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01-02-2019 | Original Article

Young’s modulus and hardness of human trabecular bone with bisphosphonate treatment durations up to 20 years

Authors: D. Pienkowski, C. L. Wood, H. H. Malluche

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

Summary

Bone modulus from patients with osteoporosis treated with bisphosphonates for 1 to 20 years was analyzed. Modulus increases during the first 6 years of treatment and remains unchanged thereafter.

Introduction

Bisphosphonates are widely used for treating osteoporosis, but the relationship between treatment duration and bone quality is unclear. Since material properties partially determine bone quality, the present study quantified the relationship between human bone modulus and hardness with bisphosphonate treatment duration.

Methods

Iliac crest bone samples from a consecutive case series of 86 osteoporotic Caucasian women continuously treated with oral bisphosphonates for 1.1–20 years were histologically evaluated to assess bone turnover and then tested using nanoindentation. Young’s modulus and hardness were measured and related to bisphosphonate treatment duration by statistical modeling.

Results

All bone samples had low bone turnover. Statistical models showed that with increasing bisphosphonate treatment duration, modulus and hardness increased, peaked, and plateaued. These models used quadratic terms to model modulus increases from 1 to 6 years of bisphosphonate treatment and linear terms to model modulus plateaus from 6 to 20 years of treatment. The treatment duration at which the quadratic–linear transition (join point) occurred also depended upon trabecular location. Hardness increased and peaked at 12.4 years of treatment; it remained constant for the next 7.6 years of treatment and was insensitive to trabecular location.

Conclusions

Bone modulus increases with bisphosphonate treatment durations up to 6 years, no additional modulus increases occurred after 6 years of treatment. Although hardness increased, peaked at 12.4 years and remained constant for the next 7.6 years of BP treatment, the clinical relevance of hardness remains unclear.

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Title: Young’s modulus and hardness of human trabecular bone with bisphosphonate treatment durations up to 20 years
Authors: D. Pienkowski
C. L. Wood
H. H. Malluche
Publication date: 01-02-2019
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4760-x

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Young’s modulus and hardness of human trabecular bone with bisphosphonate treatment durations up to 20 years

Abstract

Summary

Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Summary

Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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