In situ microindentation for determining local subchondral bone compressive modulus.
Alterations to joint tissues, including subchondral bone, occur with osteoarthritis. A microindentation technique was developed to determine the local compressive modulus of subchondral bone. This test, in conjunction with a cartilage indentation test at the same location, could evaluate changes of these material properties in both tissues. The accuracy of the technique was determined by applying it to materials of known moduli. The technique was then applied to rat tibial plateaus to characterize the local moduli of the subchondral bone. An established nanoindentation method was adopted to determine the modulus of subchondral bone following penetration of the overlying articular cartilage. Three cycles of repeated loadings were applied (2.452 N, 30 s hold). The slope of the load-displacement response during the unloading portion of the third cycle was used to measure the stiffness. Indentation tests were performed on two polyurethane foams and polymethyl-methacrylate for validation (n=15). Regression analysis was used to compare the moduli with reference values. Subchondral bone moduli of tibial plateaus from Sprague-Dawley rats (n=5) were measured for central and posterior locations of medial and lateral compartments. An analysis of variance was used to analyze the effects of compartment and test location. The measured moduli of the validation materials correlated with the reference values (R(2)=0.993, p=0.05). In rat tibial plateaus, the modulus of the posterior location was significantly greater than the center location (4.03+/-1.00 GPa and 3.35+/-1.16 GPa respectively, p=0.03). The medial compartment was not different from the lateral compartment. This method for measuring the subchondral bone in the same location as articular cartilage allows studies of the changes in these material properties with the onset and progression of osteoarthritis.
Gardner-Morse
Mack G
MG
McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont, 95 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Tacy
Nelson J
NJ
Beynnon
Bruce D
BD
Roemhildt
Maria L
ML
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D019245:Compressive Strength / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006244:Hardness; D006245:Hardness Tests; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012015:Reference Standards; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology
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