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B Wrammerfors ET, Törnquist E, Pierantoni M, Sjögren A, Tengattini A, Kaestner A, Zandt RI', Englund M, Isaksson H. Exploratory neutron tomography of articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2024; 32:702-712. [PMID: 38447631 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.889] [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] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of using neutron tomography to gain new knowledge of human articular cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis (OA). Different sample preparation techniques were evaluated to identify maximum intra-tissue contrast. DESIGN Human articular cartilage samples from 14 deceased donors (18-75 years, 9 males, 5 females) and 4 patients undergoing total knee replacement due to known OA (all female, 61-75 years) were prepared using different techniques: control in saline, treated with heavy water saline, fixed and treated in heavy water saline, and fixed and dehydrated with ethanol. Neutron tomographic imaging (isotropic voxel sizes from 7.5 to 13.5 µm) was performed at two large scale facilities. The 3D images were evaluated for gradients in hydrogen attenuation as well as compared to images from absorption X-ray tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and histology. RESULTS Cartilage was distinguishable from background and other tissues in neutron tomographs. Intra-tissue contrast was highest in heavy water-treated samples, which showed a clear gradient from the cartilage surface to the bone interface. Increased neutron flux or exposure time improved image quality but did not affect the ability to detect gradients. Samples from older donors showed high variation in gradient profile, especially from donors with known OA. CONCLUSIONS Neutron tomography is a viable technique for specialized studies of cartilage, particularly for quantifying properties relating to the hydrogen density of the tissue matrix or water movement in the tissue.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University (LU), Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University (LU), Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, LU, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, LU, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University (LU), Sweden
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Iori G, Foudeh I, Alzu’bi M, Al Mohammad M, Matalgah S. Alrecon: computed tomography reconstruction web application based on Solara. OPEN RESEARCH EUROPE 2024; 4:54. [PMID: 38779342 PMCID: PMC11109687 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.16863.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography is a non-destructive 3D imaging technique that offers the possibility to study the internal microstructure of samples with high spatial and temporal resolution. Given its unmatched image quality and acquisition speed, and the possibility to preserve the specimens, there is an increasing demand for this technique, from scientific users from innumerable disciplines. Computed tomography reconstruction is the computational process by which experimental radiographs are converted to a meaningful 3-dimensional image after the scan. The procedure involves pre-processing steps for image background and artifact correction on raw data, a reconstruction step approximating the inverse Radon-transform, and writing of the reconstructed volume image to disk. Several open-source Python packages exist to help scientists in the process of tomography reconstruction, by offering efficient implementations of reconstruction algorithms exploiting central or graphics processing unit (CPU and GPU, respectively), and by automating significant portions of the data processing pipeline. A further increase in productivity is attained by scheduling and parallelizing demanding reconstructions on high performance computing (HPC) clusters. Nevertheless, visual inspection and interactive selection of optimal reconstruction parameters remain crucial steps that are often performed in close interaction with the end-user of the data. As a result, the reconstruction task involves more than one software. Graphical user interfaces are provided to the user for fast inspection and optimization of reconstructions, while HPC resources are often accessed through scripts and command line interface. We propose Alrecon, a pure Python web application for tomographic reconstruction built using Solara. Alrecon offers users an intuitive and reactive environment for exploring data and customizing reconstruction pipelines. By leveraging upon popular 3D image visualization tools, and by providing a user-friendly interface for reconstruction scheduling on HPC resources, Alrecon guarantees productivity and efficient use of resources for any type of beamline user.
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- Gianluca Iori
- SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, 19252, Jordan
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- SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, 19252, Jordan
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- SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, 19252, Jordan
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- SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, 19252, Jordan
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- SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, 19252, Jordan
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Wearne LS, Rapagna S, Awadalla M, Keene G, Taylor M, Perilli E. Quantifying the immediate post-implantation strain field of cadaveric tibiae implanted with cementless tibial trays: A time-elapsed micro-CT and digital volume correlation analysis during stair descent. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2024; 151:106347. [PMID: 38181568 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106347] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Primary stability, the mechanical fixation between implant and bone prior to osseointegration, is crucial for the long-term success of cementless tibial trays. However, little is known about the mechanical interplay between the implant and bone internally, as experimental studies quantifying internal strain are limited. This study employed digital volume correlation (DVC) to quantify the immediate post-implantation strain field of five cadaveric tibiae implanted with a commercially available cementless titanium tibial tray (Attune, DePuy Synthes). The tibiae were subjected to a five-step loading sequence (0-2.5 bodyweight, BW) replicating stair descent, with concomitant time-elapsed micro-CT imaging. With progressive loads, increased compression of trabecular bone was quantified, with the highest strains directly under the posterior region of the tibial tray implant, dissipating with increasing distance from the bone-implant interface. After load removal of the last load step (2.5BW), residual strains were observed in all of the five tibiae, with residual strains confined within 3.14 mm from the bone-implant interface. The residual strain is reflective of the observed initial migration of cementless tibial trays reported in clinical studies. The presence of strains above the yield strain of bone accepted in literature suggests that inelastic properties should be included within finite element models of the initial mechanical environment. This study provides a means to experimentally quantify the internal strain distribution of human tibia with cementless trays, increasing the understanding of the mechanical interaction between bone and implant.
