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Castonguay T, Dover G. Infrared Thermography-A Novel Tool for Monitoring Fracture Healing: A Critically Appraised Topic With Evidence-Based Recommendations for Clinical Practice. J Sport Rehabil 2023; 32:834-839. [PMID: 37433522 DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2022-0390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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CLINICAL SCENARIO Stress fractures are one of the most common injuries in athletes. Unfortunately, they are hard to diagnose, require multiple radiology exams and follow-up which leads to more exposure to radiation and an increase in cost. Stress fractures that are mismanaged can lead to serious complications and poorer outcomes for the athlete. During the rehabilitation process, it would be beneficial to be able to monitor the healing of fractures to know when it is safe to gradually allow a patient to a return to sport because the return to activity is not usually objective and based on pain level. CLINICAL QUESTION Can infrared thermography (IRT) be a useful tool to measure the pathophysiological state of the fracture healing? The aim of this critically appraised topic is to analyze the current evidence of IRT for measuring the temperature change in fractures to provide recommendations for medical practitioners. SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS For this critically appraised topic, we examined 3 articles that compared medical imaging and IRT over multiple time points during the follow-up. The 3 articles concluded that a 1 °C asymmetry in temperature followed by a return to normal (less than 0.3 °C) temperature during the healing process of fractures can be monitored using IRT. CLINICAL BOTTOM LINE Once the patient has been diagnosed with a fracture, IRT can safely be used to monitor the evolution of a fracture. When the thermogram progresses from a hot thermogram to a cold thermogram, the healing is considered good enough to return to sport. STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION Grade 2 evidence exists to support IRT being used by clinicians to monitor fracture healing. Due to the limited research and novelty of the technology, the current recommendations are for following the treatment of the fracture once the initial diagnosis is made.
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- Tristan Castonguay
- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,Canada
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- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,Canada
- PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, CRIR-Centre de Réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge du CIUSSS COMLT, Montreal, QC,Canada
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Bone stress injuries (BSIs) occur at inopportune times to invariably interrupt training. All BSIs in runners occur due to an "error" in workload wherein the interaction between the number and magnitude of bone tissue loading cycles exceeds the ability of the tissue to resist the repetitive loads. There is not a single optimal bone workload, rather a range which is influenced by the prevailing scenario. In prepubertal athletes, optimal bone workload consists of low-repetitions of fast, high-magnitude, multidirectional loads introduced a few times per day to induce bone adaptation. Premature sports specialization should be avoided so as to develop a robust skeleton that is structurally optimized to withstand multidirectional loading. In the mature skeleton, optimal workload enables gains in running performance but minimizes bone damage accumulation by sensibly progressing training, particularly training intensity. When indicated (e.g., following repeated BSIs), attempts to reduce bone loading magnitude should be considered, such as increasing running cadence. Determining the optimal bone workload for an individual athlete to prevent and manage BSIs requires consistent monitoring. In the future, it may be possible to clinically determine bone loads at the tissue level to facilitate workload progressions and prescriptions.
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- Stuart J Warden
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences, Indiana University, 1140 W. Michigan St., CF-124, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- School of Physical Therapy & Health Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Stress fractures at weight-bearing sites, particularly the tibia, are common in military recruits and athletes. This review presents recent findings from human imaging and biomechanics studies aimed at predicting and preventing stress fractures. RECENT FINDINGS Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) provides evidence that cortical bone geometry (tibial width and area) is associated with tibial stress fracture risk during weight-bearing exercise. The contribution of bone trabecular microarchitecture, cortical porosity, and bone material properties in the pathophysiology of stress fractures is less clear, but high-resolution pQCT and new techniques such as impact microindentation may improve our understanding of the role of microarchitecture and material properties in stress fracture prediction. Military studies demonstrate osteogenic outcomes from high impact, repetitive tibial loading during training. Kinetic and kinematic characteristics may influence stress fracture risk, but there is no evidence that interventions to modify biomechanics can reduce the incidence of stress fracture. Strategies to promote adaptive bone formation, in combination with improved techniques to assess bone strength, present exciting opportunities for future research to prevent stress fractures.
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- Thomas J O'Leary
- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, Hampshire, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL, London, UK
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- Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, Hampshire, UK.
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL, London, UK.
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
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Taylor SA, Shah SS, Chen X, Gentile J, Gulotta LV, Dines JS, Dines DM, Cordasco FA, Warren RF, Kontaxis A. Scapular Ring Preservation: Coracoacromial Ligament Transection Increases Scapular Spine Strains Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2020; 102:1358-1364. [PMID: 32769603 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.19.01118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Scapular fractures following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) are devastating complications with substantial functional implications. The role of the coracoacromial ligament (CAL), which is often transected during surgical exposure for RSA, is not fully known. We hypothesized that the CAL contributes to the structural integrity of the "scapular ring" and that the transection of this ligament during RSA alters the scapular strain patterns. METHODS RSA was performed on 8 cadaveric specimens without evidence of a prior surgical procedure in the shoulder. Strain rosettes were fixed onto the acromial body (at the location of Levy type-II fractures) and the scapular spine (Levy type III). With use of a shoulder simulator, strains were recorded at 0°, 30°, and 60° glenohumeral abductions before and after CAL transection. The deltoid and glenohumeral joints were functionally loaded (middle deltoid = 150 N, posterior deltoid = 75 N, and joint compression = 300 N). Maximum principal strains were calculated from each rosette at each abduction angle. A repeated-measures analysis of variance with post hoc analysis was performed to compare the maximum principal strain at each abduction angle. RESULTS With the CAL intact, there was no significant difference between strain experienced by the acromion and scapular spine at 0°, 30°, and 60° of glenohumeral abduction. CAL transection generated significantly increased strain in the scapular spine at all abduction angles compared with an intact CAL. The maximum scapular spine strain observed was increased 19.7% at 0° of abduction following CAL transection (1,216 ± 300.0 microstrain; p = 0.011). Following CAL transection, acromial strains paradoxically decreased at all abduction angles (p < 0.05 for all). The smallest strains were observed at 60° of glenohumeral abduction at the acromion following CAL transection (296 ± 121.3 microstrain; p = 0.048). CONCLUSIONS The CAL is an important structure that completes the "scapular ring" and therefore serves to help distribute strain in a more normalized fashion. Transection of the CAL substantially alters strain patterns, resulting in increased strain at the scapular spine following RSA. CLINICAL RELEVANCE CAL preservation is a modifiable risk factor that may reduce the risk of bone microdamage and thus the occurrence of fatigue/stress fractures in the scapular spine following RSA.
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- New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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Mauntel TC, Marshall SW, Hackney AC, Pietrosimone BG, Cameron KL, Peck KY, Trump JR, Padua DA. Trunk and Lower Extremity Movement Patterns, Stress Fracture Risk Factors, and Biomarkers of Bone Turnover in Military Trainees. J Athl Train 2020; 55:724-732. [PMID: 32702112 PMCID: PMC7384468 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-134-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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CONTEXT Military service members commonly sustain lower extremity stress fractures (SFx). How SFx risk factors influence bone metabolism is unknown. Understanding how SFx risk factors influence bone metabolism may help to optimize risk-mitigation strategies. OBJECTIVE To determine how SFx risk factors influence bone metabolism. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Military service academy. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS Forty-five men (agepre = 18.56 ± 1.39 years, heightpre = 176.95 ± 7.29 cm, masspre = 77.20 ± 9.40 kg; body mass indexpre = 24.68 ± 2.87) who completed Cadet Basic Training (CBT). Individuals with neurologic or metabolic disorders were excluded. INTERVENTION(S) We assessed SFx risk factors (independent variables) with (1) the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS), (2) self-reported injury and physical activity questionnaires, and (3) physical fitness tests. We assessed bone biomarkers (dependent variables; procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide [PINP] and cross-linked collagen telopeptide [CTx-1]) via serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) A markerless motion-capture system was used to analyze trunk and lower extremity biomechanics via the LESS. Serum samples were collected post-CBT; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays determined PINP and CTx-1 concentrations, and PINP : CTx-1 ratios were calculated. Linear regression models demonstrated associations between SFx risk factors and PINP and CTx-1 concentrations and PINP : CTx-1 ratio. Biomarker concentration mean differences with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Significance was set a priori using α ≤ .10 for simple and α ≤ .05 for multiple regression analyses. RESULTS The multiple regression models incorporating LESS and SFx risk factor data predicted the PINP concentration (R2 = 0.47, P = .02) and PINP : CTx-1 ratio (R2 = 0.66, P = .01). The PINP concentration was increased by foot internal rotation, trunk flexion, CBT injury, sit-up score, and pre- to post-CBT mass changes. The CTx-1 concentration was increased by heel-to-toe landing and post-CBT mass. The PINP : CTx-1 ratio was increased by foot internal rotation, lower extremity sagittal-plane displacement (inversely), CBT injury, sit-up score, and pre- to post-CBT mass changes. CONCLUSIONS Stress fracture risk factors accounted for 66% of the PINP : CTx-1 ratio variability, a potential surrogate for bone health. Our findings provide insight into how SFx risk factors influence bone health. This information can help guide SFx risk-mitigation strategies.
