Bone and Cartilage Healing

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Bone Composition
Osteoblasts, Osteoclasts, Osteocyctes
ECM
30% organic - Collagen type 1 90%, osteocalcin, osteonectin, proteglycans, glycosaminoglycans, lipids (ground substance)
Inorganic - mostly, hyproxyapatite (stiffness)
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osteoblasts derived from
mesenchymal stem cells - osteoprogenitor cells
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osteoblasts line the ____ of bone and produce _____
surface
osteoid
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osteocytes are former ____
trapped in ____
function to ______ bone
regulating bone ___ in response to stress
osteoblasts
lacunae
maintain
metabolism
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osteoclasts derived from ______ _____ _____
multinucleated giant cells whose function is ______ _______
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulates _________ ____ ___________ that activate osteoclatic bone resorption
hematopoietic stem cells
bone respiration
receptors on osteoblasts
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Woven Bone
immature, randomly oriented collagen fibers
In adults - seen at sites of fracture healing and in pathalogical conditions
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Lamellar bone
Normal adult bone
Collagen fibers oriented along lines of stress
stronger and less flexible than woven bone
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Cortical bone ____ of skeleton
comprised of ______ packed ____
contains
80%
tightly, osteons
arterioles, venules, nerves, lymphatic channels
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osteon
fundamental functional unit of bone
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Haversian system
Osteoblast
Osteoid
Canals connecting osteons - Haversian canals
-communication between cells important
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mechanisms of bone formation
endochondral bone formation
intramembranous (periosteal) bone formation
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endochondral bone formation
bone development from ___________ ____________
mechanism by which a long bone grows in _______
osteoblasts line a _________ _______
the chondrocytes __________, _________ and _______
__________ ___________ of the cartilage occurs followed by __________
hyaline cartilage
length
cartilage precursor
hypertrophy, degenerate, and calcify
vascular invasion
ossification
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Intramembranous ossification

mechanism by which a long bone grows in ______
bone development from _______ ____________
it is involved in the formation of _____ bones
ossification begins as ______ cells form a template of the future bone
Osteoblasts differentiate directly from ___________ and lay down seams of _______.
Does not involve _______ _______, which is important in __________ ________
width
fibrous membranes
flat
preosteoblasts, osteoid
cartilage scaffold - fracture healing
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Fracture healing occurs through a process of ________, either endochondral or intramembranous
depends on the ________
ossification
stability
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Prerequesites for bone healing
Adequate ______ ________ and __________ ________
blood supply
mechanical stability
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2 Types of fracture healing
Indirect
Direct
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Indirect fracture healing
what types?
does not require anatomical _____ or ______ conditions
enhanced by ________ and _________
endochondral and Intramembranous
most common!
reduction, stable
micromotion, weightbearing - intermitted loading important!
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Direct Fracture healing
types?
can only occur when repair of the ________ ________ is achieved and ______ ______ is provided resulting in a substantial _____ in interfragmentary strain
______ stability
intramembranous
fracture fragments
ridig fixation
decrease
high
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does surgical fixation always lead to direct healing?
no
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Direct bone healing is possible only when the fracture ends are _________ ________ and ______ __________ isused to decrease strain
compressed together
rigid fixation
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_________ __________ and __________ ____________ at the fracture site stimulate _______
Inadequate stabilization may result in ________ ________ at the fracture site interrupting _______ __________ to bone
Over stabilization _______ periosteal bone formation
mechanical load
small displacements
healing
excessive deformation
tissue differentiation
reduces (hard callus)
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3 stages of Indirect Fracture Healing
Inflammation
Repair
Remodeling
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Inflammation

tissue disruption results in ________ at the fracture site
Local vessels _________ causing ________ ________ at the edges of the fracture
_________ capillary permeability results in a ________ __________ ________
osteoinductive growth factors stimulate the ______ and ________ of mesenchymal cells
hematoma
thrombose
bony necrosis
Increased
local inflammatory response
proliferation, differentiation
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Repair

periosteal _____ forms along the periphery of the fracture site
intramembranous ossification initiated by ________
Intramedullary callus forms in the ______ of the fracture site
endochondral ossifiction at the site of the fracture _________
chemical and mechanical factors stimulate ______ ________ and _________
callus
preosteoblasts
center
hematoma
callus formation, mineralization
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remodeling

woven bone is gradually converted to ______ _____
Need to apply _______ _____ __
medullary cavity is _________
bone is restructured in response to ______ and _______
lamellar bone
optimal tissue stress
reconstituted
stress and strain
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bridge plating
put a plate on either side of the fracture, indirect healing in the middle at the fracture site
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Intramedullary nail
Nail down through the middle of the bone, and then screws across to keep it stable
Indirect healing
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no motion at the fracture site =
direct bone healing
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direct healing does not involve formation of
fracture callus
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in direct healing onsteoblasts originate from _______ and ______ cells
endothelial, peivascular
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Delayed Or non Union

