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Anisotropic properties of human cortical bone with osteogenesis imperfecta

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The heterogeneity of bone shape and size variation is modulated by genetic, mechanical, nutritional, and hormonal patterning throughout its lifetime. Microstructural changes across cross sections are a result of mechanistic optimization that results over the years of evolution while being based on universal, time-invariant ingredients and patterns. Here we report changes across anatomical sections of bone with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) that undermines the work of evolution through genetic mutation. This work examines the microstructure and molecular composition of different anatomical positions (anterior, medial, posterior, and lateral regions) in the diaphysis of an OI human tibia. The study shows that although there is no significant microstructural difference, molecular changes are observed using FTIR revealing differences in molecular composition of the four anatomical positions. In addition, the nanomechanical properties of anterior section of OI bone seem more heterogeneous. The nanomechanical properties of interstitial lamellae in all these bone samples are consistently greater than those of osteonal lamellae. The nanomechanical properties of bone depend on its anatomical section and on the measurement direction as well. Variations in molecular structure with anatomical positions and also corresponding differences in nanomechanical properties are reported. These are compared to those observed typically in healthy bone illustrating the unique influence of OI on bone multiscale behavior which results from an evolutionary process lasting for many years.

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Acknowledgments

Instrumentation obtained from National Science Foundation MRI grants is acknowledged for enabling experiments conducted in this work. Authors would like to acknowledge assistance in electron microscopy laboratory from Mr. Scott Payne. Author C.G. would like to acknowledge support from grant through doctoral dissertation fellowship from NDSU Graduate School.

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    Kalpana S. Katti, Chunju Gu & Dinesh R. Katti

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Katti, K.S., Gu, C. & Katti, D.R. Anisotropic properties of human cortical bone with osteogenesis imperfecta. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 15, 155–167 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0727-4

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