Growing C57Bl/6 Mice Increase Whole Bone Mechanical Properties by Increasing Geometric and Material Properties

Oxford University Press (OUP) - Tập 14 Số 12 - Trang 2159-2166 - 1999
Michael D. Brodt1, Cara B. Ellis1, Matthew J. Silva1
1Biomechanical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract In vivo murine models are becoming increasingly important in bone research. To establish baseline data for researchers using these models, we studied the long bones from C57BL/6 female mice, a strain that is widely used in bone research. We determined the femoral structural and material properties in both torsion and four-point bending for mice at ages 4–24 weeks. Measurements of femoral cross-sectional geometry and tibial densitometric properties were also obtained. Results indicated that all structural properties (except ultimate energy), changed significantly with age (p < 0.001). Ultimate torque, ultimate moment, torsional rigidity, and bending rigidity all increased to peak values at 20 weeks, whereas ultimate rotation and ultimate displacement decreased to minimum values at 20 weeks. Our data indicate that increases in the material properties contributed more than increases in cross-sectional geometry to the changes in structural rigidity and ultimate load. For example, from 4–20 weeks torsional rigidity increased 1030%, while shear modulus increased 610% and the polar moment of inertia (a measure of the geometric resistance to rotation) increased by only 85%. Changes in the cross-sectional geometry with age were due to increases in periosteal diameter and decreases in endosteal diameter. In general, both torsion and bending techniques revealed large changes in structural and material properties with age. We conclude that peak bone strength is not achieved before 20 weeks in C57BL/6 female mice, and that torsion and four-point bending tests are equally well suited for evaluating mechanical properties of murine long bones.

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