OBJECTIVES: Characterize bone loss in our newly developed severe contusion spinal cord injury (SCI) plus hindlimb immobilization (IMM) model and determine the influence of muscle contractility on skeletal integrity after SCI. METHODS: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to: (a) intact controls, (b) severe contusion SCI euthanized at Day 7 (SCI-7) or (c) Day 21 (SCI-21), (d) 14 days IMM-alone, (e) SCI+IMM, or (f) SCI+IMM plus 14 days body weight supported treadmill exercise (SCI+IMM+TM). RESULTS: SCI-7 and SCI-21 exhibited a >20% reduction in cancellous volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) in the hindlimbs (p⋜0.01), characterized by reductions in cancellous bone volume (cBV/TV%), trabecular number (Tb.N), and trabecular thickness. IMM-alone induced no observable bone loss. SCI+IMM exacerbated cancellous vBMD deficits with values being >45% below Controls (p⋜0.01) resulting from reduced cBV/TV% and Tb.N. SCI+IMM also produced the greatest cortical bone loss with distal femoral cortical area and cortical thickness being 14-28% below Controls (p⋜0.01) and bone strength being 37% below Controls (p⋜0.01). SCI+IMM+TM partially alleviated bone deficits, but values remained below Controls. CONCLUSIONS: Residual and/or facilitated muscle contractility ameliorate bone decrements after severe SCI. Our novel SCI+IMM model represents a clinically-relevant means of assessing strategies to prevent SCI-induced skeletal deficits.
OBJECTIVES: Characterize bone loss in our newly developed severe contusion spinal cord injury (SCI) plus hindlimb immobilization (IMM) model and determine the influence of muscle contractility on skeletal integrity after SCI. METHODS: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to: (a) intact controls, (b) severe contusion SCI euthanized at Day 7 (SCI-7) or (c) Day 21 (SCI-21), (d) 14 days IMM-alone, (e) SCI+IMM, or (f) SCI+IMM plus 14 days body weight supported treadmill exercise (SCI+IMM+TM). RESULTS: SCI-7 and SCI-21 exhibited a >20% reduction in cancellous volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) in the hindlimbs (p⋜0.01), characterized by reductions in cancellous bone volume (cBV/TV%), trabecular number (Tb.N), and trabecular thickness. IMM-alone induced no observable bone loss. SCI+IMM exacerbated cancellous vBMD deficits with values being >45% below Controls (p⋜0.01) resulting from reduced cBV/TV% and Tb.N. SCI+IMM also produced the greatest cortical bone loss with distal femoral cortical area and cortical thickness being 14-28% below Controls (p⋜0.01) and bone strength being 37% below Controls (p⋜0.01). SCI+IMM+TM partially alleviated bone deficits, but values remained below Controls. CONCLUSIONS: Residual and/or facilitated muscle contractility ameliorate bone decrements after severe SCI. Our novel SCI+IMM model represents a clinically-relevant means of assessing strategies to prevent SCI-induced skeletal deficits.
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