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- Lauren S Wearne
- Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Flinders Microscopy and Microanalysis, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Orthopaedic Department, SportsMed, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Østergaard M, Naver EB, Kaestner A, Willendrup PK, Brüel A, Sørensen HO, Thomsen JS, Schmidt S, Poulsen HF, Theil Kuhn L, Birkedal H. Polychromatic neutron phase-contrast imaging of weakly absorbing samples enabled by phase retrieval. J Appl Crystallogr 2023; 56:673-682. [PMID: 37284268 PMCID: PMC10241042 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576723003011] [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: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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The use of a phase-retrieval technique for propagation-based phase-contrast neutron imaging with a polychromatic beam is demonstrated. This enables imaging of samples with low absorption contrast and/or improving the signal-to-noise ratio to facilitate e.g. time-resolved measurements. A metal sample, designed to be close to a phase pure object, and a bone sample with canals partially filled with D2O were used for demonstrating the technique. These samples were imaged with a polychromatic neutron beam followed by phase retrieval. For both samples the signal-to-noise ratios were significantly improved and, in the case of the bone sample, the phase retrieval allowed for separation of bone and D2O, which is important for example for in situ flow experiments. The use of deuteration contrast avoids the use of chemical contrast enhancement and makes neutron imaging an interesting complementary method to X-ray imaging of bone.
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- Maja Østergaard
- Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 310, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 307, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- European Spallation Source ERIC, PO Box 176, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 307, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Xnovo Technology ApS, Galoche Alle 15, 1, Køge, Denmark
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- European Spallation Source ERIC, PO Box 176, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 307, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 310, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, Aarhus, Denmark
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Mechanical micromodeling of stress-shielding at the bone-implant interphase under shear loading. Med Biol Eng Comput 2022; 60:3281-3293. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-022-02657-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Braesch-Andersen A, Wu D, Ferguson SJ, Persson C, Isaksson P. Application of phase-field fracture theories and digital volume correlation to synchrotron X-ray monitored fractures in human trabecular bone: A case study. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 135:105446. [PMID: 36154992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105446] [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: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fracture processes of trabecular bone have been studied using various approaches over the years. However, reliable methods to analyse fracture at the single trabecula level are limited. In this study, a digital volume correlation (DVC) and a phase-field fracture model are applied and contrasted for human trabecular bone to analyse its failure under global compression at high resolution. A human trabecular bone sample was fractured in situ under synchrotron-based X-ray micro computed tomography (CT). Reconstructed CT data was then used in DVC algorithms to obtain high-resolution displacement fields in the bone at different load steps. A high-resolution specimen-specific structural mesh was discretized from the CT data and used for the phase-field simulation of the fracturing bone. The DVC analysis showed opening mode cracks as well as shear mode cracks. Strains in cracked regions were analysed. The load distribution in the trabecular structure resulted in two completely separated fracture regions in the sample body. A phenomenon that was also captured in the phase-field model. The results encourage us to believe improvements in boundary conditions and material models are worthwhile pursuing. Findings in this study support further development of a phase-field method to analyse fracture in samples with complex morphology, such as trabecular bone, and the capacity of DVC to quantify strains and slowly growing stable fractures during step-wise loading of trabecular bone.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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Micro-CT scan optimisation for mechanical loading of tibia with titanium tibial tray: A digital volume correlation zero strain error analysis. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 134:105336. [PMID: 35863298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Primary stability of press-fit tibial trays is achieved by introducing an interference fit between bone and implant. The internal cancellous bone strains induced during this process and during loading have yet to be quantified experimentally. Advancements in large-gantry micro-CT imaging and digital volume correlation (DVC) allow quantification of such strains. However, before undertaking such a test, experimental requirements and DVC performance need to be examined, particularly considering the presence of a large orthopaedic implant (tibial tray). The aim of this study was to assess the DVC zero-strain accuracy (mean absolute error: MAER) and precision (standard deviation of error: SDER) on a cadaveric human tibia implanted with a titanium press-fit tray across four plausible scanning configurations, using a cabinet micro-CT system (Nikon XT H 225 