BACKGROUND: After total hip replacement, increased bone metabolism is seen. A local periprosthetic osteopenia can be measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), but it is still unkown whether biochemical markers can be used to monitor the local remodeling at an earlier stage. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective study we compared the biochemical markers tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRAP 5b), bone ALP, osteocalcin and CrossLaps with periprosthetic DXA in 17 consecutive patients after uncemented total hip replacement. RESULTS: We found a highly significant early increase in TRAP 5b after 2 weeks and 6 weeks, which was followed by a densitometrically detectable decrease in bone mineral density after 26 weeks, especially in periprosthetic section Gruen zone 7. Bone ALP and osteocalcin levels as markers of osteoblast activity, and also Cross-Laps as a further marker of osteoclast activity, did not appear to allow any significant prediction of local bone remodeling. DISCUSSION: Our findings show that TRAP 5b is a sensitive parameter for monitoring of osteoclast activity after cementless total hip replacement, and may predict local osteopenia.
BACKGROUND: After total hip replacement, increased bone metabolism is seen. A local periprosthetic osteopenia can be measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), but it is still unkown whether biochemical markers can be used to monitor the local remodeling at an earlier stage. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective study we compared the biochemical markers tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRAP 5b), bone ALP, osteocalcin and CrossLaps with periprosthetic DXA in 17 consecutive patients after uncemented total hip replacement. RESULTS: We found a highly significant early increase in TRAP 5b after 2 weeks and 6 weeks, which was followed by a densitometrically detectable decrease in bone mineral density after 26 weeks, especially in periprosthetic section Gruen zone 7. Bone ALP and osteocalcin levels as markers of osteoblast activity, and also Cross-Laps as a further marker of osteoclast activity, did not appear to allow any significant prediction of local bone remodeling. DISCUSSION: Our findings show that TRAP 5b is a sensitive parameter for monitoring of osteoclast activity after cementless total hip replacement, and may predict local osteopenia.
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