Journal
BONE
Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 41-48Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.03.008
Keywords
Mesenchymal stem cells; Mechanical strain; Fracture healing; MSC homing; Rat model
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- Department of Defense [W81XWH-06-1-0107]
- National Institutes of Health [AR51504]
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The local mechanical environment and the availability of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have both been shown to be important factors in bone fracture healing. This study was designed to investigate how the timing of an applied axial displacement across a healing fracture affects callus properties as well as the migration of systemically introduced MSC. Bilateral osteotomies were created in male, Sprague-Dawley rats. Exogenous MSC were injected via the tail vein, and a controlled micro-motion was applied to one defect starting 0, 3, 10, or 24 days after surgery. The results showed that fractures stimulated 10 days after surgery had more mineral, less cartilage, and greater mechanical properties at 48 days than other groups. Populations of MSC were found in osteotomies 48 days after surgery, with the exception of the group that was stimulated 10 days after surgery. These results demonstrate that the timing of mechanical stimulation affects the physical properties of the callus and the migration of MSC to the fracture site. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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