ST). These varied in rotation step and resulting scanning time (106 min vs. 66 min), presence or absence of a 2 mm-thick aluminium cylinder for mechanical testing, and X-ray tube voltage (150 kVp vs. 215 kVp). One proximal tibia was implanted and micro-CT scanned (42 μm/pixel), with repeated scanning and specimen repositioning in between. DVC (DaVis, LaVision, direct correlation) was performed on nine cubic volumes of interest (VOIs: 13.4 mm-side) and across the entire proximal tibia. Strain errors were comparable across the four scanning configurations and sufficiently low for assessing bone within its elastic region in VOIs (MAER=223-540 με; SDER=88-261 με) and at organ level (MAER=536 με; SDER=473 με). Whilst the investigated experimental conditions, including a large titanium implant, present added complexity for DVC analysis, scans of sufficient quality can be achieved, reaching a compromise between the DVC requirements and the wanted application. The approach used for choosing the X-ray source settings considering the transmitted X-ray signal intensity and source power, is also discussed.
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Törnquist E, Le Cann S, Tengattini A, Helfen L, Kok J, Hall SA, Isaksson H. The Hydration State of Bone Tissue Affects Contrast in Neutron Tomographic Images. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:911866. [PMID: 35782510 PMCID: PMC9247154 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.911866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Neutron tomography has emerged as a promising imaging technique for specific applications in bone research. Neutrons have a strong interaction with hydrogen, which is abundant in biological tissues, and they can penetrate through dense materials such as metallic implants. However, in addition to long imaging times, two factors have led to challenges in running in situ mechanical characterization experiments on bone tissue using neutron tomography: 1) the high water content in specimens reduces the visibility of internal trabecular structures; 2) the mechanical properties of bone are dependent on the hydration state of the tissue, with drying being reported to cause increased stiffness and brittleness. This study investigates the possibility of improving image quality in terms of neutron transmission and contrast between material phases by drying and rehydrating in heavy water. Rat tibiae and trabecular bovine bone plugs were imaged with neutron tomography at different hydration states and mechanical testing of the bone plugs was carried out to assess effects of drying and rehydration on the mechanical properties of bone. From analysis of image histograms, it was found that drying reduced the contrast between bone and soft tissue, but the contrast was restored with rehydration. Contrast-to-noise ratios and line profiles revealed that the contrast between bone tissue and background was reduced with increasing rehydration duration but remained sufficient for identifying internal structures as long as no free liquid was present inside the specimen. The mechanical analysis indicated that the proposed fluid exchange protocol had no adverse effects on the mechanical properties.
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- Elin Törnquist
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- CNRS, Université Paris Est Créteil, Université Gustave Eiffel, UMR 8208, MSME, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP 3SR, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Hanna Isaksson,
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Kok J, Törnquist E, Raina DB, Le Cann S, Novak V, Širka A, Lidgren L, Grassi L, Isaksson H. Fracture behavior of a composite of bone and calcium sulfate/hydroxyapatite. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 130:105201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Oravec D, Drost J, Zauel R, Flynn MJ, Yeni YN. Assessment of Intravertebral Mechanical Strains and Cancellous Bone Texture Under Load Using a Clinically Available Digital Tomosynthesis Modality. J Biomech Eng 2021; 143:1109661. [PMID: 34041529 DOI: 10.1115/1.4051280] [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: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures, but clinical means for assessment of vertebral bone integrity are limited in accuracy, as they typically use surrogate measures that are indirectly related to mechanics. The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which intravertebral strain distributions and changes in cancellous bone texture generated by a load of physiological magnitude can be characterized using a clinically available imaging modality. We hypothesized that digital tomosynthesis-based digital volume correlation (DTS-DVC) and image texture-based metrics of cancellous bone microstructure can detect development of mechanical strains under load. Isolated cadaveric T11 vertebrae and L2-L4 vertebral segments were DTS imaged in a nonloaded state and under physiological load levels. Axial strain, maximum principal strain, maximum compressive and tensile principal strains, and von Mises equivalent strain were calculated using the DVC technique. The change in textural parameters (line fraction deviation, anisotropy, and fractal parameters) under load was calculated within the cancellous centrum. The effect of load on measured strains and texture variables was tested using mixed model analysis of variance, and relationships of strain and texture variables with donor age, bone density parameters, and bone size were examined using regression models. Magnitudes and heterogeneity of intravertebral strain measures correlated with applied loading and were significantly different from background noise. Image texture parameters were found to change with applied loading, but these changes were not observed in the second experiment testing L2-L4 segments. DTS-DVC-derived strains correlated with age more strongly than did bone mineral density (BMD) for T11.
