Microcracks in cortical bone: how do they affect bone biology?

Abstract:

:Microcrack accumulation in cortical bone has been implicated in skeletal fragility and stress fractures. These cracks have also been shown to affect the mechanical and material properties of cortical bone. Their growth has been linked to osteocyte apoptosis and the initiation of the remodeling process, which also has a role in their repair. Clinically, osteoporosis is diagnosed using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. However, evidence now indicates that bone mass alone is insufficient to satisfactorily explain the skeletal fragility of osteoporosis and consideration needs to be given to bone quality in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Bone quality includes parameters such as trabecular and cortical microarchitecture, morphology, bone turnover, degree of mineralization of the bone matrix, and significantly, the amount of microdamage present in the bone. Current clinical treatments concentrate on the inhibition of osteoclast activity to maintain bone mass in osteoporotic patients. However, these cells have a major role in removing existing microcracks from the bone matrix, and hence the use of bone resorption- inhibiting drugs may lead to insufficient bone repair and therefore an increase in microdamage accumulation and loss of bone quality.

journal_name

Curr Osteoporos Rep

authors

O'Brien FJ,Brennan O,Kennedy OD,Lee TC

doi

10.1007/s11914-005-0002-1

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-06-01 00:00:00

pages

39-45

issue

2

eissn

1544-1873

issn

1544-2241

journal_volume

3

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