Failure to reach bony union by ___ ______
6 months
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Types of non unions
Sepctic non union
Hypertrophic non union
Atrophic non union
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septic non union
infection
common in people with open fractures
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hypertrophic non union
failure of stability
surgical stability, person didn’t follow guidelines, just didn’t work
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atrophic non union
failure of biology
normal process did not occur - diabetes, chron’s disease, celiac disease (absorption of nutrients is impaired)
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treatments of non union
bone stimulators
operative
Growth factor use
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Growth factors
BMP 7 - tibia shaft non unions
Autograft - iliac crest bone grafting
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malunion
healed but healed in a bad way
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local anatomic factors that influence fracture healing
soft tissue injury
interruption of blood supply
biological factors - infection, smoking, nutrition
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cartilage is a ____ _______ type of connective tissue
non vascular
relies on diffusion for nutrients -> need compression/movement
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cartilage is ____ _____ than bone
less organized -> more flexible
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healing rate for cartilage
SLOW af
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cartilage cell
chondrocyte
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Cartilage Layers
Outer Fibrous Layer
Inner Cellular Layer
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outer fibrous layer
provide protection
mechanical support
attaches the cartilage to other structures
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inner cellular layer
important in cartilage growth and maintenance
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types of cartilage
hyaline
fibrocartilage
elastic cartilage
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Hyaline

_____ surface
contains _____ ______ collagen fibers ->
elastic material?
smooth
closely packed, tough but slightly flexible
bluish white, shiny ground elastic model
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Fibrocartilage

_____ of the three
no _______ and a matrix with bundles of collagen fibers embedded with ________
fosters _____
provides ______ and ________
toughest
perichondrium
chondrocytes
durability
support and rigidity
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Elastic Cartilage

provides ____
_______ color and is surrounded by a ________
network of _______ elastic fibers
makes it ________ and _______
support
yellow, perichondrium
threadlike
flexible and resilient
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Hyaline cartilage properties
Avascular, aneural, alymphatic -> slow repair/ little potential for repair
Solid phase - collagen and proteoglycans
Fluid phase - water: makes up to 75% of wet weight
variable load - minimize peak stress
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solid phase

low permeability to ______ _______
high ______ resistance contributes to load _________
Type II collagen lines up to form _____ and encases Aggrecan
Resists ________
low permeability to fluid flow
high frictional resistance contributes to load transmission
Type II collagen lines up to form fibrils and encases Aggrecan
Resists compression
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Fluid phase

provides the _____
_________ derformability
ability to _____ _______
provides the matrix
reversible derformability
ability to dissipate load
important in load bearing joints!
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ECM
Type ____ collagen provides the tensile strength
Embedded in _______
__________ _____ chains with links
________ and _______ ________
Protects chondrocytes from _______ ________
II
proteoglycans
hyaluronic acid
chondroitin and keratin sulfate
loading forces
allows rebound to happen so it doesn’t just stay there
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Proteoglycans provde the _______ ______
compressive strength
trap and hold water within the cartilage - GAGs
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microarchitecture - 4 Zones
Superficial
Middle
Deep
Zone of calcified Cartilage
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superifical structure
resists ______
parallel fibrils
20% of thickness
lamina splendens - densley packed collagen
Resists SHEAR
low permeability
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middle structure
higher _______ content
random
less organization
water
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deep structure
Lowest ____ and highest _______
prevent _________
vertical fibrils
thick collagen fibers
water, proteoglycan
Prevents Compression
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Tidemark in Deep Layer
divides the superficial un calcified cartilage from the deeper calcified cartilage
anchor point into the bone
last line of defense before you’re compressing bone
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Calcified cartilage structure
violated during _______
fixation between bone and cartilage
small cells
microfracture
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