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- Daniel Oravec
- Bone & Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Integrative Biosciences Center (iBio), 6135 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Bone & Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Integrative Biosciences Center (iBio), 6135 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Bone & Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Integrative Biosciences Center (iBio), 6135 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, One Ford Place, Suite 2F, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Bone & Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Integrative Biosciences Center (iBio), 6135 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
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Törnquist E, Le Cann S, Tudisco E, Tengattini A, Andò E, Lenoir N, Hektor J, Raina DB, Tägil M, Hall SA, Isaksson H. Dual modality neutron and x-ray tomography for enhanced image analysis of the bone-metal interface. Phys Med Biol 2021; 66. [PMID: 34010812 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac02d4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The bone tissue formed at the contact interface with metallic implants, particularly its 3D microstructure, plays a pivotal role for the structural integrity of implant fixation. X-ray tomography is the classical imaging technique used for accessing microstructural information from bone tissue. However, neutron tomography has shown promise for visualising the immediate bone-metal implant interface, something which is highly challenging with x-rays due to large differences in attenuation between metal and biological tissue causing image artefacts. To highlight and explore the complementary nature of neutron and x-ray tomography, proximal rat tibiae with titanium-based implants were imaged with both modalities. The two techniques were compared in terms of visualisation of different material phases and by comparing the properties of the individual images, such as the contrast-to-noise ratio. After superimposing the images using a dedicated image registration algorithm, the complementarity was further investigated via analysis of the dual modality histogram, joining the neutron and x-ray data. From these joint histograms, peaks with well-defined grey value intervals corresponding to the different material phases observed in the specimens were identified and compared. The results highlight differences in how neutrons and x-rays interact with biological tissues and metallic implants, as well as the benefits of combining both modalities. Future refinement of the joint histogram analysis could improve the segmentation of structures and tissues, and yield novel information about specimen-specific properties such as moisture content.
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- Elin Törnquist
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, Creteil, France
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- Division of Geotechnical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, France.,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 3SR, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 3SR, Grenoble, France
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- Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, France.,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 3SR, Grenoble, France
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- LUNARC-Centre for Scientific and Technical Computing at Lund University, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Solid Mechanics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science (LINXS), Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Guillaume F, Le Cann S, Tengattini A, Törnquist E, Falentin-Daudre C, Albini Lomami H, Petit Y, Isaksson H, Haïat G. Neutron microtomography to investigate the bone-implant interface-comparison with histological analysis. Phys Med Biol 2021; 66. [PMID: 33831846 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abf603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bone properties and especially its microstructure around implants are crucial to evaluate the osseointegration of prostheses in orthopaedic, maxillofacial and dental surgeries. Given the intrinsic heterogeneous nature of the bone microstructure, an ideal probing tool to understand and quantify bone formation must be spatially resolved. X-ray imaging has often been employed, but is limited in the presence of metallic implants, where severe artifacts generally arise from the high attenuation of metals to x-rays. Neutron tomography has recently been proposed as a promising technique to study bone-implant interfaces, thanks to its lower interaction with metals. The aim of this study is to assess the potential of neutron tomography for the characterisation of bone tissue in the vicinity of a metallic implant. A standardised implant with a bone chamber was implanted in rabbit bone. Four specimens were imaged with neutron tomography and subsequently compared to non-decalcified histology to stain soft and mineralised bone tissues, used here as a ground-truth reference. An intensity-based image registration procedure was performed to place the 12 histological slices within the corresponding 3D neutron volume. Significant correlations (p < 0.01) were obtained between the two modalities for the bone-implant contact (BIC) ratio (R = 0.77) and the bone content inside the chamber (R = 0.89). The results indicate that mineralised bone tissue can be reliably detected by neutron tomography. However, theBICratio and bone content were found to be overestimated with neutron imaging, which may be explained by its sensitivity to non-mineralised soft tissues, as revealed by histological staining. This study highlights the suitability of neutron tomography for the analysis of the bone-implant interface. Future work will focus on further distinguishing soft tissues from bone tissue, which could be aided by the adoption of contrast agents.