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- Timothy C. Mauntel
- DoD-VA Extremity Trauma & Amputation Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Human Research Protection Program, Academic Research Division, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Johnston TE, Dempsey C, Gilman F, Tomlinson R, Jacketti AK, Close J. Physiological Factors of Female Runners With and Without Stress Fracture Histories: A Pilot Study. Sports Health 2020; 12:334-340. [PMID: 32525466 PMCID: PMC7787571 DOI: 10.1177/1941738120919331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Female runners are at increased risk of stress fractures (SFs) compared with men. Literature is lacking with regard to best practice for preventing and treating SFs in women. The purpose of the study was to compare physiological measures and running-related factors between women of various ages and running abilities with and without a history of running-related SFs. HYPOTHESIS Women with and without SF histories will differ with regard to medical and menstrual history, bone health, body composition, nutrition, and running history. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 2. METHODS A total of 20 female runners with SF histories were matched based on age and running distance with 20 women without SF histories. Data included medical, menstrual, running, injury, and nutritional histories; blood histology related to nutritional, hormonal, and bone-related risk factors; and bone density, fat, and lean tissue using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Paired t tests were used to examine differences between women with and without SF histories, and Spearmen correlations were conducted to examine relationships between physiological factors. RESULTS Women with SF histories had lower hip bone mineral density compared with women without SF histories (P < 0.05). SF history was moderately correlated with menstrual changes during increased training times (r = 0.580; P < 0.0001) but was not correlated with any other physiological factor. There was a moderate correlation within the SF group (r = 0.65; P = 0.004) for bone markers for resorption and formation both increasing, indicating increased bone turnover. CONCLUSION Female runners with low hip bone mineral density, menstrual changes during peak training, and elevated bone turnover markers may be at increased risk of SF. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Female runners need routine screening for risks associated with SF occurrence. As bone mineral density and bone turnover markers are not routinely assessed in this population, important risk factors may be missed.
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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CASE This report describes the divergent course and management of bilateral patellar stress fractures in a 17-year-old skeletally immature male athlete. Beginning as bilateral incomplete tension-sided patellar fractures, the right patella healed uneventfully, whereas the left progressed to a complete, mildly displaced transverse fracture that eventually healed with nonoperative treatment measures to include temporary bracing, physical therapy, and vitamin D supplementation. CONCLUSIONS Patellar stress fractures are exceptionally rare, particularly bilateral injuries in the pediatric population. Diligent workup is necessary for appropriate diagnosis, whereas knowledge of the salient features of these injuries is useful in treatment.
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Duckham RL, Bialo SR, Machan J, Kriz P, Gordon CM. A case-control pilot study of stress fracture in adolescent girls: the discriminative ability of two imaging technologies to classify at-risk athletes. Osteoporos Int 2019; 30:1573-1580. [PMID: 31143993 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05001-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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UNLABELLED Since stress fractures are common among adolescent athletes, it is important to identify bone assessment tools that accurately identify risk. We investigated the discriminative ability of two imaging technologies to classify at-risk athletes. Findings suggested that peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) has the ability to distinguish differences in bone structure in injured vs. uninjured limbs. INTRODUCTION Given the high stress fracture (SFX) prevalence among adolescent girls, an understanding of the most informative assessment tools to identify SFX risks are required. We investigated the discriminative ability of pQCT vs. dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to classify athletes with or without SFX. METHODS Twelve adolescent athletes diagnosed with a lower-extremity SFX were compared with 12 matched controls. DXA measured areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and content of the total body, and lumbar spine. Bilateral tibiae were assessed with pQCT. At the metaphysis (3%), total density (ToD), trabecular density (TrD), trabecular area (TrA), and estimated bone strength in compression (BSIc), and at the diaphysis (38% and 66%), total bone area (ToA), cortical density (CoD), cortical area (CoA), estimated bone strength in torsion (SSIp), and peri- and endocortical and muscle area (MuA) were obtained. Cortical bone mass/density around the center of mass and marrow density (estimate of adiposity) were calculated using ImageJ software. General estimated equations adjusting for multiple comparisons (Holm-Bonferroni method) were used to compare means between (1) injured limb of the case athletes vs. uninjured limb of the control athletes and (2) uninjured limb of the case athletes vs. uninjured limbs of the controls and injured vs. uninjured limb of case athletes with a SFX. RESULTS aBMD and content showed no significant differences between cases and controls. When comparing the injured vs. uninjured leg in the case athletes by pQCT at the 3% tibia, unadjusted TrD, total density, and BSIc were significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the injured vs. uninjured leg. Marrow density at the 66% site was 1% (p < 0.05) lower in the injured vs. uninjured leg. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary data in athletes with SFX suggest that pQCT has the ability to distinguish differences in bone structure in injured vs. uninjured limbs. No discriminative bone parameter classifications were identified between adolescent athletes with or without SFX.
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- R L Duckham
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Departments of Orthopedics and Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Xu C, Reifman J, Baggaley M, Edwards WB, Unnikrishnan G. Individual Differences in Women During Walking Affect Tibial Response to Load Carriage: The Importance of Individualized Musculoskeletal Finite-Element Models. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2019; 67:545-555. [PMID: 31150325 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2019.2917415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Subject-specific features can contribute to the susceptibility of an individual to stress fracture. Here, we incorporated tibial morphology and material properties into a standard musculoskeletal finite-element (M/FE) model and investigated how load carriage influences joint kinetics and tibial mechanics in women. We obtained the morphology and material properties of the tibia from computed tomography images for women of three distinctly different heights, 1.51 m (short), 1.63 m (medium), and 1.75 m (tall), and developed individualized M/FE models for each. Then, we calculated joint and muscle forces, and subsequently, tibial stress/strain for each woman walking at 1.3 m/s under various load conditions (0, 11.3, or 22.7 kg). Among the subjects investigated, using individualized and standard M/FE models, the joint reaction forces (JRFs) differed by up to 4 (hip), 22 (knee), and 26% (ankle), and the 90th percentile von Mises stress by up to 30% (tall woman). Load carriage evoked distinct biomechanical responses, with a 22.7-kg load decreasing the peak hip JRF during late stance by ∼18% in the short woman, while increasing it by ∼39% in the other two women. It also increased peak knee and ankle JRFs by up to ∼48 (tall woman) and ∼36% (short woman). The same load increased the 90th percentile von Mises stress (and corresponding cumulative stress) by 31 (28), 22 (30), and 27% (32%) in the short, medium, and tall woman, respectively. Our findings highlight the critical role of individualized M/FE models to assess mechanical loading in different individuals performing the same physical activity.
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Jorge JP, Carvalho N. Adjacent Bi-level bilateral pedicle stress fractures after instrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion-a case report and review of the literature. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2019; 29:1147-1151. [PMID: 30783775 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-019-02402-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Isolated bilateral pedicle stress fractures of the lumbar spine are rare events, and few cases are reported in the literature. Their occurrence is commonly related to post-operative complications of spine instrumentation but can also be associated with stress-related activities, degenerative spine conditions, trauma and other miscellaneous causes. The authors report a case of adjacent bi-level bilateral pedicle fracture that developed 5 years after an instrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion. We believe that this has never been described before, and we reviewed the current literature pertaining this subject.
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- João Pedro Jorge
- Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Curry Cabral, Rua da Beneficência, nº 8, 1069-166, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Curry Cabral, Rua da Beneficência, nº 8, 1069-166, Lisbon, Portugal
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Rosales Rocabado JM, Kaku M, Nozaki K, Ida T, Kitami M, Aoyagi Y, Uoshima K. A multi-factorial analysis of bone morphology and fracture strength of rat femur in response to ovariectomy. J Orthop Surg Res 2018; 13:318. [PMID: 30545382 PMCID: PMC6293566 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-018-1018-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Postmenopausal osteoporosis develops due to a deficiency of estrogen that causes a decrease in bone mass and changes in the macro- and micro-architectural structure of the bone, leading to the loss of mechanical strength and an increased risk of fracture. Although the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) has been widely used as a gold standard for diagnostic screening of bone fracture risks, it accounts for only a part of the variation in bone fragility; thus, it is necessary to consider other determinants of bone strength. Therefore, we aimed to comprehensively evaluate the architectural changes of the bone that influence bone fracture strength, together with the different sensitivities of cortical and trabecular bone in response to ovariectomy (OVX). METHODS Bone morphology parameters were separately analyzed both in cortical and in trabecular bones, at distal-metaphysis, and mid-diaphysis of OVX rat femurs. Three-point bending test was performed at mid-diaphysis of the femurs. Correlation of OVX-induced changes of morphological parameters with breaking force was analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS OVX resulted in a decline in the bone volume of distal-metaphysis trabecular bone, but an increase in distal-metaphysis and mid-diaphysis cortical bone volume. Tissue mineral density (TMD) remained unchanged in both the trabecular and cortical bone of the distal metaphysis but decreased in cortical bone of the mid-diaphysis. The OVX significantly increased the breaking force at mid-diaphysis of the femurs. CONCLUSIONS OVX decreased the trabecular bone volume of the distal-metaphysis and increased the cortical bone volume of the distal-metaphysis and mid-diaphysis. Despite the reduction in TMD and increased cortical porosity, bone fracture strength increased in the mid-diaphysis after OVX. These results indicate that analyzing a single factor, i.e., BMD, is not sufficient to predict the absolute fracture risk of the bone, as OVX-induced bone response vary, depending on the bone type and location. Our results strongly support the necessity of analyzing bone micro-architecture and site specificity to clarify the true etiology of osteoporosis in a clinical setting.
