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Age-related changes in femoral head trabecular microarchitecture

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dc.creator Greenwood, Charlene
dc.creator Clement, John
dc.creator Dicken, Anthony
dc.creator Evans, Paul
dc.creator Lyburn, Iain
dc.creator Martin, Richard M.
dc.creator Stone, Nick
dc.creator Zioupos, Peter
dc.creator Rogers, Keith
dc.date 2018-10-08T13:57:49Z
dc.date 2018-10-08T13:57:49Z
dc.date 2017-10-11
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:38:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:38:43Z
dc.identifier Greenwood C, Clement J, Dicken A. (2018) Age-related changes in femoral head trabecular microarchitecture. Aging and Disease, Volume 9, Issue 6, December 2018, pp.976-987
dc.identifier 2152-5250
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2018.0124
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13513
dc.identifier 19958671
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182369
dc.description Osteoporosis is a prevalent bone condition, characterised by low bone mineral density and increased fracture risk. Currently, the gold standard for identifying osteoporosis and increased fracture risk is through quantification of bone mineral density using dual energy X-ray absorption. However, many studies have shown that bone strength, and consequently the probability of fracture, is a combination of both bone mass and bone ‘quality’ (architecture and material chemistry). Although the microarchitecture of both non-fracture and osteoporotic bone has been previously investigated, many of the osteoporotic studies are constrained by factors such as limited sample number, use of ovariectomised animal models, and lack of male and female discrimination. This study reports significant differences in bone quality with respect to the microarchitecture between fractured and non-fractured human femur specimens. Micro-computed tomography was utilised to investigate the microarchitecture of femoral head trabecular bone from a relatively large cohort of non-fracture and fracture human donors. Various microarchitectural parameters have been determined for both groups, providing an understanding of the differences between fracture and non -fracture material. The microarchitecture of non-fracture and fracture bone tissue is shown to be significantly different for many parameters. Differences between sexes also exist, suggesting differences in remodelling between males and females in the fracture group. The results from this study will, in the future, be applied to develop a fracture model which encompasses bone density, architecture and material chemical properties for both female and male tissues.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Buck Institute for Age Research
dc.rights Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject micro computed tomography (μ-CT)
dc.subject osteoporosis
dc.subject aging
dc.subject microarchitecture
dc.subject trabecular bone
dc.subject femoral head
dc.title Age-related changes in femoral head trabecular microarchitecture
dc.type Article


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