PURPOSE: A controversial relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and bone fragility has been attracting considerable attention. However, despite interest in the effects of OA on femoral neck fracture risk and numerous studies analysing the changes in the arthritic femoral head, there is insufficient data about femoral neck 3D bone micro-architecture in individuals with hip osteoarthritis. We compared trabecular micro-architecture of the femoral neck between postmenopausal women with coxarthrosis and controls to explore whether coxarthrosis may indicate reduced bone fragility from the trabecular micro-architectural perspective. METHODS: The study sample included nine women with hip osteoarthritis and 13 age-matched controls. The femoral neck sections were scanned using micro-computed tomography, evaluating the cancellous bone from the superolateral and inferomedial neck subregions. RESULTS: Osteoarthritic subjects demonstrated a general trend of improved trabecular micro-architecture in both analysed subregions when compared with age-matched controls. In particular, several architectural properties that are important predictors of cancellous bone strength showed significantly better values in the OA group, even after adjusting for bone volume fraction. Namely, the OA group expressed higher trabecular connectivity (p = 0.008), lower SMI indicating more plate-like structure (p = 0.005), and reduced anisotropy (p = 0.006) particularly in the inferomedial neck. Osteoarthritic cases also trended towards higher BV/TV, particularly in the superolateral neck. All micro-architectural parameters displayed significant regional heterogeneity (p ≤ 0.01), with the inferomedial neck region showing more favourable values than the superolateral region. CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced trabecular micro-architecture of the femoral neck in postmenopausal osteoarthritic subjects suggests reduced cancellous bone fragility in comparison with their age-matched healthy controls.
PURPOSE: A controversial relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and bone fragility has been attracting considerable attention. However, despite interest in the effects of OA on femoral neck fracture risk and numerous studies analysing the changes in the arthritic femoral head, there is insufficient data about femoral neck 3D bone micro-architecture in individuals with hip osteoarthritis. We compared trabecular micro-architecture of the femoral neck between postmenopausal women with coxarthrosis and controls to explore whether coxarthrosis may indicate reduced bone fragility from the trabecular micro-architectural perspective. METHODS: The study sample included nine women with hip osteoarthritis and 13 age-matched controls. The femoral neck sections were scanned using micro-computed tomography, evaluating the cancellous bone from the superolateral and inferomedial neck subregions. RESULTS: Osteoarthritic subjects demonstrated a general trend of improved trabecular micro-architecture in both analysed subregions when compared with age-matched controls. In particular, several architectural properties that are important predictors of cancellous bone strength showed significantly better values in the OA group, even after adjusting for bone volume fraction. Namely, the OA group expressed higher trabecular connectivity (p = 0.008), lower SMI indicating more plate-like structure (p = 0.005), and reduced anisotropy (p = 0.006) particularly in the inferomedial neck. Osteoarthritic cases also trended towards higher BV/TV, particularly in the superolateral neck. All micro-architectural parameters displayed significant regional heterogeneity (p ≤ 0.01), with the inferomedial neck region showing more favourable values than the superolateral region. CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced trabecular micro-architecture of the femoral neck in postmenopausal osteoarthritic subjects suggests reduced cancellous bone fragility in comparison with their age-matched healthy controls.
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