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- Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Biofunction Research, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Florio CS. Effectiveness of various isometric exercises at improving bone strength in cortical regions prone to distal tibial stress fractures. Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng 2018; 34:e2976. [PMID: 29508548 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A computational model was used to compare the local bone strengthening effectiveness of various isometric exercises that may reduce the likelihood of distal tibial stress fractures. The developed model predicts local endosteal and periosteal cortical accretion and resorption based on relative local and global measures of the tibial stress state and its surface variation. Using a multisegment 3-dimensional leg model, tibia shape adaptations due to 33 combinations of hip, knee, and ankle joint angles and the direction of a single or sequential series of generated isometric resultant forces were predicted. The maximum stress at a common fracture-prone region in each optimized geometry was compared under likely stress fracture-inducing midstance jogging conditions. No direct correlations were found between stress reductions over an initially uniform circular hollow cylindrical geometry under these critical design conditions and the exercise-based sets of active muscles, joint angles, or individual muscle force and local stress magnitudes. Additionally, typically favorable increases in cross-sectional geometric measures did not guarantee stress decreases at these locations. Instead, tibial stress distributions under the exercise conditions best predicted strengthening ability. Exercises producing larger anterior distal stresses created optimized tibia shapes that better resisted the high midstance jogging bending stresses. Bent leg configurations generating anteriorly directed or inferiorly directed resultant forces created favorable adaptations. None of the studied loads produced by a straight leg was significantly advantageous. These predictions and the insight gained can provide preliminary guidance in the screening and development of targeted bone strengthening techniques for those susceptible to distal tibial stress fractures.
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- C S Florio
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA
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Zhang X, Liu X, Yan Z, Cai J, Kang F, Shan S, Wang P, Zhai M, Edward Guo X, Luo E, Jing D. Spatiotemporal characterization of microdamage accumulation in rat ulnae in response to uniaxial compressive fatigue loading. Bone 2018; 108:156-164. [PMID: 29331298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Repetitive fatigue loading can induce microdamage accumulation in bone matrix, which results in impaired mechanical properties and increased fracture susceptibility. However, the spatial distribution and time-variant process of microdamage accumulation in fatigue-loaded skeleton, especially for linear microcracks which are known to initiate bone remodeling, remain not fully understood. In this study, the time-varying process of the morphology and distribution of microcracks in rat ulnae subjected to uniaxial compressive fatigue loading was investigated. Right forelimbs of thirty four-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to one bout of cyclic ramp loading with 0.67 Hz at a normalized peak force of 0.055 N/g body weight for 6000 cycles, and the contralateral left ulnae were not loaded as the control samples. Ten rats were randomly euthanized on Days 3, 5, and 7 post fatigue loading. Our findings via two-dimensional histomorphometric measurements based on basic fuchsin staining and three-dimensional quantifications using contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography (MicroCT) with precipitated BaSO4 staining demonstrated that the accumulation of linear microcracks (increase in the amount of linear microcracks) on Day 5 was significantly higher than that on Day 3 and Day 7 post fatigue loading. Our histological and histomorphometric results revealed that linear microcrack density (Cr.Dn) in the tensile cortex at Days 3, 5 and 7 post fatigue loading was significantly higher than that in the compressive side, whereas linear microcrack length (Cr.Le) in the tensile cortex at Day 3 was significantly lower than that in the compressive cortex. Our findings revealed that microcrack accumulation exhibited a non-linear time-varying process at 3, 5 and 7 days post axial compressive fatigue loading (with observable peak Cr.Dn at Day 5). Our findings also revealed distinct distribution of microcrack density and morphology in rat ulnae with tensile and compressive strains, as characterized by more microcracks accumulated in tensile cortices, and longer cracks shown in compressive cortices.
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- Xuhui Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Department of Medical Engineering, 456th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Department of Medical Engineering, 150th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Bögl HP, Aspenberg P, Schilcher J. Undisturbed local bone formation capacity in patients with atypical femoral fractures: a case series. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:2439-2444. [PMID: 28474166 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED We excised the fracture site in 8 patients with incomplete atypical femoral fractures by drilling an 11-mm-diameter hole. New bone formation could be seen in the hole within a normal time frame. Delayed healing of these fractures might be unrelated to an impaired capacity to form bone. INTRODUCTION Incomplete atypical femoral fractures (undisplaced cracks) heal slowly or not at all, and often progress to a complete fracture with minimal trauma. The impaired healing has been attributed to an impaired biologic healing capacity related to bisphosphonate use, or, alternatively, to the mechanical environment within the fracture crack. This study aimed to investigate the capacity for bone formation after resection of the fracture site. METHODS Between 2008 and 2014, we recruited eight patients with incomplete atypical femoral fractures. All used oral bisphosphonates before the fracture for on average 8 years (range 4 to 15) and complained of thigh pain. The fractures were stabilized with reamed cephalomedullary nails. During surgery, the fracture site in the lateral cortex was resected with a cylindrical drill (diameter 11.5 mm). The cylindrical cortical defect allowed radiographic evaluation of new bone formation, and the patients were followed clinically and radiologically for 24 months (range 15 to 92). RESULTS After 3 months, newly formed bone could be seen in the cortical defects in all patients. After 13-26 months, the previous defects showed continuous cortical bone. At final follow-up, all patients reported full recovery of pre-surgical complaints. No complications occurred and no reoperations were performed. CONCLUSIONS New bone formation occurred within a time frame that appears normal for healing of cortical bone defects. This suggests that the capacity to form new bone is intact.
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- H P Bögl
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gävle hospital, SE-80 324, Gävle, Sweden.
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Long term use of bisphosphonates (BPs) in osteoporotic patients may be associated with stress fractures of the sub-trochanteric and shaft area of the femur, so called "atypical" femoral fractures (AFF). Specific diagnosis criteria have been defined with 5 major features; the presence of four of them characterizes the AFF. Once a complete fracture occurred, the best surgical treatment is closed reduction and intra medullary nailing. The BPs treatment should be stopped immediately after an AFF occurred. Dietary calcium and vitamin D status should be assessed, and adequate supplementation prescribed. Principle of combination of a systematic bone anabolic treatment is strongly debated. The recombinant parathyroid hormone 1-34 or Teriparatide ® (TPTD) has an anabolic effect on bone and prevent osteoporotic fractures. Available preclinical and clinical data have also demonstrated the role played by TPTD to enhance bone fracture healing and the potential beneficial effect in impaired fracture healing or specific clinical condition like AFFs. Some authors have proposed in incomplete BP use stress fractures different medical management according the MRI findings. Bone anabolic agents may be promising both to prevent healing complications in AFFs and to promote healing in conservative treatment of incomplete AFFs. More clinical studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
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- Jean-Marc Feron
- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Saint Antoine Hospital, UPMC- Sorbonne Universities, Paris, France.
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Saint Antoine Hospital, UPMC- Sorbonne Universities, Paris, France
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Kusnezov NA, Eisenstein ED, Dunn JC, Waterman BR. Functional Outcomes Following Surgical Management of Femoral Neck Stress Fractures. Orthopedics 2017; 40:e395-e399. [PMID: 28135372 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20170120-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The Military Health System Management Analysis and Reporting Tool was queried to identify all active duty US military service members who underwent operative fixation of femoral neck stress fractures from 2011 to 2012. A total of 13 patients with 17 femoral neck stress fractures met the inclusion criteria. Average patient age was 23.8±5.1 years, and 62% were women. At a mean 26-month follow-up, approximately one-half (46%) of the young military recruits were able to return to their preoperative activity level. Two (11%) required reoperation. Increased time to diagnosis and to subsequent fixation was associated with a greater risk of poor outcomes resulting in medical separation. [Orthopedics. 2017; 40(3):e395-e399.].
