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J Appl Physiol 87: 189-195, 1999;
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Vol. 87, Issue 1, 189-195, July 1999

Mechanical loading attenuates bone loss due to immobilization and calcium deficiency

Cynthia L. Inman1, Gordon L. Warren1, Harry A. Hogan2, and Susan A. Bloomfield1

1 Department of Health and Kinesiology and 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

Our purpose was to determine the effects of a mechanical loading intervention on mass, geometry, and strength of rat cortical bone during a period of disuse concurrent with calcium deficiency (CD). Adult female rats were assigned to unilateral hindlimb immobilization, immobilized-loaded, or control (standard chow, 1.85% calcium) treatments. Both immobilized groups were fed a CD rat chow (0.01% calcium) to induce high bone turnover. Three times weekly, immobilized-loaded rats were subjected to 36 cycles of 4-point bending of the immobilized lower leg. After 6 wk, the immobilized rats exhibited decreased tibial shaft bone mineral density (-12%), ultimate load (-19%), and stiffness (-20%; tested in 3-point bending to failure) vs. control rats. Loading prevented this decline in bone density and attenuated decreases in ultimate load and stiffness. Elastic modulus was unaffected by disuse or loading. Bone cross-sectional area in the immobilized-loaded rats was equivalent to that of control animals, even though endocortical resorption continued unabated. On the medial periosteum, percent mineralizing surface doubled vs. that in immobilized rats. This loading regimen stimulated periosteal mineralization and maintained bone mineral density, thereby attenuating the loss in bone strength incurred with disuse and concurrent calcium deficiency.

bone density; adult rats; disuse; mechanical properties


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