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LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
Volume 395, Issue 2, Pages 163-172Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-008-0436-x
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Metaphyseal fracture healing; Osteoporosis; Raloxifene; Biomechanics; Estrogen
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Background Fracture healing in osteoporosis is delayed. Quality and speed of fracture healing in osteoporotic fractures are crucial with regard to the outcome of patients. The question arises whether established antiosteoporotic drugs can further improve fracture healing. Materials and methods Osteoporosis manifests predominantly in the metaphyseal bone. Nevertheless, an established metaphyseal fracture model is lacking. A standardized metaphyseal fracture-healing model with stable plate fixation was developed for rat tibiae. The healing process was analyzed by biomechanical, gene expression, and histomorphometric methods in ovariectomized (OVX) and sham-operated rats (SHAM), compared to standardized estrogen (E)- and raloxifene (R)-supplemented diets. Results Estrogen and raloxifene improved the biomechanical properties of bone healing compared to OVX (Yield load: SHAM = 63.1 +/- 20.8N, E = 60.8 +/- 17.9 N, R = 44.7 +/- 17.5 N, OVX = 32.5 +/- 22.0 N). Estrogen vs OVX was significant based on a denser trabecular network. Raloxifenegreatly induced total callus formation (R = 5.3 +/- 0.9 mm(2), E = 4.7 +/- 0.5 mm(2), SHAM = 4.51 +/- 0.61 mm(2), OVX = 4.1 +/- 0.6 mm(2)), whereas estrogen mainly enhanced new endosteal bone formation. There was no correlation between the gene expression (osteocalcin, collagen1 alpha 1, IGF-1, tartrate-resistant phosphatase) in the callus and the morphology and quality of callus formation. Conclusion Raloxifene and estrogen improve fracture healing in osteoporotic bone significantly with regard to callus formation, resistance, and elasticity. The biomechanically stable metaphyseal osteotomy model with T-plate fixation presented here has proven to be appropriate to investigate fracture healing in osteoporosis.
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