549. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.69.BJR-2016-0317.R2.
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- M Arnold
- Imperial College London, The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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- Imperial College London, The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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- Imperial College London, The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Imperial College London, The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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- Imperial College London, The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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- Imperial College London, The MSk Lab, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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Tavera R CG, De la Torre-I MH, Flores-M JM, Hernandez M MDS, Mendoza-Santoyo F, Briones-R MDJ, Sanchez-P J. Surface structural damage study in cortical bone due to medical drilling. APPLIED OPTICS 2017; 56:F179-F188. [PMID: 28463314 DOI: 10.1364/ao.56.00f179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A bone's fracture could be produced by an excessive, repetitive, or sudden load. A regular medical practice to heal it is to fix it in two possible ways: external immobilization, using a ferule, or an internal fixation, using a prosthetic device commonly attached to the bone by means of surgical screws. The bone's volume loss due to this drilling modifies its structure either in the presence or absence of a fracture. To observe the bone's surface behavior caused by the drilling effects, a digital holographic interferometer is used to analyze the displacement surface's variations in nonfractured post-mortem porcine femoral bones. Several nondrilled post-mortem bones are compressed and compared to a set of post-mortem bones with a different number of cortical drillings. During each compression test, a series of digital interferometric holograms were recorded using a high-speed CMOS camera. The results are presented as pseudo 3D mesh displacement maps for comparisons in the physiological range of load (30 and 50 lbs) and beyond (100, 200, and 400 lbs). The high resolution of the optical phase gives a better understanding about the bone's microstructural modifications. Finally, a relationship between compression load and bone volume loss due to the drilling was observed. The results prove that digital holographic interferometry is a viable technique to study the conditions that avoid the surgical screw from loosening in medical procedures of this kind.
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Coutts LV, Jenkins T, Oreffo ROC, Dunlop DG, Cooper C, Harvey NC, Thurner PJ. Local Variation in Femoral Neck Cortical Bone: In Vitro Measured Bone Mineral Density, Geometry and Mechanical Properties. J Clin Densitom 2017; 20:205-215. [PMID: 26710681 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Age- and disease (osteoporotic fractured and osteoarthritic tissue)-related changes in the distribution of cortical bone were examined, using a multimodality approach, including measurement of local density, geometry and mechanical properties, where changes in these properties can give rise to instability and increasing probability of fracture. In contrast to the majority of previously reported research, this study also focuses on the characteristic non-circular femoral neck cross-sectional geometry and variation in bone mineral density (BMD) around the femoral neck. Twenty-two osteoarthritic and 7 osteoporotic femoral neck slices, collected from elective and trauma-related arthroplasty, and 16 cadaveric donor tissue controls were tested mechanically using Reference Point Indentation (BioDent™, Active Life Technologies®, Santa Barbara, CA) and then scanned with in vitro-based radiography intended to replicate the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry technique. All parameters were measured regionally around the circumference of the femoral neck, allowing examination of spatial variability within the cortical bone. Fractured tissue was less resistant to indentation in the thinner superolateral segment compared to other segments and other groups. BMD around the fractured femoral necks appeared more consistent than that of nonfractured tissue, where BMD was reduced in the superolateral segment for the other groups. Cortical bone was thin in the superolateral segment for all groups except for the osteoarthritic group, and was thicker in the inferomedial segment for both osteoarthritic and fractured groups, resulting in the largest variation in buckling ratio (ratio of cortical bone diameter to cortical bone thickness) around the femoral neck for the fractured group. With age, healthy controls appeared to have lower inferomedial cortical thickness, whereas no significant differences in Reference Point Indentation measurements and density were observed. The study has highlighted several (both quality- and quantity-related) parameters that may be used to improve prediction of fracture risk.
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- Louise V Coutts
- Faculty of Engineering and Environment and Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- Faculty of Engineering and Environment and Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Environment and Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Environment and Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Idkaidek A, Agarwal V, Jasiuk I. Finite element simulation of Reference Point Indentation on bone. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2016; 65:574-583. [PMID: 27721174 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Reference Point Indentation (RPI) is a novel technique aimed to assess bone quality. Measurements are recorded by the BioDent instrument that applies multiple indents to the same location of cortical bone. Ten RPI parameters are obtained from the resulting force-displacement curves. Using the commercial finite element analysis software Abaqus, we assess the significance of the RPI parameters. We create an axisymmetric model and employ an isotropic viscoelastic-plastic constitutive relation with damage to simulate indentations on a human cortical bone. Fracture of bone tissue is not simulated for simplicity. The RPI outputs are computed for different simulated test cases and then compared with experimental results, measured using the BioDent, found in literature. The number of cycles, maximum indentation load, indenter tip radius, and the mechanical properties of bone: Young׳s modulus, compressive yield stress, and viscosity and damage constants, are varied. The trends in the RPI parameters are then investigated. We find that the RPI parameters are sensitive to the mechanical properties of bone. An increase in Young׳s modulus of bone causes the force-displacement loading and unloading slopes to increase and the total indentation distance (TID) to decrease. The compressive yield stress is inversely proportional to a creep indentation distance (CID1) and the TID. The viscosity constant is proportional to the CID1 and an average of the energy dissipated (AvED). The maximum indentation load is proportional to the TID, CID1, loading and unloading slopes, and AvED. The damage parameter is proportional to the TID, but it is inversely proportional to both the loading and unloading slopes and the AvED. The value of an indenter tip radius is proportional to the CID1 and inversely proportional to the TID. The number of load cycles is inversely proportional to an average of a creep indentation depth (AvCID) and the AvED. The indentation distance increase (IDI) is strongly inversely proportional to the compressive yield stress, and strongly proportional to the viscosity constant and maximum applied load, but has weak relation with the damage parameter, indenter tip radius, and elastic modulus. This computational study advances our understanding of the RPI outputs and provides a starting point for more comprehensive computational studies of the RPI technique.