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Scheinowitz M, Yanovich R, Sharvit N, Arnon M, Moran DS. Effect of cardiovascular and muscular endurance is not associated with stress fracture incidence in female military recruits: a 12-month follow up study. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2017; 28:219-224. [PMID: 28222029 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2015-0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stress fracture (SF) is a common injury among military recruits, especially among women, during the army basic training (ABT). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of health habits and physical activity before recruitment on the fitness level and the incidence of SF during the 4-month ABT. METHODS We screened 226 female recruit volunteers (weight: 60.5±10 kg; height: 163±6 cm) from an integrated combat unit and 124 aged-matched female controls (weight: 57.0±8.3 kg, height 162±7 cm) from a non-combat unit. A self-report questionnaire on their habits pertaining to smoking, physical activity, and orthopedic injuries prior to recruitment were analyzed in relation to the incidences of SF during ABT. RESULTS Aerobic fitness was similar between the two groups. The overall incidence of SFs was 10.2%. Physical training prior to recruitment had no significant effect on the incidence of SF during ABT (11.7% vs. 9.6% in those who trained and did not train before recruitment, respectively) (Odds ratio, OR)=1.24, p=0.236). Nearly 42% of the female recruits smoked regularly, and the incidence of SFs among smokers was 10.5% compared with 9.9% among the non-smokers (OR=1.07, p=0.188). The overall incidence of SFs 12 months after recruitment was 1.78%. The use of contraceptive medication did not affect the incidence of SF: 10.0% among prior-trained vs. 6.4% in non-prior trained (p>0.05) recruits. SFs were not correlated to these variables at the end of the ABT program and 16 months after recruitment. CONCLUSIONS In the present female cohort, physical activity prior to recruitment had no protective effect against SF during or after ABT. The incidence of SFs during the 12-month period after ABT was negligible.
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- Surgeon General's Headquarters, Israel Defense Force, and Department of Military Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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Popp KL, McDermott W, Hughes JM, Baxter SA, Stovitz SD, Petit MA. Bone strength estimates relative to vertical ground reaction force discriminates women runners with stress fracture history. Bone 2017; 94:22-28. [PMID: 27729292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine differences in bone geometry, estimates of bone strength, muscle size and bone strength relative to load, in women runners with and without a history of stress fracture. METHODS We recruited 32 competitive distance runners aged 18-35, with (SFX, n=16) or without (NSFX, n=16) a history of stress fracture for this case-control study. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) was used to assess volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD, mg/mm3), total (ToA) and cortical (CtA) bone areas (mm2), and estimated compressive bone strength (bone strength index; BSI, mg/mm4) at the distal tibia. ToA, CtA, cortical vBMD, and estimated strength (section modulus; Zp, mm3 and strength strain index; SSIp, mm3) were measured at six cortical sites along the tibia. Mean active peak vertical (pkZ) ground reaction forces (GRFs), assessed from a fatigue run on an instrumented treadmill, were used in conjunction with pQCT measurements to estimate bone strength relative to load (mm2/N∗kg-1) at all cortical sites. RESULTS SSIp and Zp were 9-11% lower in the SFX group at mid-shaft of the tibia, while ToA and vBMD did not differ between groups at any measurement site. The SFX group had 11-17% lower bone strength relative to mean pkZ GRFs (p<0.05). CONCLUSION These findings indicate that estimated bone strength at the mid-tibia and mean pkZ GRFs are lower in runners with a history of stress fracture. Bone strength relative to load is also lower in this same region suggesting that strength deficits in the middle 1/3 of the tibia and altered gait biomechanics may predispose an individual to stress fracture.
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- Kristin L Popp
- School of Kinesiology, Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Minnesota, 1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, 5848 S Fashion Blvd, Murray, UT 84107, USA
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- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Ave, Natick, MA 01760, USA
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- The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, 5848 S Fashion Blvd, Murray, UT 84107, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE. MMC381, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Minnesota, 1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between the occurrence of stress fracture and premenstrual syndrome (PMS)/premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in Japanese adolescent athletes. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Osaka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS A school-based survey on menstruation and school life was conducted using a sample of 1818 Japanese female students who belonged to two public high schools in Japan. Among them, we recruited 394 athletes who had regular menstrual cycles (25-38 days) and completed a questionnaire about their premenstrual symptoms and their competitive career. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Premenstrual symptoms and the occurrence of stress fracture. RESULTS The prevalences of moderate-to-severe PMS and PMDD were 8.9% and 1.3%, respectively, which were the same as in collegiate athletes in a previous study. Premenstrual symptoms disturbed 'Work efficiency or productivity, home responsibilities', 'Relationships with coworkers or family' and 'Athletic performance in training or competition' more severely than menstrual pain (p=0.031, p=0.004 and p<0.001, respectively). 66 athletes (16.8%) reported having experienced a stress fracture. The severity of 'Overeating or food cravings', 'Physical symptoms' and 'Performance in training or competition' in athletes with previous stress fractures were much higher than in those without a history of stress fractures (p=0.015, p=0.008 and p=0.006, respectively). In terms of premenstrual symptoms, 'Physical symptoms' was associated with an increased risk of stress fractures in athletes (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.62). CONCLUSIONS The results from this study indicated that premenstrual symptoms may affect athletic performance and has the risk of stress fractures in adolescent athletes.
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- Takashi Takeda
- Division of Women's Health, Research Institute of Traditional Asian Medicine, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Women's Health, Research Institute of Traditional Asian Medicine, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Women's Health, Research Institute of Traditional Asian Medicine, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Women's Health, Research Institute of Traditional Asian Medicine, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Women's Health, Research Institute of Traditional Asian Medicine, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Nguyen PD, Tran TD, Nguyen HT, Vu HT, Le PT, Phan NL, Vu NB, Phan NK, Van Pham P. Comparative Clinical Observation of Arthroscopic Microfracture in the Presence and Absence of a Stromal Vascular Fraction Injection for Osteoarthritis. Stem Cells Transl Med 2016; 6:187-195. [PMID: 28170179 PMCID: PMC5442736 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2016-0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative cartilage disease that is characterized by a local inflammatory reaction. Consequently, many studies have been performed to identify suitable prevention and treatment interventions. In recent years, both arthroscopic microfracture (AM) and stem cell therapy have been used clinically to treat OA. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effects of AM in the presence and absence of a stromal vascular fraction (SVF) injection in the management of patients with OA. Thirty patients with grade 2 or 3 (Lawrence scale) OA of the knee participated in this study. Placebo group patients (n = 15) received AM alone; treatment group patients (n = 15) received AM and an adipose tissue‐derived SVF injection. The SVF was suspended in platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) before injection into the joint. Patient groups were monitored and scored with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), Lysholm, Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS), and modified Outerbridge classifications before treatment and at 6, 12, and 18 months post‐treatment. Bone marrow edema was also assessed at these time points. Patients were evaluated for knee activity (joint motion amplitude) and adverse effects relating to surgery and stem cell injection. Treatment efficacy was significantly different between placebo and treatment groups. All treatment group patients had significantly reduced pain and WOMAC scores, and increased Lysholm and VAS scores compared with the placebo group. These findings suggest that the SVF/PRP injection efficiently improved OA for 18 months after treatment. This study will be continuously monitored for additional 24 months. Stem Cells Translational Medicine2017;6:187–195
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Research and Application, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Research and Application, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Research and Application, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Research and Application, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Sobel D, Constantin N, Or O. [CLIMBING HIGHER--COMMON INJURIES IN ROCK CLIMBERS]. Harefuah 2016; 155:348-387. [PMID: 27544986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Rock climbing is becoming an increasingly popular sport in Israel with more and more climbing walls being built in the cities and new routes being traced on cliffs around the country. Our account describes the case of a 15 years old climber with chronic pain (without trauma) in the 3rd finger of the right hand. A stress fracture, involving the proximal interphalangeal joint (SH3) of the middle phalanx, was diagnosed. The fracture healed following two months of rest with gradual return to activity. As this sport becomes more common, there is an increasing need for knowledge about the characteristic injuries, their diagnosis and treatment. Although considered an extreme sport, most of the injuries are overuse injuries, mainly to the upper limbs. Finger flexor tendon pulley rupture being one of the most common. Diagnosis is based on history, physical examination and ultrasonography. Conservative treatment is successful for most injuries, while more complicated cases require surgical intervention.
