4. Clinical bone morphology Flashcards
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Two types of bone formation
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- Intramembranous
- Endochondrial(Cartilage precursor)
2
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Bone definition
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- Specialised connective tissue
- Mineralised organic matrix, collagenous and non collagenous proteins
- Main component hydroxyapatite
3
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Bone cells
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- Osteoblasts
- Osteoclasts
4
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Osteoblasts
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- Primary bone forming cells
- Synthesise extracellular matrix components and their mineralisation
- Differentiate into bone lining cells:osteocytes
5
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Osteoclasts
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Bone remodelling and repair
6
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Change in the bone structure
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Modelling
7
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Change in mineralised bone without change in structure
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Remodelling
8
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Importance of remodelling
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- Enables substitution of primary woven bone with lamellar bone
- Important when new bone is formed and old bone replaced with new
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10
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Bone remodelling cycle
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- Preosteoclasts recruited to site of resorption
- Differentiate into active osteoclasts and form resorption pits
- Replaced w/ transient mononuclear cells following resoption period
- Preosteoblasts recruited and differentiate into matrix secreting cells and form bone
- Some osteoblasts entrapped in matrix become osteocytes
11
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Factors that can affect bone formation and healing
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- Osteoporosis
- Diabetes Mellitus
12
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Osteoporosis
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- Systemic skeletal disease-> Low bone mass and weakening of structure
- Reduced mineral content, altered non-collagenous proteins
- Increased fracture rate and fragility
13
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Diabetes Mellitus
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- Systemic disease characterised by high sugar levels over prolonged period of time
- Types I-III
14
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Type I diabetes
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- Damage to beta cells in pancreas
- Insufficient insulin production
15
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Type II diabetes
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- Resistance to insulin
- Failure to produce additional insulin to compensate
