MSK Mod 1B Flashcards
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what are included in the cellular componene of connective tissue
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fibroblasts, osteocytes, chondrocytes
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the extracellular matrix is made up of 2 componenets
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- non-fibours componenet
2. fibrous componenet
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what is the nonfibrous component of the extracellular matrix os connective tissue
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usually gel-like substance “ground substance”
-ex. proteoglycans, glycoprotein, minerals
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what is the fibrous component of the extracellular matrix of connective tissue
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- collagen - provides tensile strength
2. elastin - provides elastic properties
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function of osteoblasts
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formation of new bone
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osteoblasts produces what
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type 1 collagen and non mineralized bone matrix (osteoid) into immediate area surrounding osteoblast
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osteoblasts facilitates
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mineralization (calcification) of osteoid to complete the process
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once the surround bone matrix (osteoid) is mineralized the osteoblast is now referred to as an
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osteocyte
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osteoblasts also produce substances that do what? (other than type 1 collagen)
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regulate balance of bone formation/resorption
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osteoblasts are located along
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- trabecular surfaces (cancellous or spongy surface)
- inner surface of haversian’s canal
- inner surface of the periosteum (active bone formation)
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osteocytes are formed from
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osteoblast
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the small cavity the osteocyte is located in is known as
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lacunae
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osteocytes make up how much of cells in mature human skeleton
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90%
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osteocytes blood supply
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via small capillaries located and are a functionally active cell of bone
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3 functions of osteocytes
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- stimulate remodeling process of bone
serve as sensory mechanism for mechanical stimulus to bone - mantain homeostasis of the mineralized (calcificaation) bone
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how do osteocytes stimulate remodeling process of bone
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- directly signal steps in bone remodeling
2. assist by secreting enzymes to dissolve surrounding mineralized bone to prepare for bone remodeling
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how do osteocytes maintain homeostasis of mineralized bone
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- osteocytes synthesize molecules to assist with bone calcification
- osteocytes receive nutrients from the capillary blood supply which are needed to maintain mineral homeostasis
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where are osteoclasts located
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Howship’s lacunae
- depressions seen in microscopic view that represent areas of bone resorption
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function of osteoclast function
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resorption of bone
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how do osteoclasts resorb bone
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- break down bone allowing release of calcium into blood stream
- break down/resorption of inferior (poor quality) bone or surplus bone
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osteoclast mechanism of bone resorption
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- osteoclast secrete acid and lytic enzymes to breakdown and dissolve surrounding bone
- osteoclasts have microvilli (brush border) projecting out from cell
- elements of bone are resorbed into the osteoclast at he base of the microvilli
- the osteoclast eventually release the bony elements in the capillaries to allow the elements to be recycled into new bone at a different site
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in different pathologies like metastatic bone dz and multiple myeloma - what is responsible fore the bone loss
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osteoclast activity
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what are collagen fibers
- how many types
- synthesized/secreted by
- arrangement
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- part of the matrix component of bone
- 14 different types ID’d in body
- synthesized and secreted by osteoblasts
- fibers are arranged in fibril network allowing resistance against tensile and compressive forces
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what type of collagen accounts for 90% of collgen in bone
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Type 1
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role of type 1 collagen in bone
responsible for tensile strength of bones as well as weight bearing (comrpressive) sterngth)
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what are proteoglycans
- large polysaccharides attached to protein
- located bw collagen fibers of bone
- arrangement and location bw collagen fibers also assist in resisting compressive strength of bone
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function of proteoglycans
play a role in calcification/fluid balance by attracting calcium (via ion exchange)
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what are BMP's
bone morphic proteins
| -many types: BMP-2, BMP-6, BMP-9
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function of BMP's
promote formation of osteoblasts from stem cells, osteogenesis in osteoblasts
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clinical application of BMPs
pharmaceutical intervention strategies for difficult/poor fracture
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all connective tissue is composed of what two things?