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Hughes HJJ, Kluzek S. An amateur runner with hip pain and antalgic gait. BMJ 2016; 353:i2400. [PMID: 27143403 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i2400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Matcuk GR, Mahanty SR, Skalski MR, Patel DB, White EA, Gottsegen CJ. Stress fractures: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, imaging features, and treatment options. Emerg Radiol 2016; 23:365-75. [PMID: 27002328 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-016-1390-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stress fracture, in its most inclusive description, includes both fatigue and insufficiency fracture. Fatigue fractures, sometimes equated with the term "stress fractures," are most common in runners and other athletes and typically occur in the lower extremities. These fractures are the result of abnormal, cyclical loading on normal bone leading to local cortical resorption and fracture. Insufficiency fractures are common in elderly populations, secondary to osteoporosis, and are typically located in and around the pelvis. They are a result of normal or traumatic loading on abnormal bone. Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the hip or knee may cause acute pain that may present in the emergency setting. Medial tibial stress syndrome is a type of stress injury of the tibia related to activity and is a clinical syndrome encompassing a range of injuries from stress edema to frank-displaced fracture. Atypical subtrochanteric femoral fracture associated with long-term bisphosphonate therapy is also a recently discovered entity that needs early recognition to prevent progression to a complete fracture. Imaging recommendations for evaluation of stress fractures include initial plain radiographs followed, if necessary, by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is preferred over computed tomography (CT) and bone scintigraphy. Radiographs are the first-line modality and may reveal linear sclerosis and periosteal reaction prior to the development of a frank fracture. MRI is highly sensitive with findings ranging from periosteal edema to bone marrow and intracortical signal abnormality. Additionally, a brief description of relevant clinical management of stress fractures is included.
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- George R Matcuk
- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, CA, 90604, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Department of Radiology, New York University, Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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Kazmers NH, McKenzie JA, Shen TS, Long F, Silva MJ. Hedgehog signaling mediates woven bone formation and vascularization during stress fracture healing. Bone 2015; 81:524-532. [PMID: 26348666 PMCID: PMC4640972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is critical in developmental osteogenesis, and recent studies suggest it may also play a role in regulating osteogenic gene expression in the post-natal setting. However, there is a void of studies directly assessing the effect of Hh inhibition on post-natal osteogenesis. This study utilized a cyclic loading-induced ulnar stress fracture model to evaluate the hypothesis that Hh signaling contributes to osteogenesis and angiogenesis during stress fracture healing. Immediately prior to loading, adult rats were given GDC-0449 (Vismodegib - a selective Hh pathway inhibitor; 50mg/kg orally twice daily), or vehicle. Hh signaling was upregulated in response to stress fracture at 3 days (Ptch1, Gli1 expression), and was markedly inhibited by GDC-0449 at 1 day and 3 days in the loaded and non-loaded ulnae. GDC-0449 did not affect Hh ligand expression (Shh, Ihh, Dhh) at 1 day, but decreased Shh expression by 37% at 3 days. GDC-0449 decreased woven bone volume (-37%) and mineral density (-17%) at 7 days. Dynamic histomorphometry revealed that the 7 day callus was composed predominantly of woven bone in both groups. The observed reduction in woven bone occurred concomitantly with decreased expression of Alpl and Ibsp, but was not associated with differences in early cellular proliferation (as determined by callus PCNA staining at 3 days), osteoblastic differentiation (Osx expression at 1 day and 3 days), chondrogenic gene expression (Acan, Sox9, and Col2α1 expression at 1 day and 3 days), or bone resorption metrics (callus TRAP staining at 3 days, Rankl and Opg expression at 1 day and 3 days). To evaluate angiogenesis, vWF immunohistochemistry showed that GDC-0449 reduced fracture callus blood vessel density by 55% at 3 days, which was associated with increased Hif1α gene expression (+30%). Dynamic histomorphometric analysis demonstrated that GDC-0449 also inhibited lamellar bone formation. Lamellar bone analysis of the loaded limb (directly adjacent to the woven bone callus) showed that GDC-0449 significantly decreased mineral apposition rate (MAR) and bone formation rate (BFR/BS) (-17% and -20%, respectively). Lamellar BFR/BS in the non-loaded ulna was also significantly decreased (-37%), indicating that Hh signaling was required for normal bone modeling. In conclusion, Hh signaling plays an important role in post-natal osteogenesis in the setting of stress fracture healing, mediating its effects directly through regulation of bone formation and angiogenesis.
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- Nikolas H Kazmers
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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McBride-Gagyi SH, McKenzie JA, Buettmann EG, Gardner MJ, Silva MJ. Bmp2 conditional knockout in osteoblasts and endothelial cells does not impair bone formation after injury or mechanical loading in adult mice. Bone 2015; 81:533-543. [PMID: 26344756 PMCID: PMC4640950 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Post-natal osteogenesis after mechanical trauma or stimulus occurs through either endochondral healing, intramembranous healing or lamellar bone formation. Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) is up-regulated in each of these osteogenic processes and is expressed by a variety of cells including osteoblasts and vascular cells. It is known that genetic knockout of Bmp2 in all cells or in osteo-chondroprogenitor cells completely abrogates endochondral healing after full fracture. However, the importance of BMP2 from differentiated osteoblasts and endothelial cells is not known. Moreover, the importance of BMP2 in non-endochondral bone formation such as intramembranous healing or lamellar bone formation is not known. Using inducible and tissue-specific Cre-lox mediated targeting of Bmp2 in adult (10-24 week old) mice, we assessed the role of BMP2 expression globally, by osteoblasts, and by vascular endothelial cells in endochondral healing, intramembranous healing and lamellar bone formation. These three osteogenic processes were modeled using full femur fracture, ulnar stress fracture, and ulnar non-damaging cyclic loading, respectively. Our results confirmed the requirement of BMP2 for endochondral fracture healing, as mice in which Bmp2 was knocked out in all cells prior to fracture failed to form a callus. Targeted deletion of Bmp2 in osteoblasts (osterix-expressing) or vascular endothelial cells (vascular endothelial cadherin-expressing) did not impact fracture healing in any way. Regarding non-endochondral bone formation, we found that BMP2 is largely dispensable for intramembranous bone formation after stress fracture and also not required for lamellar bone formation induced by mechanical loading. Taken together our results indicate that osteoblasts and endothelial cells are not a critical source of BMP2 in endochondral fracture healing, and that non-endochondral bone formation in the adult mouse is not as critically dependent on BMP2.
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- Sarah Howe McBride-Gagyi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, Schwitalla Hall, M176, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Davey T, Lanham-New SA, Shaw AM, Cobley R, Allsopp AJ, Hajjawi MOR, Arnett TR, Taylor P, Cooper C, Fallowfield JL. Fundamental differences in axial and appendicular bone density in stress fractured and uninjured Royal Marine recruits--a matched case-control study. Bone 2015; 73:120-6. [PMID: 25543013 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stress fracture is a common overuse injury within military training, resulting in significant economic losses to the military worldwide. Studies to date have failed to fully identify the bone density and bone structural differences between stress fractured personnel and controls due to inadequate adjustment for key confounding factors; namely age, body size and physical fitness; and poor sample size. The aim of this study was to investigate bone differences between male Royal Marine recruits who suffered a stress fracture during the 32 weeks of training and uninjured control recruits, matched for age, body weight, height and aerobic fitness. A total of 1090 recruits were followed through training and 78 recruits suffered at least one stress fracture. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured at the lumbar spine (LS), femoral neck (FN) and whole body (WB) using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry in 62 matched pairs; tibial bone parameters were measured using peripheral Quantitative Computer Tomography in 51 matched pairs. Serum C-terminal peptide concentration was measured as a marker of bone resorption at baseline, week-15 and week-32. ANCOVA was used to determine differences between stress fractured recruits and controls. BMD at the LS, WB and FN sites was consistently lower in the stress fracture group (P<0.001). Structural differences between the stress fracture recruits and controls were evident in all slices of the tibia, with the most prominent differences seen at the 38% tibial slice. There was a negative correlation between the bone cross-sectional area and BMD at the 38% tibial slice. There was no difference in serum CTx concentration between stress fracture recruits and matched controls at any stage of training. These results show evidence of fundamental differences in bone mass and structure in stress fracture recruits, and provide useful data on bone risk factor profiles for stress fracture within a healthy military population.
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- Trish Davey
- Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport PO12 2DL, UK.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Biosciences and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport PO12 2DL, UK
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- Bone Biology Laboratory, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Bone Biology Laboratory, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- The Osteoporosis Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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Aspenberg P, Schilcher J. [Stress fractures: wheel axles and sports careers burst]. Lakartidningen 2014; 111:1436-1439. [PMID: 25325136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Running is often recommended by physicians to maintain a healthy lifestyle. As more individuals participate in running-related activities, clinicians must be increasingly aware of common injuries. Training errors leading to overuse are the most common underlying factors in most running-related injuries. Clinicians need to keep in mind that the presenting injury is frequently the result of an inability to compensate for a primary dysfunction at another site. Although imaging may be helpful in differentiating among diagnoses with similar clinical presentations, a detailed history and physical examination are essential in making a correct diagnosis.
