Effect of fatigue loading and rest on impact strength of rat ulna

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2021-06
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Stress fracture is a common injury among athletes and military personnel and is associated with fatigue-initiated damage and impact loading. The recovery of bending strength has been shown to be a function of the rest days allowed after fatigue loading in rodents and the aim of this study was to investigate if similar results would occur under impact conditions. In this study, cyclic axial compression load was applied in vivo on the right forelimbs while left forelimbs served as controls. Two rest groups were used: one day of rest and seven days of rest. Afterwards, all ulnae were scanned using micro-Computed Tomography followed by impact testing. The micro-CT scan confirmed the formation of woven bone on loaded ulnae after seven days rest. The peak impact force was 37.5% higher in the control (mean = 174.96 ± 33.25 N) specimens compared to the loaded bones (mean = 130.34 ± 22.37 N). Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy analyses suggested no significant change of chemical composition in the cortical region between the loaded and control ulnae, but woven bone region had lower carbonate and amide I content than contralateral controls (p < 0.05). We find that cyclic fatigue loading had a negative effect on bone’s impact response. Bones that experienced fatigue loading became less stiff, weaker, and more prone to fracture when subjected to impact. The formation of woven bone after seven days of rest did not restore the stiffness upon impact and confirm that rest time is crucial to the recovery of fatigue damage.

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Yan, C., Song, H., Pfister, J., Andersen, T. L., Warden, S. J., Bhargava, R., & Kersh, M. E. (2021). Effect of fatigue loading and rest on impact strength of rat ulna. Journal of Biomechanics, 123, 110449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110449
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