cellular componenet and extracellular matrix
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what are glycoproteins
- found where
- examples
- function
many glycoproteins found in the found in bone
- ex. sialoprotein, laminin, osteonectin, alpha-glycoprotein
- function: assist in collagen fiber formation, may assist in calcification
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what is osteocalcin
produced by osteoblasts (part of communication bw osteoblasts and osteoclasts
-function: promotes osteoclast activity therefore promotes bone resorption
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what is the function of bone albumin
attracts fluid and maintains fluid balance in bone
| transports hormones, ions and other metabolites to/from bone cells
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examples of growth factors
aka cytokines
-transforming growth factor (TFG-beta), TFG - alpha, insulin growth like factor (IGF-1), tumor necrosing factor (TNF), interleukins, interferon-gamma
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function of growth factors
play role in differentiation, acitivation, growth and turnover of bone (and other tiessue)
-ex. IGF-1 affects all cells of body & involved in stimulus f long growth (facilitates signaling of GH)
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what is an example of bone minerals
calcium hydroxyapatite(HAP)
- end stage of calcium crystallization for mineralization (calcification)
- the HAP is an insoluble crystal that deposits within the collagen fibers
- physical characteristics account for the compressive strength of bone
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what is a BMU
bone multicellular unit
- cluster of cells that breakdown an area of the bone surface and then fills it with new bone
- multiple BMU clusters are activated/ inactivated at any given point in time and in different locations on a bone
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bone remodeling steps
1. originiation/activation of BMU
2. initiation of osteoclastic acitivity
3. resorption forms small cavity
4. osteoblast maturation/recruitment
5. osteoid formation
6. mineralization/maturation of osteoid
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bone remodeling steps - origination/activation of BMU
osteocytes will signal the start of BMU acitivity
- stimulus - mechanical stress, trauma, cytokines/hormones or may occur at random
ex. PTH, IGF, IL-1, IL-6, PGE, calcitriol, TNF, NO
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bone remodeling steps - initiations of osteoclastic activity
pre-osteoblasts are formed and produce RANK-L
- RANK-L signal pre-osteoclasts to mature into active osteoclasts
- OPG (osteoprotogerin inhibits this step) - OPG is produced by mature osteoblasts
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beon remodleling steps - resorption forms small cavity
the osteoclast continues to resorb bone for about two weeks
| eventrually undergo pre-programmed death (apoptosis)
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clinical application of bone remodeling - resorption forms small cavity
- estrogen and calcitonin inhibit this step and slow resorption
- post menopausal estrogen deficiency prolongs resorption and allows osteoclast to keep breaking down bone
- acidosis promotes osteoclast resorption
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bone remodeling steps - osteoblast maturation/recruitment
hormone, proteins and other substances promote osteoblast maturation/activity
ex. PTH, Wnt, BMPs, IGF, FGFs, PDGFs,calcitriol, Runx2, GST-RANK-Ligand, TGF-beta
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bone remodeling steps - osteoid formation
active osteoblasts secrete collagen and otehr compenents of bone matrix
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bone remodeling steps -mineralization/maturation of osteoid
calcium, phosphate and other ions are necessary for mineralization of osteoid
- calcium is crystallized in stages
- calcium hyroxyapatite (HAP) is final crystallized form that binds to the collagen fibers
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bone remodeling is dependent on what two acitivites
osteoblast activity coupled with osteoclasts activity
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the balance bw osteoblats and osteoclasts determines what
formatin/shape of new bone
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what are new strategies for pharmaceutical intervention to target slow bone loss
the communicator molecules (cytokine and proteins) bw osteoblasts and osteoclasts
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metaoblic disordres of bone
1. osteoporosis
2. osteomalacia
3. Paget's dz of bone
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examples of osteochondroses
1. osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis)
| 2. apophysitis (epiphysitis)
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4 types of pathologies of bone
1. metabolic disorders of bone
2. osteochondroses
3. infection of bone
4. tumors of bone and related tissue
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what is osteopenia
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low BDM (bone mineral density) but not severe enough to be considered osteoporotic
-BMD of more than 1SD but thess than 2.5 SD
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what is osteoporosis
severe decrease in BMD
| - BMD value of 2.5 SD or more below adult mean
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what is Osteomalacia
softening of bone
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what is osteopetrosis
increased BMD
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osteoclastic activity vs osteoblastic activity in osteoporosis
clastic>blastic
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bone density values defined by WHO
normal >833mg/cm3
osteopenia = 833-648 mg/cm3
osteoporosis =
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2 classificatinos of osteoporosis
1. primary
| 2. secondary
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what is primary osteoporosis
generalized decreased bone density unrelated to any underlying dz or condition
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two types of primary osteoporosis
type 1 - post-menopausal - affects cancellous bone
| type 2 - age related; typical in pts >75yo; will see both cancellous and cortical bone loss
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what is secondary osteoporosis
bone density loss secondary to med or dz
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3 phases of bone mass
1. growth phase
2. consolidation phase
3. involution phase
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what is the growth phase of bone mass
continues until growth plates are closed
| 90% of bone density is reach in growth phase
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what is the consolidation phase of bone mass
bone density continues to increase until reaches peak bone mass
-remaining 10% of bone density occurs during this phase
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what is the involution phase of bone mass
- gradual loss of bone density is multi-factorial
| - normal and pathological causes
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what is peak bone mass
PBM
- bone formation occurs at faster rate than bone resorption
- peak bone mass is commonly reached by 30 yrs of age
- short plateau of peak bone mass - approx 3-5 years
- clinical poor dietary/exercise lifestyle in teens/20s result in lower peak bone mass
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what is the involution phase
bone loss
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what is age related bone loss
normal bone loss with age
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bone loss in men/women usually begins at what ages
35-40yo following a short plateau of bone density furing early 30s
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rate of age related bone loss
age related bone density loss if fairly equal bw male and female
men start out a higher PBM so don't reach osteoporotic level as soon as women
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post menopausal bone loss
rate of bone loss in women is accelerated after menopause
-d/t decreased estrogen levels associated with post menopause causes increased rate of bone density loss
(estrogen has a protective effect on bone density)
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during 1st decade of menopause & rate of bone loss
bone loss accelerates during 1st decade
- rate of loss may increase to 3-5% / year
- 15% of total bone mass may be lost during 1st decade post menopause
- this is approx 40-50% of the total expected lifetime bone density loss of a female
- rate gradually slows down after 1st decade
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pathogenesis of osteoporosis - post-menopause
- estrogen loss disrupts RANK-L with reduced levels of OPG
| - clinical: drug - raloxifene stimulates OPG production
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regions of bone loos in post menopausal osteoporosis
most significant in cancellous (trabecular) bone
| -vertebra, metaphysic of long bone (wrist and femur comon fx sites)
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pathogenesis of osteoporosis - age related bone loss
numerous age related factors suggest to contribute
- decreased GH and IGF levels
- decreased androgens
- increased RANK-L and inhibited OPD
- lifestyle - poor nutrition and inactivity = osteocytes are stimulated with mechanical stress
- poor vitamin D calcium and other nutrients
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meds that can cause bone loss
corticosteoids and immunosuppressants can alter RNKS-L and OPG balance
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other metabolic/systemic disorders that can cause bone loss
RA, metastatic cancer also alter RANK-L and OPG balance
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which type of bone is more sensitive to conditions that alter osteoblast and osteoclast acitivity trabecular or cortical bone?