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- George G A Pujalte
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Fifth metatarsal stress fractures are common in sports and often result in delayed and non-union. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a rigid carbon graphite footplate (CGF) on plantar loading during take-off and landing from a jump. Nineteen recreational male athletes with no history of lower extremity injury in the past 6 months and no foot or ankle surgery in the past 3 years participated in this study. Subjects completed 7 jumping tasks while wearing a standard running shoe and then the shoe plus the CGF while plantar loading data was recorded. A series of paired t-tests were used to examine differences between the two footwear conditions independently for both takeoff and landing (a = 0.05). The contact area in the medial midfoot (p < .001) and forefoot (p = .010) statistically decreased when wearing the CGFP. The force–time integral was significantly greater when wearing the CGFP in the middle (p < .001) and lateral forefoot (p = .019). Maximum force was significantly greater beneath the middle (p < .001) and lateral forefoot (p < .001) when wearing the CGFP, while it was decreased beneath the medial midfoot (p < .001). During landing, the contact area beneath the medial (p = .017) and lateral midfoot (p = .004) were significantly decreased when wearing the CGFP. The force– time integral was significantly decrease beneath the medial midfoot (p < .001) when wearing the CGFP. The maximum force was significantly greater beneath the medial (p = .047) and middle forefoot (p = .001) when the subject was wearing the CGFP. The maximum force beneath the medial midfoot (p < .001) was significantly reduced when wearing the carbon graphite footplate. The results of the study indicate that the CGF is ineffective at reducing plantar loading during jumping and landing.
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Sarraf KM, Wharton R, Abdul-Jabar HB, Shah G, Singer GC. Fatigue fractures of total knee prostheses - a cause of knee pain. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) 2014; 72:242-246. [PMID: 25429394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Femoral component fracture is a rarely reported complication in cemented total knee arthroplasty. We present a case of new- onset acute unresolving knee pain caused by fatigue fracture of the medial condyle of the femoral component 11 years after primary total knee replacement. This was identified and subsequently revised with a revision prosthesis. The patient had an uneventful recovery, and his symptoms resolved. Considering that the aging population and the rate of obesity are increasing and that there is an exponential increase in the number of joint arthroplasties; this case sheds light on a rare cause of acute non-traumatic knee pain following knee arthroplasty that could be present with or without evidence of osteolysis. We also review the literature of cases of fractured cemented and uncemented knee replacements and discuss the causes proposed.
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MESH Headings
- Arthralgia/diagnosis
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/adverse effects
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/methods
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Fractures, Stress/diagnosis
- Fractures, Stress/etiology
- Fractures, Stress/physiopathology
- Fractures, Stress/surgery
- Humans
- Knee Joint/diagnostic imaging
- Knee Joint/physiopathology
- Knee Joint/surgery
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/diagnosis
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/physiopathology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery
- Postoperative Complications/diagnosis
- Postoperative Complications/physiopathology
- Postoperative Complications/surgery
- Radiography
- Reoperation/methods
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
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Roth S, Rozmanić V, Zamolo G, Gulan G, Bilić I, Jotanović Z. Tibial stress fracture simulate osteomyelitic foci in the course of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis. Coll Antropol 2013; 37:1347-1351. [PMID: 24611355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an extremely rare and most severe form of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis of unknown etiology. Here we present the first case of a six-year-old girl in which was observed that the stress fracture mimic osteomyelitic foci in the course of CRMO.
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- Sandor Roth
- University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Department for Children Orthopaedics, Rijeka, Croatia.
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- University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Clinic for Pediatrics, Rijeka, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Department of Pathology, Rijeka, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Clinic for Pediatrics, Rijeka, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
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Iundusi R, Scialdoni A, Arduini M, Battisti D, Piperno A, Gasbarra E, Tarantino U. Stress fractures in the elderly: different pathogenetic features compared with young patients. Aging Clin Exp Res 2013; 25 Suppl 1:S89-91. [PMID: 24046032 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0105-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stress fractures mainly occur in the lower limb as a result of cyclic submaximal stresses. Most commonly affected by this specific type of fractures are young athletes, military or elderly subjects with metabolic bone diseases like osteoporosis. In consideration of the heterogeneity of affected patients is presumable that there are different pathogenic mechanisms. In young person bone tissue, although metabolically intact, is not able to withstand the stresses to which it is chronically subjected, also because of muscle fatigue. This leads to a macrostructural failure and to the development of "fatigue" fractures. Instead, in elderly patients, there are numerous physiological conditions that determine a bone metabolism alteration. This is the main reason for the structural changes in trabecular and cortical bone, which is reflected in reduced biomechanical strength. In addition, muscular situation, such as muscle fiber atrophy, is unable to correctly support bone tissue, leading to the development of insufficiency fractures.
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- Riccardo Iundusi
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, "Policlinico Tor Vergata" Foundation, V.le Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy,
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Whitton RC, Mirams M, Mackie EJ, Anderson GA, Seeman E. Exercise-induced inhibition of remodelling is focally offset with fatigue fracture in racehorses. Osteoporos Int 2013; 24:2043-8. [PMID: 23371360 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2291-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Bone remodelling is inhibited by high repetitive loading. However, in subchondral bone of racehorses in training, eroded surface doubled in association with fatigue fracture and there was greater surrounding trabecular bone volume suggesting trabecular modelling unloads the bone focally, allowing damage repair by remodelling. INTRODUCTION Remodelling replaces damaged bone with new bone but is suppressed during high magnitude repetitive loading when damage is most likely. However, in cortical bone of racehorses, at sites of fatigue fracture, focal porosity, consistent with remodelling, is observed in proportion to the extent of surrounding callus. Focal areas of porosity are also observed at sites of fatigue damage in subchondral bone. We hypothesised that fatigued subchondral bone, like damaged cortical bone, is remodelled focally in proportion to the modelling of surrounding trabecular bone. METHODS Eroded and mineralizing surfaces and bone area were measured using backscattered scanning electron microscopy of post-mortem specimens of the distal third metacarpal bone in 11 racehorses with condylar fractures (cases) and eight racehorses in training without fractures (controls). RESULTS Cases had a two-fold greater eroded surface per unit area at the fracture site than controls (0.81 ± 0.10 vs. 0.40 ± 0.12 mm(-1), P = 0.021) but not at an adjacent site (0.22 ± 0.09 vs. 0.30 ± 0.11 mm(-1), P = 0.59). Area fraction of surrounding trabecular bone was higher in cases than controls (81 ± 2 vs. 72 ± 2 %, P = 0.0020) and the eroded surface at the fracture site correlated with the surrounding trabecular area (adjusted R (2) = 0.63, P = 0.0010). CONCLUSION In conclusion, exercise-induced inhibition of remodelling is offset at sites of fatigue fracture. Modelling of trabecular bone may contribute to unloading these regions, allowing repair by remodelling.
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- R C Whitton
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Equine Centre, University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Hwy, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia.
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Krikler SJ. I'm tired of stress, I prefer fatigue. Injury 2013; 44:883. [PMID: 22459895 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Tomlinson RE, McKenzie JA, Schmieder AH, Wohl GR, Lanza GM, Silva MJ. Angiogenesis is required for stress fracture healing in rats. Bone 2013; 52:212-9. [PMID: 23044046 PMCID: PMC3513671 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although angiogenesis and osteogenesis are critically linked, the importance of angiogenesis for stress fracture healing is unknown. In this study, mechanical loading was used to create a non-displaced stress fracture in the adult rat forelimb. Fumagillin, an anti-angiogenic agent, was used as the water soluble analogue TNP-470 (25mg/kg) as well as incorporated into lipid-encapsulated α(v)β(3) integrin targeted nanoparticles (0.25mg/kg). In the first experiment, TNP-470 was administered daily for 5 days following mechanical loading, and changes in gene expression, vascularity, and woven bone formation were quantified. Although no changes in vascularity were detected 3 days after loading, treatment-related downregulation of angiogenic (Pecam1) and osteogenic (Bsp, Osx) genes was observed at this early time point. On day 7, microCT imaging of loaded limbs revealed diminished woven bone formation in treated limbs compared to vehicle treated limbs. In the second experiment, α(v)β(3) integrin targeted fumagillin nanoparticles were administered as before, albeit with a 100-fold lower dose, and changes in vascularity and woven bone formation were determined. There were no treatment-related changes in vessel count or volume 3 days after loading, although fewer angiogenic (CD105 positive) blood vessels were present in treated limbs compared to vehicle treated limbs. This result manifested on day 7 as a reduction in total vascularity, as measured by histology (vessel count) and microCT (vessel volume). Similar to the first experiment, treated limbs had diminished woven bone formation on day 7 compared to vehicle treated limbs. These results indicate that angiogenesis is required for stress fracture healing, and may have implications for inducing rapid repair of stress fractures.
