Microindentation for In Vivo Measurement of Bone Tissue Material Properties in Atypical Femoral Fracture Patients and Controls
Microindentation for In Vivo Measurement of Bone Tissue Material Properties in Atypical Femoral Fracture Patients and Controls
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DOI:
10.1002/jbmr.1731
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
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6.2
通讯作者:
Diez-Perez, Adolfo
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Gueerri-Fernandez, Roberto C.;Nogues, Xavier;Diez-Perez, Adolfo
Atypical femoral fractures (AFF) associated with long-term bisphosphonates (LTB) are a growing concern. Their etiology is unknown, but bone material properties might be deteriorated. In an AFF series, we analyzed the bone material properties by microindentation. Four groups of patients were included: 6 AFF, 38 typical osteoporotic fractures, 6 LTB, and 20 controls without fracture. Neither typical osteoporotic fractures nor controls have received any antiosteoporotic medication. A general laboratory workup, bone densitometry by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and microindentation testing at the tibia were done in all patients. Total indentation distance (Total ID), indentation distance increase (IDI), and creep indentation distance (Creep ID) were measured (microns). Age-adjusted analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used for comparisons. Controls were significantly younger than fracture groups. Bisphosphonate exposure was on average 5.5 years (range 5 to 12 years) for the AFF and 5.4 years (range 5 to 8 years) for the LTB groups. Total ID (microns) showed better material properties (lower Total ID) for controls 36 (+/- 6; mean +/- SD) than for AFF 46 (+/- 4) and for typical femoral fractures 47 (+/- 13), respectively. Patients on LTB showed values between controls and fractures, 38 (+/- 4), although not significantly different from any of the other three groups. IDI values showed a similar pattern 13 (+/- 2), 16 (+/- 6), 19 (+/- 3), and 18 (+/- 5). After adjusting by age, significant differences were seen between controls and typical (p