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- Florian Guillaume
- Département de génie mécanique, École de technologie supérieure, Montréal, Canada.,MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France.,Laboratoire 3SR, Université Grenoble Alpes, Gières, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- LBPS/CSPBAT, UMR CNRS 7244, Institut Galilée, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 99 avenue JB Clément 93430- Villetaneuse, France
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- MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- Département de génie mécanique, École de technologie supérieure, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, F-94010 Creteil, France
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Nguyen DM, Almeida G, Nguyen TML, Zhang J, Lu P, Colin J, Perré P. A Critical Review of Current Imaging Techniques to Investigate Water Transfers in Wood and Biosourced Materials. Transp Porous Media 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-020-01538-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fraulob M, Le Cann S, Voumard B, Yasui H, Yano K, Vayron R, Matsukawa M, Zysset P, Haïat G. Multimodal Evaluation of the Spatiotemporal Variations of Periprosthetic Bone Properties. J Biomech Eng 2020; 142:1086899. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4048399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Titanium implants are widely used in dental and orthopedic surgeries. However, implant failures still occur because of a lack of implant stability. The biomechanical properties of bone tissue located around the implant need to be assessed to better understand the osseointegration phenomena and anticipate implant failure. The aim of this study was to explore the spatiotemporal variation of the microscopic elastic properties of newly formed bone tissue close to an implant. Eight coin-shaped Ti6Al4V implants were inserted into rabbit tibiae for 7 and 13 weeks using an in vivo model allowing the distinction between mature and newly formed bone in a standardized configuration. Nanoindentation and micro-Brillouin scattering measurements were carried out in similar locations to measure the indentation modulus and the wave velocity, from which relative variations of bone mass density were extracted. The indentation modulus, the wave velocity and mass density were found to be higher (1) in newly formed bone tissue located close to the implant surface, compared to mature cortical bone tissue, and (2) after longer healing time, consistently with an increased mineralization. Within the bone chamber, the spatial distribution of elastic properties was more heterogeneous for shorter healing durations. After 7 weeks of healing, bone tissue in the bone chamber close to the implant surface was 12.3% denser than bone tissue further away. Bone tissue close to the chamber edge was 16.8% denser than in its center. These results suggest a bone spreading pathway along tissue maturation, which is confirmed by histology and consistent with contact osteogenesis phenomena.
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- Manon Fraulob
- MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, Creteil F-94010, France
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- MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, Creteil F-94010, France
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- ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern CH-3010, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Ultrasonic Electronics, Applied Ultrasonic Research Center, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ultrasonic Electronics, Applied Ultrasonic Research Center, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan
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- Université Polytechnique Hauts de France, Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Mécanique et d'informatique Industrielles et Humaines, LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201, Valenciennes F-59300, France
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- Laboratory of Ultrasonic Electronics, Applied Ultrasonic Research Center, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan
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- ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern CH-3010, Switzerland
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- MSME, CNRS UMR 8208, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Gustave Eiffel, Creteil F-94010, France
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Ryan MK, Oliviero S, Costa MC, Wilkinson JM, Dall’Ara E. Heterogeneous Strain Distribution in the Subchondral Bone of Human Osteoarthritic Femoral Heads, Measured with Digital Volume Correlation. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13204619. [PMID: 33081288 PMCID: PMC7603047 DOI: 10.3390/ma13204619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease, affecting approximately one third of people over the age of 45. Whilst the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease are still not well understood, mechanics play an important role in both the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis. In this study, we demonstrate the application of stepwise compression, combined with microCT imaging and digital volume correlation (DVC) to measure and evaluate full-field strain distributions within osteoarthritic femoral heads under uniaxial compression. A comprehensive analysis showed that the microstructural features inherent in OA bone did not affect the level of uncertainties associated with the applied methods. The results illustrate the localization of strains at the loading surface as well as in areas of low bone volume fraction and subchondral cysts. Trabecular thickness and connectivity density were identified as the only microstructural parameters with any association to the magnitude of local strain measured at apparent yield strain or the volume of bone exceeding yield strain. This work demonstrates a novel approach to evaluating the mechanical properties of the whole human femoral head in case of severe OA.