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- Ryan E. Tomlinson
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Goss DL, Gross MT. A review of mechanics and injury trends among various running styles. US Army Med Dep J 2012:62-71. [PMID: 22815167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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CONTEXT Running related overuse injuries are a significant problem with half of all runners sustaining an injury annually. Many medical providers and coaches question how to advise their running clients to prevent injuries. Alternative running styles with a more anterior footstrike such as barefoot running, POSE running, and Chi running are becoming more popular. Little information, however, has been published comparing the mechanics and injury trends of different running styles. OBJECTIVE The original purpose of this paper was to examine evidence concerning the biomechanics and injury trends of different running styles. Little to no injury data separated by running style existed. Therefore, we discuss the biomechanics of different running styles and present biomechanical findings associated with different running injuries. DATA SOURCES English language articles published in peer reviewed journals were identified by searching PubMed, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus databases. Nearly all of the studies identified by the search were observational studies. RESULTS A more anterior initial foot contact present in barefoot or other alternative running styles may decrease or eliminate the initial vertical ground reaction peak or "impact transient," possibly reducing knee joint loads and injuries. A more anterior foot strike, however, may increase mechanical work at the ankle and tensile stress within the plantarflexors. Wearing minimal footwear may also increase contact pressure imposed on the metatarsals. CONCLUSION More research is needed to determine which individuals with certain morphological or mechanical gait characteristics may benefit from alternative running styles that incorporate a more anterior initial foot contact with or without shoes.
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Many runners in the United States are at risk for stress-related injuries, which are largely preventable. Severity and recovery vary, and can range from uneventful to surgical intervention. This article explores risks, pathophysiology, diagnostic considerations, and rehabilitation. Prevention strategies are also outlined.
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Presbitero G, O'Brien FJ, Lee TC, Taylor D. Distribution of microcrack lengths in bone in vivo and in vitro. J Theor Biol 2012; 304:164-71. [PMID: 22498804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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It is well known that bone contains small cracks; in vivo these microcracks are constantly growing and being repaired. Too rapid crack growth leads to stress fractures or fragility fractures. In vitro, changes occur in this population of microcracks when subjected to cyclic loading up to and including failure. Normally, the only parameters reported from such investigations are the number density of cracks and their average length. In the present work we examined the microcrack population in more detail. We analysed ten different sets of experimental data including in vivo and in vitro microcracks, plus two theoretical simulations. We showed for the first time that the distribution of crack lengths can be described using the two-parameter Weibull equation. The values of the two constants in the equation varied depending on bone type/species and showed consistent trends during in vitro testing. This is the most detailed study to be conducted on microcrack populations in bone; the results will be useful in future studies including the development of theoretical models and computer simulations of bone damage and failure.
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- Gerardo Presbitero
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Milgrom C, Constantini N, Milgrom Y, Lavi D, Appelbaum Y, Novack V, Finestone A. The effect of high versus low loading on bone strength in middle life. Bone 2012; 50:865-9. [PMID: 22252043 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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While bone mass and geometry are largely genetically determined, mechanical loading is considered to be an important additional determinant. This study investigates to what extent very high mechanical loading begun at a young age and sustained afterward can affect tibia bone mass and geometry in middle age. Cohorts from a common ethnic background, with a history of very high and very low tibia bone loading based on an assessment of their activities according their strain levels were compared. The study hypothesis was that the tibia bone density and geometric strength parameters would be greater in the high bone loading cohort. Subjects from a group of elite infantry recruits who sustained a 31% incidence of stress fractures during their basic training in 1983, were reviewed 25 years later. The tibia bone strength of 25 of these soldiers, 11 of whom had sustained stress fractures, was compared to a group of 20 subjects who received exemption from military service in 1982-5 because they were religious scholars and who continued these studies afterwards. Anthropometric measurements were made. The bone density and geometric strength of the tibia was assessed by quantitative computerized tomography (QCT). The average daily dietary intake and metabolic expenditure of subjects were assessed by questionnaires. At the 25 year follow-up soldiers were on an average 3 cm taller than the religious scholars (p=0.02) and had lower abdominal girths (p=0.03). There was no difference in the tibia cortical density between cohorts in spite of the fact that the religious scholars had lower daily calcium intakes (p=0.02). Soldiers had stronger tibias based on geometric engineering criteria. The mean area moments of inertia (p=0.02, p=0.04) and polar moments of inertia (p=0.02) were 16% larger in the soldier cohort. By multivariate regression analysis greater height, weight and daily energy expenditure were related to larger bone geometric strength parameters. According to semipartial eta-square analysis, between 39% to 45% of the variance in the area moments of inertia between the cohorts was attributable to these three parameters. The religious scholars burned less calories daily, principally because they did no sport activity (p=0.001). There was no difference in tibia bone strength parameters between soldiers who did and did not sustain stress fractures in their 1983 basic training. In conclusion, in a middle age population with a common ethnic origin, the high bone loading cohort had stronger tibias than the low bone loading cohort based on larger geometric strength properties and not because of higher cortical density. In spite of being at the extremes of the bone loading spectra, the tibia area moment of inertia of the two cohorts in this study differed by only 16%, with part of this difference attributable to factors other than bone loading. We do not know for sure if the difference in the geometric properties is related to high bone loading or whether people with stronger bones are more likely to engage in high bone loading. Healthy male subjects who sustained stress fractures at a young age do not have weaker tibias at middle age according to QCT measurements.
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- C Milgrom
- Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Fracture healing is a multistage repair process that involves complex, well-orchestrated steps initiated in response to tissue injury. The early upregulation of IL-6, osteoprotegerin (OPG), VEGF, and BMPs indicates a central role for these factors in the initiation of cartilage and periosteal woven bone formation. In both callus fracture repair and stress fracture repair, the RANKL/OPG ratio is initially reduced, but peaks earlier in stress fracture healing than callus fracture healing. Though the understanding of the biological processes and molecular signals that coordinate fracture repair has advanced, the cause of variability observed in fracture repair is poorly understood.
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- N L Fazzalari
- Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, SA Pathology and Hanson Institute, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, Australia.
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Willett TL, Wynnyckyj C, Wang J, Grynpas MD. The fatigue resistance of rabbit tibiae varies with age from youth to middle age. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:1157-65. [PMID: 20495904 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1282-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Young adults are at risk of stress fractures. Risk is higher in younger and female individuals. Stress fractures occur due to repeated loading of the bone (fatigue). We modeled this with rabbit tibiae. Age increased fatigue resistance which correlated with bone mineral density. A sex difference was not detected. INTRODUCTION Younger adults who engage in intense physical activity with a sudden increase in intensity level (military recruits/college athletes) are at risk of bone stress fractures. Risk is greater in females and diminishes with aging. Stress fractures may be the result of fatigue damage, which is not repaired rapidly enough to avoid fracture. It was hypothesized that the fatigue resistance of whole rabbit tibiae would be less in female specimens but greater as animal age increased. METHODS Rabbit tibiae were harvested from three age groups (4, 7, and ≥ 12 months (females only)). The tibiae were scanned with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to determine bone mineral density (BMD), computed tomography to quantify geometry, and then fatigue tested in three-point bending. RESULTS In the ≥ 12-month group, BMD was approximately 20% higher, while the fatigue resistance was found to be approximately ten times higher than the other age groups. Sex was not a factor in the 4- and 7-month groups. Multiple linear regression revealed that fatigue life was negatively correlated with applied stress range and positively correlated with BMD (adjusted r (2) = 0.69). CONCLUSIONS A difference in fatigue behavior due to sex was not detected, but there was a large increase in fatigue resistance with age. This correlated with increased BMD and parallels a reduced risk of stress fracture due to age in military recruits. Skeletal "maturation" may play an important role in determining stress fracture risk. Increased risk in females may be due to mechanisms other than those that determine material behavior.
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- T L Willett
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Nusselt T, Klinger HM, Schultz W, Baums MH. Fatigue stress fractures of the pelvis: a rare cause of low back pain in female athletes. Acta Orthop Belg 2010; 76:838-843. [PMID: 21302586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Stress fracture of the pelvis represents one rare differential diagnosis among the manifold causes of low back pain in female athletes. We report a case of fatigue stress fracture of the pelvis in a 24-year-old female athlete as an unusual differential diagnosis of low back pain that should be taken into consideration. According to the literature the incidence of low back pain in athletes ranges from 1% to 30% and is influenced by sport type, gender, training intensity, training frequency and technique. In some cases, no specific pain generator is found, which makes diagnosis and treatment difficult. The frequency of the injury and the treatment options are discussed, based on published studies.
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- Thomas Nusselt
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center (UMG), University of Göttingen, Germany.
