Biology of Fracture Healing Flashcards
osteoporosis
loss of bone bass, often associated with menopause and/or aging
who does osteoporosis affect
women and men
osteoporosis is a major medical problem due to (3)
aging population, diet, environmental factors
Osteoporosis definition -
a patient with a BMD
>2.5 standard deviations below average for a
healthy young female or male.
those with osteoporosis have an increased susceptibility to
fracture
causes ?8.9 million fractures annually
Worldwide, — women and — men over 50
will experience osteoporotic fractures
1 in 3
1 in 5
Hip fractures associated with mortality rates of up
to
20-24% in first year after fracture. Greater risk
of dying may persist for at least 5 years
In Osteoporosis Bone Formation Can’t Keep up
With
Bone Destruction and we Lose Bone (Remo
Oral bisphosphonates widely used for treatment of
osteoporosis
anti-resorptives
I.V. bisphosphonates used for treatment of
particularly if…
myeloma/ bone metastatic cancers (e.g. breast, prostate, lung),
particularly if patients have high serum calcium
Doses used for — treatment often much higher than those used for —
cancer
osteoporosis
Bisphosphonates =
non-hydrolyzable analogs of
pyrophosphate (PPi) – inhibit mineralization similarly to PPi
bisphosphinates have a high affinity for
hydroxyapatite
BONJ
Bisphosphonate Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Vast majority in patients with myeloma/bone metastatic cancers on
i.v. bisphosphonates (esp. zoledronate and other N-containing BP’s)
Prevalence = –% in cancer population on BPs
2-3
Prevalence in oral BP (osteoporosis patients) = –%
0.1-0.5
BONJ affects the (2)
maxilla or mandible
BONJ definition (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons [AAOMS]): (3)
(1) current or previous treatment with a bisphosphonate
(2) exposed, necrotic bone in the maxillofacial region that has been
present for at least 8 weeks
(3) no history of radiation therapy to the jaws
BONJ Pathogenesis
Not fully understood, but attributed mainly to suppression
of bone turnover due to BP inhibition of osteoclast activity
With osteoclast inhibition, bone may be unable to
repair in response to trauma
BPs may also have — effects on epithelia
inhibitory
Bisphosphonates may also have an inhibitory effect on
orthodontic tooth movement
Bone formation during fracture healing recapitulates processes of
embryonic bone formation
Four Phases of Skeletal Development
- Migration of preskeletal cells to sites of future
skeletogenesis - Interaction of these cells with epithelial cells
- Interaction leads to mesenchymal condensation
- Followed by differentiation to chondroblasts or
osteoblasts
Endochondral Bone Formation is —
indirect
Indirect in endochondral bone formation because
mesenchyme forms cartilage template first, which is later replaced by bone
where does endochondral bone formation occur?
in most bones in the skeleton
esp bones that ear weight and have joints
endochondral bone formation also occurs during
fracture repair
Intramembranous Bone Formation is —
direct
intramembranous bone formation is direct because it involves
transformation of mesenchymal cells to osteoblasts (no cartilage intermediate)
where does intramembranous bone formation occur? (3)
restricted to cranial vault, some facial bones, parts of the mandible and clavicle
intramembranous bone formation contributes to
fracture repair
in endochondral bone formation (typically long bone)
Growth plate fusion occurs around age —
in humans depending on the (2)
14-20
specific bone and the gender of the individual
in endochondral bone formation (typically long bone)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) produced by hypertrophic chondrocytes attracts
blood vessels that invade the cartilage model
in endochondral bone formation (typically long bone)
Secondary ossification center appears around the time of —
birth
in intramembranous bone formation, mesenchymal cells condense to produce —, which
osteoblasts deposit osteoid (unmineralized) bone matrix
in intramembranous bone formation, osteoid matrix calcifies/osteoblasts become arranged along
calcified region of the
matrix
some osteoblasts trapped in bone matrix, which become
osteocytes
First type of bone produced developmentally =
Woven Bone (a.k.a. Primary Bone) (immature)
when is woven bone produced?
when osteoblasts need to form bone rapidly
examples of when woven bone is formed (3)
embryonic development
fracture healing
disease states (ex pagets disease)
Immature woven bone then remodeled and replaced with
Lamellar Bone (a.k.a. Secondary Bone) (mature)
woven bone (4)
•Disorganized structure •Collagen fibrils in random orientation (lower birefringence w/ polarized light) •Increased cell density •Reduced mineral content
lamellar bone (4)
•Highly organized •Bone lamellae concentrically arranged around central canal (Haversian canal) containing blood vessels, nerves. •Collagen fibrils in parallel orientation (more birefringence w/ polarized light) •Mechanically stronger
Secondary bone = further classified into (2)
Compact (cortical) Bone and Cancellous (trabecular/spongy) Bone
Compact
cortical/
Haversian
Cancellous
spongy/
trabecular
Skeletal healing essential for: (3)
•Resolution of orthopedic trauma that has
caused fractures
•Healing of corrective surgeries where bony
injuries are created intentionally to correct
bone deformities, etc
•Bone regeneration in oral surgical
procedures/tooth extractions, etc.
Development of new treatments to promote healing of (3)
fibrous non-unions,
critically sized defects,
conditions of impaired healing.
Failed/delayed healing affects up to –% of
fracture patients seen clinically
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Can result from inadequate (6)
fixation, infection, tumor, hypoxia/poor blood supply, metabolic dysfunction, chronic diseases/inherited diseases