trabecular bone - large surface are and not large bone mass to begin with compared to cortical bone
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which type of bone has a larger percent of bone loss, trabecular or cortical?
trabecular
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which type of bone is more sensitive to post menopausal bone loss, trabecular or cortical
trabecular
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bone loss patterns - women - % of each type of bone that is lost
35-50% of trabecular bone mass
| 25-30% of cortical bone mass
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bone loss patterns - men - % of each type of bone that is lost
15-45% of trabecular bone mass
| 5-15% of cortical bone mass
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osteoporosis risk factors
1. hormonal status
2. physical inactivity
3. genetics/ethnicity
4. meds
5. tobacco
6. alcohol
7. diet nutrition
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how is hormonal status a osteoporosis risk factors
- post menopausal women have decrease estrogen levels
- 5-8 years after menopause women have accelerated bone loss rate (greater than 1% per year)
- HRT most effective during this time period
- men have much more gradual loss of testosterone thus have slower steady rate bone loss
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how is physical inactivity a osteoporosis risk fact?
- throughout all phases of lifespan
| - low activity in aage groups
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-peak bone mass and loss has predetermined rates that will vary bw indviduals
-ethinic groups appear to have differences
how are meds osteoporosis risk facotrs
- steriods
- large loss occurs during first 6monnths of use then rate slows
- they impaire osteoblast and incresae osteoclast acitvity
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how is tobacco an osteoporosis risk factor
imparis bone progenitor cells thus inhibiting osteobalstic activity
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how is alcohol an osteoporosis risk factor
impairs osteoblast activity
| -also imparis calcium absorption and increas renal excretion of calcium
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how are diet and nutrition osteoporosis risk factors
- low calcium intake in growing years
| - anorexia/bulimia in females - amenorrhea & reduced estrogen
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what is the female triad
eating disorder, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
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osteoporosis evaluation
BMD tesets
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what are BMD tests
-statistical technique to measure the number of standard deviations from the population average
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calssifications of osteoporosis
normal: BMD: 1SD but 2.5 below the young adult mean
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types of BMD tests
1. dual energy xray absorptiometry (DEXA)
- gold standard
- DEXA along does not help ID individuals who have greater risk of fx's
2. single photon absorptiometry
3. dual photon absorptiometry
5. quantitative US
6. CT
7. plain film xray = POOR SCREENING TOOL - only detects bone loss after significant loss has occurred
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what is the WHO online fx risk
FRAX
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what is osteomalacia
insufficient mineralization of bone
| -no loss of bone, matrix just doesn't mineralize
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etiology of osteomalaica
poor nutrition - poor vit D intake
- intestinal dz that imparis absorption
- renal dz
- meds
- tumors
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osteomalacia on x=-ray
Looser's zones or milkman's pseudo fractures = lesions composed of poorly mineralized osteoid matrix and are not true fx's or stress fractures. oriented perpendicular to the long axis of the bone; bowing of long bones
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what is rickets
childhood osteomalacia
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what is Paget's Dz of bone
results in bone deformation with associated complications
onset >50 yo
M>F (8:1)
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pathology of paget's dz
- distortion of bone resorption and formation of trabecular bone
- communication bw osteoblasts and osteoclasts are altered
- excessive resorption is followed by excessive bone formation
result: enlarged deformed bone of poor quality; disorganized collagen fibers, poor mineralization
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potential complications of Paget's dz
1. fx
2. deformity
3. arthritis
4. nerve dysfunction
5. pain