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- Melissa K. Ryan
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; (S.O.); (M.C.C.); (J.M.W.); (E.D.)
- INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
- Medical Device Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-8-8201-3208
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; (S.O.); (M.C.C.); (J.M.W.); (E.D.)
- INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; (S.O.); (M.C.C.); (J.M.W.); (E.D.)
- INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; (S.O.); (M.C.C.); (J.M.W.); (E.D.)
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; (S.O.); (M.C.C.); (J.M.W.); (E.D.)
- INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the current literature regarding implant fixation in osteoporotic bone. RECENT FINDINGS Clinical studies have not only demonstrated the growing prevalence of osteoporosis in patients undergoing total joint replacement (TJR) but may also indicate a significant gap in screening and treatment of this comorbidity. Osteoporosis negatively impacts bone in multiple ways beyond the mere loss of bone mass, including compromising skeletal regenerative capacity, architectural deterioration, and bone matrix quality, all of which could diminish implant fixation. Recent findings both in preclinical animal models and in clinical studies indicate encouraging results for the use of osteoporosis drugs to promote implant fixation. Implant fixation in osteoporotic bone presents an increasing clinical challenge that may be benefitted by increased screening and usage of osteoporosis drugs.
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- Kyle D Anderson
- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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Measurement of Internal Implantation Strains in Analogue Bone Using DVC. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13184050. [PMID: 32932608 PMCID: PMC7559792 DOI: 10.3390/ma13184050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The survivorship of cementless orthopaedic implants may be related to their initial stability; insufficient press-fit can lead to excessive micromotion between the implant and bone, joint pain, and surgical revision. However, too much interference between implant and bone can produce excessive strains and damage the bone, which also compromises stability. An understanding of the nature and mechanisms of strain generation during implantation would therefore be valuable. Previous measurements of implantation strain have been limited to local discrete or surface measurements. In this work, we devise a Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) methodology to measure the implantation strain throughout the volume. A simplified implant model was implanted into analogue bone media using a customised loading rig, and a micro-CT protocol optimised to minimise artefacts due to the presence of the implant. The measured strains were interpreted by FE modelling of the displacement-controlled implantation, using a bilinear elastoplastic constitutive model for the analogue bone. The coefficient of friction between the implant and bone was determined using the experimental measurements of the reaction force. Large strains at the interface between the analogue bone and implant produced localised deterioration of the correlation coefficient, compromising the ability to measure strains in this region. Following correlation coefficient thresholding (removing strains with a coefficient less than 0.9), the observed strain patterns were similar between the DVC and FE. However, the magnitude of FE strains was approximately double those measured experimentally. This difference suggests the need for improvements in the interface failure model, for example, to account for localised buckling of the cellular analogue bone structure. A further recommendation from this work is that future DVC experiments involving similar geometries and structures should employ a subvolume size of 0.97 mm as a starting point.
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Clark JN, Heyraud A, Tavana S, Al-Jabri T, Tallia F, Clark B, Blunn GW, Cobb JP, Hansen U, Jones JR, Jeffers JRT. Exploratory Full-Field Mechanical Analysis across the Osteochondral Tissue-Biomaterial Interface in an Ovine Model. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E3911. [PMID: 32899671 PMCID: PMC7559087 DOI: 10.3390/ma13183911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Osteochondral injuries are increasingly prevalent, yet success in articular cartilage regeneration remains elusive, necessitating the development of new surgical interventions and novel medical devices. As part of device development, animal models are an important milestone in illustrating functionality of novel implants. Inspection of the tissue-biomaterial system is vital to understand and predict load-sharing capacity, fixation mechanics and micromotion, none of which are directly captured by traditional post-mortem techniques. This study aims to characterize the localised mechanics of an ex vivo ovine osteochondral tissue-biomaterial system extracted following six weeks in vivo testing, utilising laboratory micro-computed tomography, in situ loading and digital volume correlation. Herein, the full-field displacement and strain distributions were visualised across the interface of the system components, including newly formed tissue. The results from this exploratory study suggest that implant micromotion in respect to the surrounding tissue could be visualised in 3D across multiple loading steps. The methodology provides a non-destructive means to assess device performance holistically, informing device design to improve osteochondral regeneration strategies.
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- Jeffrey N. Clark
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (J.N.C.); (S.T.); (U.H.)
- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (A.H.); (F.T.); (J.R.J.)
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (A.H.); (F.T.); (J.R.J.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (J.N.C.); (S.T.); (U.H.)
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.A.-J.); (J.P.C.)
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (A.H.); (F.T.); (J.R.J.)
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- Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum London, London SW7 5BD, UK;
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK;
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.A.-J.); (J.P.C.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (J.N.C.); (S.T.); (U.H.)
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (A.H.); (F.T.); (J.R.J.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (J.N.C.); (S.T.); (U.H.)
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Le Cann S, Tudisco E, Tägil M, Hall SA, Isaksson H. Bone Damage Evolution Around Integrated Metal Screws Using X-Ray Tomography - in situ Pullout and Digital Volume Correlation. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:934. [PMID: 32850760 PMCID: PMC7419699 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Better understanding of the local deformation of the bone network around metallic implants subjected to loading is of importance to assess the mechanical resistance of the bone-implant interface and limit implant failure. In this study, four titanium screws were osseointegrated into rat tibiae for 4 weeks and screw pullout was conducted in situ under x-ray microtomography, recording macroscopic mechanical behavior and full tomographies at multiple load steps before failure. Images were analyzed using Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) to access internal displacement and deformation fields during loading. A repeatable failure pattern was observed, where a ∼300–500 μm-thick envelope of bone detached from the trabecular structure. Fracture initiated close to the screw tip and propagated along the implant surface, at a distance of around 500 μm. Thus, the fracture pattern appeared to be influenced by the microstructure of the bone formed closely around the threads, which confirmed that the model is relevant for evaluating the effect of pharmacological treatments affecting local bone formation. Moreover, cracks at the tibial plateau were identified by DVC analysis of the tomographic images acquired during loading. Moderate strains were first distributed in the trabecular bone, which localized into higher strains regions with subsequent loading, revealing crack-formation not evident in the tomographic images. The in situ loading methodology followed by DVC is shown to be a powerful tool to study internal deformation and fracture behavior of the newly formed bone close to an implant when subjected to loading. A better understanding of the interface failure may help improve the outcome of surgical implants.
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- Sophie Le Cann
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Geotechnical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Solid Mechanics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Lund Institute for Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Zhou Y, Gong C, Hossaini-Zadeh M, Du J. 3D full-field strain in bone-implant and bone-tooth constructs and their morphological influential factors. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2020; 110:103858. [PMID: 32501222 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The biomechanics of bone-tooth and bone-implant interfaces affects the outcomes of several dental treatments, such as implant placement, because bone, tooth and periodontal ligament are living tissues that adapt to the changes in mechanical stimulations. In this work, mechanical testing coupled with micro-CT was performed on human cadaveric mandibular bone-tooth and bone-implant constructs. Using digital volume correlation, the 3D full-field strain in bone under implant loading and tooth loading was measured. Concurrently, bone morphology and bone-implant and bone-tooth contact were also measured through the analysis of micro-CT images. The results show that strain in bone increased when a tooth was replaced by a dental implant. Strain concentration was observed in peri-implant bone, as well as in the buccal bone plate, which is also the clinically-observed bone resorption area after implant placement. Decreasing implant stability measurements (resonance frequency analysis and torque test) indicated increased peri-implant strain, but their relationships may not be linear. Peri-implant bone strain linearly increased with decreasing bone-implant contact (BIC) ratio. It also linearly decreased with increasing bone-tooth/bone-implant contact ratio. The high strain in the buccal bone plate linearly increased with decreasing buccal bone plate thickness. The results of this study revealed 3D full-field strain in bone-tooth and bone-implant constructs, as well as their several morphological influential factors.
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- Yuxiao Zhou
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States.
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- Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States.
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de Barros E Lima Bueno R, Dias AP, Ponce KJ, Brunski JB, Nanci A. System for application of controlled forces on dental implants in rat maxillae: Influence of the number of load cycles on bone healing. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2019; 108:965-975. [PMID: 31368244 PMCID: PMC7078813 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Experimental studies on the effect of micromotion on bone healing around implants are frequently conducted in long bones. In order to more closely reflect the anatomical and clinical environments around dental implants, and eventually be able to experimentally address load‐management issues, we have developed a system that allows initial stabilization, protection from external forces, and controlled axial loading of implants. Screw‐shaped implants were placed on the edentulous ridge in rat maxillae. Three loading regimens were applied to validate the system; case A no loading (unloaded implant) for 14 days, case B no loading in the first 7 days followed by 7 days of a single, daily loading session (60 cycles of an axial force of 1.5 N/cycle), and case C no loading in the first 7 days followed by 7 days of two such daily loading sessions. Finite element modeling of the peri‐implant compressive and tensile strains plus histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that in case B any tissue damage resulting from the applied force (and related interfacial strains) did not per se disturb bone healing, however, in case C, the accumulation of damage resulting from the doubling of loading sessions severely disrupted the process. These proof‐of‐principle results validate the applicability of our system for controlled loading, and provide new evidence on the importance of the number of load cycles applied on healing of maxillary bone.
