Changes in bone metabolism in a rat model of traumatic brain injury |
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Authors: | Lee Jong In Kim Jong Hyun Kim Hye Won Choi Eun Suk Lim Seong Hoon Ko Young Jin Han Young Min |
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Affiliation: | Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract: | PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the process of bone metabolism after traumatic brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Rats were randomly assigned to either the brain injury group or to the sham-operation group using a fluid percussion device. The BMDs of lumbar vertebrae and proximal femur and bone turnover markers, osteocalcin and carboxy-terminal telopeptide, were measured at three points: the day before surgery and 1 and 3 weeks post-operatively. The biomechanics (maximum load of tibia and femoral neck) were measured 3 weeks post-operatively. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: There was significant change in the BMDs of lumbar vertebrae 1 week post-operatively and of both distal femurs 3 weeks post-operatively (p < 0.05). A significant change in the maximum load of femoral neck was also observed 3 weeks post-operatively between the brain injury and the sham-operation groups (p = 0.044). CONCLUSIONS: This finding suggests that brain injury could induce osteoporosis by immobilization. |
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