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- Ashraf Idkaidek
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States.
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Epstein S, Defeudis G, Manfrini S, Napoli N, Pozzilli P. Diabetes and disordered bone metabolism (diabetic osteodystrophy): time for recognition. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:1931-51. [PMID: 26980458 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3454-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Diabetes and osteoporosis are rapidly growing diseases. The link between the high fracture incidence in diabetes as compared with the non-diabetic state has recently been recognized. While this review cannot cover every aspect of diabetic osteodystrophy, it attempts to incorporate current information from the First International Symposium on Diabetes and Bone presentations in Rome in 2014. Diabetes and osteoporosis are fast-growing diseases in the western world and are becoming a major problem in the emerging economic nations. Aging of populations worldwide will be responsible for an increased risk in the incidence of osteoporosis and diabetes. Furthermore, the economic burden due to complications of these diseases is enormous and will continue to increase unless public awareness of these diseases, the curbing of obesity, and cost-effective measures are instituted. The link between diabetes and fractures being more common in diabetics than non-diabetics has been widely recognized. At the same time, many questions remain regarding the underlying mechanisms for greater bone fragility in diabetic patients and the best approach to risk assessment and treatment to prevent fractures. Although it cannot cover every aspect of diabetic osteodystrophy, this review will attempt to incorporate current information particularly from the First International Symposium on Diabetes and Bone presentations in Rome in November 2014.
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- S Epstein
- Division of Endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy.
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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Application of reference point indentation for micro-mechanical surface characterization of calcium silicate based dental materials. Biomed Microdevices 2016; 18:25. [DOI: 10.1007/s10544-016-0047-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jenkins T, Coutts LV, D'Angelo S, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC, Cooper C, Harvey NC, Thurner PJ. Site-Dependent Reference Point Microindentation Complements Clinical Measures for Improved Fracture Risk Assessment at the Human Femoral Neck. J Bone Miner Res 2016; 31:196-203. [PMID: 26235931 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In contrast to traditional approaches to fracture risk assessment using clinical risk factors and bone mineral density (BMD), a new technique, reference point microindentation (RPI), permits direct assessment of bone quality; in vivo tibial RPI measurements appear to discriminate patients with a fragility fracture from controls. However, it is unclear how this relates to the site of the most clinically devastating fracture, the femoral neck, and whether RPI provides information complementary to that from existing assessments. Femoral neck samples were collected at surgery after low-trauma hip fracture (n = 46; 17 male; aged 83 [interquartile range 77-87] years) and compared, using RPI (Biodent Hfc), with 16 cadaveric control samples, free from bone disease (7 male; aged 65 [IQR 61-74] years). A subset of fracture patients returned for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) assessment (Hologic Discovery) and, for the controls, a micro-computed tomography setup (HMX, Nikon) was used to replicate DXA scans. The indentation depth was greater in femoral neck samples from osteoporotic fracture patients than controls (p < 0.001), which persisted with adjustment for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and height (p < 0.001) but was site-dependent, being less pronounced in the inferomedial region. RPI demonstrated good discrimination between fracture and controls using receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analyses (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.79 to 0.89), and a model combining RPI to clinical risk factors or BMD performed better than the individual components (AUC = 0.88 to 0.99). In conclusion, RPI at the femoral neck discriminated fracture cases from controls independent of BMD and traditional risk factors but dependent on location. The clinical RPI device may, therefore, supplement risk assessment and requires testing in prospective cohorts and comparison between the clinically accessible tibia and the femoral neck. © 2015 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Thomas Jenkins
- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Institute for Development Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Bioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Institute for Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Allen MR, McNerny EM, Organ JM, Wallace JM. True Gold or Pyrite: A Review of Reference Point Indentation for Assessing Bone Mechanical Properties In Vivo. J Bone Miner Res 2015; 30:1539-50. [PMID: 26235703 PMCID: PMC4825864 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although the gold standard for determining bones' mechanical integrity is the direct measure of mechanical properties, clinical evaluation has long relied on surrogates of mechanical properties for assessment of fracture risk. Nearly a decade ago, reference point indentation (RPI) emerged as an innovative way to potentially assess mechanical properties of bone in vivo. Beginning with the BioDent device, and then followed by the newer generation OsteoProbe, this RPI technology has been utilized in several publications. In this review we present an overview of the technology and some important details about the two devices. We also highlight select key studies, focused specifically on the in vivo application of these devices, as a way of synthesizing where the technology stands in 2015. The BioDent machine has been shown, in two clinical reports, to be able to differentiate fracture versus nonfracture patient populations and in preclinical studies to detect treatment effects that are consistent with those quantified using traditional mechanical tests. The OsteoProbe appears able to separate clinical cohorts yet there exists a lack of clarity regarding details of testing, which suggests more rigorous work needs to be undertaken with this machine. Taken together, RPI technology has shown promising results, yet much more work is needed to determine if its theoretical potential to assess mechanical properties in vivo can be realized.
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- Matthew R Allen
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Medicine-Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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