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Mechanical loading attenuates bone loss due to immobilization and calcium deficiency.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Inman, C. L. Warren, Gordon L. Bloomfield, Susan A. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | Our purpose was to determine the effects of a mechanical loading intervention on mass, geometry, and strength of rat cortical bone during a period of disuse concurrent with calcium deficiency (CD). Adult female rats were assigned to unilateral hindlimb immobilization, immobilized-loaded, or control (standard chow, 1.85% calcium) treatments. Both immobilized groups were fed a CD rat chow (0.01% calcium) to induce high bone turnover. Three times weekly, immobilized-loaded rats were subjected to 36 cycles of 4-point bending of the immobilized lower leg. After 6 wk, the immobilized rats exhibited decreased tibial shaft bone mineral density (-12%), ultimate load (-19%), and stiffness (-20%; tested in 3-point bending to failure) vs. control rats. Loading prevented this decline in bone density and attenuated decreases in ultimate load and stiffness. Elastic modulus was unaffected by disuse or loading. Bone cross-sectional area in the immobilized-loaded rats was equivalent to that of control animals, even though endocortical resorption continued unabated. On the medial periosteum, percent mineralizing surface doubled vs. that in immobilized rats. This loading regimen stimulated periosteal mineralization and maintained bone mineral density, thereby attenuating the loss in bone strength incurred with disuse and concurrent calcium deficiency. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://jap.physiology.org/content/jap/87/1/189.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 10409574v1 |
| Volume Number | 87 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Journal | Journal of applied physiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Bending - Changing basic body position Bone Density Bone Tissue Bone remodeling Bone structure of shaft of tibia Bone structure of tibia Compact bone Decompression Sickness Elastic Modulus Leg Osteopenia PersonNameUse - assigned Physiologic calcification Resorption Shaft Device Component calcium deficiency |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |