Bone microstructure is significantly altered in CRPS-affected distal tibiae as detected by HR-pQCT: a retrospective cross-sectional study
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Bone microstructure is significantly altered in CRPS-affected distal tibiae as detected by HR-pQCT: a retrospective cross-sectional study. / Oehler, Nicola; Rolvien, Tim; Schmidt, Tobias; Butscheidt, Sebastian; Oheim, Ralf; Barvencik, Florian; Mussawy, Haider.
in: J BONE MINER METAB, Jahrgang 37, Nr. 4, 07.2019, S. 741-748.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Bone microstructure is significantly altered in CRPS-affected distal tibiae as detected by HR-pQCT: a retrospective cross-sectional study
AU - Oehler, Nicola
AU - Rolvien, Tim
AU - Schmidt, Tobias
AU - Butscheidt, Sebastian
AU - Oheim, Ralf
AU - Barvencik, Florian
AU - Mussawy, Haider
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - In the course of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), local osteopenia in the subchondral/subcortical areas of the affected limb represents a central manifestation. Mechanistic aspects of CRPS-associated pathologies remain unclear, and knowledge about bone morphology in CRPS-affected areas is rare. The aim of this study was to assess trabecular and cortical bone microstructure in patients with CRPS of the distal tibiae. We retrospectively analysed 14 women diagnosed with unilateral CRPS type I of the lower limb whose affected and unaffected distal tibiae were examined by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Laboratory tests included serum levels of calcium, phosphate, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, bone alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, osteocalcin and urinary levels of deoxypyridinoline (DPD). Bone mineral density was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the lumbar spine and both proximal femurs. Average urinary DPD levels, a biochemical marker of bone resorption, were elevated in the examined patient cohort (7.1 ± 1.9 nmol/mmol, reference 3.0-7.0 nmol/mmol). According to HR-pQCT, CRPS-affected distal tibiae showed significantly lower values of cortical BMD and cortical thickness compared to the unaffected contralateral side. Also, bone volume relative to total volume was significantly lower. Trabecular number and trabecular thickness tended to be lower in the affected tibiae. CRPS is associated with significant alterations in bone microstructure of the affected tibiae. Increased bone resorption seems to play a crucial role within a multifactorial process of CRPS-mediated bone atrophy. HR-pQCT could possibly serve as a diagnostic tool in specific CRPS therapy.
AB - In the course of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), local osteopenia in the subchondral/subcortical areas of the affected limb represents a central manifestation. Mechanistic aspects of CRPS-associated pathologies remain unclear, and knowledge about bone morphology in CRPS-affected areas is rare. The aim of this study was to assess trabecular and cortical bone microstructure in patients with CRPS of the distal tibiae. We retrospectively analysed 14 women diagnosed with unilateral CRPS type I of the lower limb whose affected and unaffected distal tibiae were examined by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Laboratory tests included serum levels of calcium, phosphate, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, bone alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, osteocalcin and urinary levels of deoxypyridinoline (DPD). Bone mineral density was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the lumbar spine and both proximal femurs. Average urinary DPD levels, a biochemical marker of bone resorption, were elevated in the examined patient cohort (7.1 ± 1.9 nmol/mmol, reference 3.0-7.0 nmol/mmol). According to HR-pQCT, CRPS-affected distal tibiae showed significantly lower values of cortical BMD and cortical thickness compared to the unaffected contralateral side. Also, bone volume relative to total volume was significantly lower. Trabecular number and trabecular thickness tended to be lower in the affected tibiae. CRPS is associated with significant alterations in bone microstructure of the affected tibiae. Increased bone resorption seems to play a crucial role within a multifactorial process of CRPS-mediated bone atrophy. HR-pQCT could possibly serve as a diagnostic tool in specific CRPS therapy.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1007/s00774-018-0976-2
DO - 10.1007/s00774-018-0976-2
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 30465090
VL - 37
SP - 741
EP - 748
JO - J BONE MINER METAB
JF - J BONE MINER METAB
SN - 0914-8779
IS - 4
ER -