Strontium ranelate improves implant osseointegration.
BACKGROUND
Endosseous implantation is a frequent procedure in orthopaedics and dentistry, particularly in the aging population. The incidence of implant failure, however, is high in situations where the bone at the site of implantation is not of optimal quality and quantity. Alterations of bone turnover and changes in intrinsic bone tissue quality have potentially negative effects on optimal osseointegration. Strontium ranelate, which acts on both resorption and formation, and improves biomaterial properties, is hypothesized to improve osseointegration and this hypothesis was tested here.


METHODS
Titanium implants were inserted into the proximal tibias of thirty 6-month-old Sprague-Dawley female rats. During the 8 weeks following implantation, animals received orally strontium ranelate (SrRan) 5 days a week (625 mg/kg/day) or saline vehicle. Pull-out strength, microCT and nanoindentation were assessed on the implanted tibias.


RESULTS
SrRan significantly increased pull-out strength compared to controls (+34%). This was associated with a significant improvement of bone microarchitecture around the implant (BV/TV+36%; Tb.Th+13%; Conn.D+23%) with a more plate-shape structure and an increase in bone-to-implant contact (+19%). Finally, strontium ranelate had a significant beneficial effect on parameters of bone biomaterial properties at both cortical (modulus+11.6%; hardness+13%) and trabecular areas (modulus+7%; hardness+16.5%).


CONCLUSIONS
SrRan is an antiosteoporotic agent that increased mechanical fixation of the implant. The improvement of pull-out strength was associated with an improvement of implant osseointegration with both a positive effect on bone microarchitecture and on bone biomaterial properties in the vicinity of the implant. These current results may support potential benefits of strontium ranelate in orthopaedic and dental surgery to enhance osseointegration.
Maïmoun
Laurent
L
Division of Bone Diseases [WHO Collaborating Center for Osteoporosis Prevention], Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland. laurent.maimoun@laposte.net
Brennan
Tara C
TC
Badoud
Isabelle
I
Dubois-Ferriere
Victor
V
Rizzoli
René
R
Ammann
Patrick
P
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D020007:Implants, Experimental; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013876:Thiophenes; C081587:strontium ranelate; D014025:Titanium