β Scribed by S. Hasan Abbasi-Jahromi; Alicia Matayoshi; Robert Kimble; Andrew Dimarogonas; Roberto Pacifici
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The sensitivity of bone mineral density (BMD) as a predictor of fracture risk is limited by the fact that this index does not take into account the geometrical and material characteristics of bone. In contrast, both BMD and bone architecture influence the quality factor (QF), the fraction of the inverse of the energy lost in one cycle of deformation. In this study we have compared the sensitivity of a QF analyzer and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in detecting the changes induced by ovariectomy (OW) on the QF, impact strength, and BMD of the femur of mature rats. QF and BMD were measured noninvasively before and 4 weeks after OVX or sham operation using a QF analyzer developed in our laboratory and a Hologic QDR 2000 bone densitometry, respectively. Impact strength was measured in excised femurs at the end of the study. The in vivo short-term precision (coefficient of variation) of the QF analyzer was 1.9%. BMD and QF measurements were highly correlated (r = 0 . 8 0 , ~ < 0.OOOl).
At baseline, QF and BMD were similar in OVX and sham-operated rats. At 4 weeks, BMD was 14.7 f 0.9% lower than at baseline ( p < 0.001) in O W rats and 5.3 f 13% lower in sham-operated rats ( p < 0.05). QF decreased 36.0 -C 2.8% (p < 0.0001) in O W and 10.6 f 3.6% in sham rats ( p < 0.01). As a result, at 4 weeks the difference between sham-operated and OVX rats was larger (p < 0.05) by QF than by BMD. Moreover, QF correlated better than BMD with impact strength and the difference in impact strength between sham and OVX mice was closer to that in QF than that in BMD. These data demonstrate that QF analysis is a precise technique that is more sensitive than DXA in detecting the changes in bone density and strength induced by O W . QF analysis may represent a new, simple, and economic technique for predicting fracture risk. (
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