title: The Effect of Osteoporosis Treatments on Fatigue Properties of Cortical Bone Tissue.
abstract: Bisphosphonates are commonly prescribed for treatment of osteoporosis. Long-term use of bisphosphonates has been correlated to atypical femoral fractures (AFF). AFFs arise from fatigue damage to bone tissue that cannot be repaired due to pharmacologic treatments. Despite fatigue being the primary damage mechanism of AFFs, the effects of osteoporosis treatments on fatigue properties of cortical bone are unknown. To examine if fatigue-life differences occur in bone tissue after different pharmacologic treatments for osteoporosis, we tested bone tissue from the femurs of sheep given a metabolic acidosis diet to induce osteoporosis, followed by treatment with a selective estrogen reception modulator (raloxifene), a bisphosphonate (alendronate or zoledronate), or parathyroid hormone (teriparatide, PTH). Beams of cortical bone tissue were created and tested in four-point bending fatigue to failure. Tissues treated with alendronate had reduced fatigue life and less modulus loss at failure compared to other treatments, while tissue treated with PTH had a prolonged fatigue life. No loss of fatigue life occurred with zoledronate treatment despite its greater binding affinity and potency compared to alendronate. Tissue mineralization measured by microCT did not explain the differences seen in fatigue behavior. Increased fatigue life with PTH suggests that current treatment methods for AFF could have beneficial effects for restoring fatigue life. These results indicate that fatigue life differs with each type of osteoporosis treatment.
authors: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
authors: Garry R
authors: GR
authors: Brock
authors: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
authors: Julia T
authors: JT
authors: Chen
authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
authors: Anthony R
authors: AR
authors: Ingraffea
authors: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: MacLeay
authors: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
authors: G Elizabeth
authors: GE
authors: Pluhar
authors: Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
authors: Adele L
authors: AL
authors: Boskey
authors: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY ; Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
authors: Marjolein C H
authors: MC
authors: van der Meulen
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