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- Renan de Barros E Lima Bueno
- Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Gao X, Fraulob M, Haïat G. Biomechanical behaviours of the bone-implant interface: a review. J R Soc Interface 2019; 16:20190259. [PMID: 31362615 PMCID: PMC6685012 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
In recent decades, cementless implants have been widely used in clinical practice to replace missing organs, to replace damaged or missing bone tissue or to restore joint functionality. However, there remain risks of failure which may have dramatic consequences. The success of an implant depends on its stability, which is determined by the biomechanical properties of the bone-implant interface (BII). The aim of this review article is to provide more insight on the current state of the art concerning the evolution of the biomechanical properties of the BII as a function of the implant's environment. The main characteristics of the BII and the determinants of implant stability are first introduced. Then, the different mechanical methods that have been employed to derive the macroscopic properties of the BII will be described. The experimental multi-modality approaches used to determine the microscopic biomechanical properties of periprosthetic newly formed bone tissue are also reviewed. Eventually, the influence of the implant's properties, in terms of both surface properties and biomaterials, is investigated. A better understanding of the phenomena occurring at the BII will lead to (i) medical devices that help surgeons to determine an implant's stability and (ii) an improvement in the quality of implants.
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- Xing Gao
- CNRS, Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, UMR CNRS 8208, 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cedex, France
- Research Centre for Medical Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- CNRS, Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, UMR CNRS 8208, 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cedex, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, UMR CNRS 8208, 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cedex, France
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An interface damage model that captures crack propagation at the microscale in cortical bone using XFEM. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 90:556-565. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Le Cann S, Tudisco E, Turunen MJ, Patera A, Mokso R, Tägil M, Belfrage O, Hall SA, Isaksson H. Investigating the Mechanical Characteristics of Bone-Metal Implant Interface Using in situ Synchrotron Tomographic Imaging. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 6:208. [PMID: 30719433 PMCID: PMC6348316 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Long-term stability of endosseous implants depends on successful bone formation, ingrowth and adaptation to the implant. Specifically, it will define the mechanical properties of the newly formed bone-implant interface. 3D imaging during mechanical loading tests (in situ loading) can improve the understanding of the local processes leading to bone damage and failure. In this study, titanium screws were implanted into rat tibiae and were allowed to integrate for 4 weeks with or without the addition of the growth factor Bone Morphogenetic Protein and the bisphosphonate Zoledronic Acid. Samples were subjected to in situ pullout using high-resolution synchrotron x-ray tomography at the Tomcat beamline (SLS, PSI, Switzerland) at 30 keV with 25 ms exposure time, resulting in a total acquisition time of 45 s per scan, with a 3.6 μm isotropic voxel size. Using a custom-made loading device positioned inside the beamline, screws were pulled out with 0.05 mm increment, acquiring multiple scans until rupture of the sample. The in situ loading protocol was adapted to ensure short imaging time, which enabled multiple samples to be tested with short loading steps, while keeping the total testing time low and reducing dose deposition. Higher trabecular bone content was quantified in the surrounding of the screw in the treated groups, which correlated with increased mechanical strength and stiffness. Differences in screw implantation, such as contact between threads and cortex as well as minor tilt of the screw were also correlated to the mechanical parameters. In situ loading enabled the investigation of crack propagation during the pullout, highlighting the mechanical behavior of the interface. Three typical crack types were observed: (1) rupture at the interface of trabecular and cortical bone tissues, close to the screw, (2) large crack inside the cortex connected to the implant, and (3) first failure away from the screw with cracks propagating toward the screw-bone interface. Mechanical properties of in vivo integrated bone-metal screws rely on a combination of multiple parameters that are difficult to identify and separate one from the other.
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- Sophie Le Cann
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Geotechnical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Solid Mechanics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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