Spatial Distribution of Microcracks in Osteoarthritic Femoral Neck: Influence of Osteophytes on Microcrack Formation

Calcified Tissue International
Gustavo Davi RabeloPascale Chavassieux

Abstract

Osteophytes have been suggested to influence the bone mechanical properties. The aim of this study was to compare the microcrack density in osteophytes with that in the other parts of the osteoarthritic femoral neck (FN). The presence of microcracks was investigated in the ultra-distal FN and in the osteophytes in samples obtained during hip arthroplasty in 24 postmenopausal women aged 67 ± 10 years. Furthermore, the 3D microarchitecture and the collagen crosslinks contents were assessed by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography and high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively. Osteophytes were present in the 24 FN, mainly at the level of the inferior quadrant. Microcracks were present in all FN with an average of 2.8 per sample. All observed microcracks were linear. The microcrack density (Cr.N/BV; #/mm2) was significantly higher in cancellous than in cortical bone (p = 0.004), whereas the microcrack length (Cr.Le, µm) was significantly greater in cortical bone (p = 0.04). The collagen crosslinks ratio pyridinoline/deoxypyridinoline was significantly and negatively correlated with Cr.N/BV in the posterior (r' = - 0.68, p = 0.01) and inferior (r' = - 0.53, p = 0.05) quadrants. Microcracks were obser...Continue Reading

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