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Mullaney MJ, Caggiano JM. Getting back to the mound. Addressing adolescent pitching injuries. Rehab Manag 2010; 23:16-20. [PMID: 21117512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- Michael J Mullaney
- Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma, New York, USA
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Whitton RC, Trope GD, Ghasem-Zadeh A, Anderson GA, Parkin TDH, Mackie EJ, Seeman E. Third metacarpal condylar fatigue fractures in equine athletes occur within previously modelled subchondral bone. Bone 2010; 47:826-31. [PMID: 20659599 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bone modelling and remodelling reduce the risk of fatigue fractures; the former by adapting bone to its loading circumstances, the latter by replacing fatigued bone. Remodelling transiently increases porosity because of the normal delay in onset of the formation phase of the remodelling sequence. Protracted intense loading suppresses remodelling leaving modelling as the only means of maintaining bone strength. We therefore hypothesized that race horses with fatigue fractures of the distal third metacarpal bone (MC3) will have reduced porosity associated with suppressed remodelling while continued adaptive modelling will result in higher volume fraction (BV/TV) at this site. Using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), we measured the distal aspect of the MC3 obtained at postmortem from 13 thoroughbred race horses with condylar fractures of the MC3 (cases), 8 horses without fractures (training controls), 14 horses with a fracture at another site (fractured controls) and 9 horses resting from training (resting controls). Porosity of the subchondral bone of MC3 was lower in cases than resting controls (12±1.4% vs. 18±1.6%, P=0.017) although areas of focal porosity were observed adjacent to fractures in 6/13 horses. BV/TV of the distal metacarpal epiphysis tended to be higher in horses with condylar fractures (0.79±0.015) than training controls (0.74±0.019, P=0.070), but also higher in controls with a fracture elsewhere (0.79±0.014) than the training controls (0.74±0.019, P=0.040). BV/TV was higher in horses over three years of age than those aged two or three years (0.79±0.01 vs. 0.74±0.01, P=0.016). All metacarpal condylar fractures occurred within focal areas of high BV/TV. We infer that intense training in equine athletes suppresses remodelling of third metacarpal subchondral bone limiting damage repair while modelling increases regional bone volume in an attempt to minimise local stresses but may fail to offset bone fragility.
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- R Christopher Whitton
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Equine Centre, University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia.
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Udowenko M, Trojian T. Vitamin D: extent of deficiency, effect on muscle function, bone health, performance, and injury prevention. Conn Med 2010; 74:477-480. [PMID: 20945707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Vitamin D deficiencyis increasingly being identified in children, adolescents, and adults. Primary production of the active form of vitamin D occurs via a photolytic reaction induced by ultraviolet radiation B. Vitamin D has important effects on bone and muscle as well as on the immune system. Isolation ofa vitamin D receptor on muscle cells has been accompanied by studies showing receptor polymorphisms and age-related functional changeswhich have an effect on muscle performance. Insufficient levels havebeen associated with increased risk of stress fractures, decreased muscle performance, and increased sick days. Although there is still debate about the appropriate levels of vitamin D, studies have suggested a minimal level of 32 ng/ml. Supplementation serves as an inexpensive option associated with reduction in both morbidity and financial costs.
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- Marina Udowenko
- PGY2 Family Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA
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Sloan AV, Martin JR, Li S, Li J. Parathyroid hormone and bisphosphonate have opposite effects on stress fracture repair. Bone 2010; 47:235-40. [PMID: 20580684 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2009] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This study was aimed to investigate the effects of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and alendronate (ALN) on stress fracture repair. Stress fractures were induced in the ulnae of female adult rats. Animals were treated daily with vehicle, PTH (40 microg/kg) or alendronate (2 microg/kg), respectively. Bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) of bilateral ulnae were measured at two, four and eight weeks following induction of stress fracture. Histology at the ulna midshaft was undertaken at 2 and 4 weeks and mechanical testing was done at 8 weeks after stress fracture. PTH increased BMC significantly by 7% at 4 weeks and BMD and BMC significantly by 10% and 7% at 8 weeks compared to the control. Alendronate did not change BMD or BMC in comparison with the control. PTH significantly stimulated bone formation by 114% at 2 weeks, increased intracortical resorption area by 23% at 4 weeks, and enhanced the ultimate force of the affected ulnae by 15% at 8 weeks compared to the control. Alendronate significantly suppressed bone formation rate by 44% compared to the control at 4 weeks. These data indicate that PTH may accelerate intracortical bone remodeling induced by microdamage and alendronate may delay intracortical bone remodeling during stress fracture repair in rats. This study suggests that PTH may be used to facilitate stress fracture repair whereas bisphosphonates may delay tissue level repair of stress fractures.
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- Ashley V Sloan
- Department of Biology, School of Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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O’Neal JM, Diab T, Allen MR, Vidakovic B, Burr DB, Guldberg RE. One year of alendronate treatment lowers microstructural stresses associated with trabecular microdamage initiation. Bone 2010; 47:241-7. [PMID: 20483387 PMCID: PMC2918636 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Alendronate, an anti-remodeling agent, is commonly used to treat patients suffering from osteoporosis by increasing bone mineral density. Though fracture risk is lowered, an increase in microdamage accumulation has been documented in patients receiving alendronate, leading to questions about the potentially detrimental effects of remodeling suppression on the local tissue (material) properties. In this study, trabecular bone cores from the distal femur of beagle dogs treated for one year with alendronate, at doses scaled by weight to approximate osteoporotic and Paget's disease treatment doses in humans, were subjected to uniaxial compression to induce microdamage. Tissue level von Mises stresses were computed for alendronate-treated and non-treated controls using finite element analysis and correlated to microdamage morphology. Using a modified version of the Moore and Gibson classification for damage morphology, we determined that the von Mises stress for trabeculae exhibiting severe and linear microcrack patterns was decreased by approximately 25% in samples treated with alendronate compared with non-treated controls (p<0.01), whereas there was no reduction in the von Mises stress state for diffuse microdamage formation. Furthermore, an examination of the architectural and structural characteristics of damaged trabeculae demonstrated that severely damaged trabeculae were thinner, more aligned with the loading axis, and less mineralized than undamaged trabeculae in alendronate-treated samples (p<0.01). Similar relationships with damage morphology were found only with trabecular orientation in vehicle-treated control dogs. These results indicate that changes in bone's architecture and matrix properties associated with one year of alendronate administration reduce trabecular bone's ability to resist the formation of loading-induced severe and linear microcracks, both of which dissipate less energy prior to fracture than does diffuse damage.
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- Jessica M. O’Neal
- Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience and George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
- School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience and George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332 U.S.A
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University—Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Corresponding author: Robert E. Guldberg, Ph.D., Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, 315 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405, , Phone: (404) 894-6589 Fax: (404) 385-1397
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Edwards WB, Taylor D, Rudolphi TJ, Gillette JC, Derrick TR. Effects of running speed on a probabilistic stress fracture model. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2010; 25:372-7. [PMID: 20096977 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2009] [Revised: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stress fractures are dependent on both loading magnitude and loading exposure. Decreasing speed is a potential mechanism of strain reduction during running. However, if running speed is decreased the number of loading cycles will increase for a given mileage. It is unclear if these increased loading cycles are detrimental despite reductions in bone strain. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of running speed on the probability of tibial stress fracture during a new running regimen. METHODS Ten male subjects ran overground at 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5m/s. Force platform and kinematic data were collected synchronously. Inverse dynamics and musculoskeletal modeling were used to determine joint contact forces acting on the distal tibia. Peak tibial contact force served as input to a finite element model to estimate tibial strains. Stress fracture probability for each running speed was determined using a probabilistic model based on published relationships of bone damage, repair, and adaptation. The effects of speed on stress fracture probability was compared using a repeated measures ANOVA. FINDINGS Decreasing running speed from 4.5 to 3.5m/s reduced the estimated likelihood for stress fracture by 7% (P=0.017). Decreasing running speed from 3.5 to 2.5m/s further reduced the likelihood for stress fracture by 10% (P<0.001). INTERPRETATION Runners wanting to reduce their risk for tibial stress fracture may benefit from a decrease in running speed. For the speeds and mileage relative to the current study, stress fracture development was more dependent on loading magnitude rather than loading exposure.
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- W Brent Edwards
- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Van Demark RE, Allard B, Van Demark RE. Nonunion of a distal tibial stress fracture associated with vitamin D deficiency: a case report. S D Med 2010; 63:87-93. [PMID: 20301871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Nonunions of fractures occur infrequently and can be multifactorial. Some predisposing factors include fracture instability, poor vascularity and inadequate fracture reduction. The role of metabolic bone disease and endocrine abnormalities in nonunions is often overlooked. This article reports a case of a tibial nonunion associated with vitamin D deficiency. The diagnosis and treatment of the nonunion and endocrine abnormality is discussed. This case illustrates the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in this increasingly common endocrine condition.
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