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ba0005p317 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2016

Cellular and extracellular investigations of healing parameters in a sheep model of osteoporosis

Schaefer Annemarie , Rosch Sebastian , Weisweiler David , Boecker Wolfgang , Lips Katrin S , Heiss Christian , Malhan Deeksha , Khassawna Thaqif El

Due to its huge socio-economic impact a better understating of osteoporotic fracture healing is crucial.Thirty-one female merino land sheep were randomly divided into four groups. (i) Untreated control-group (C, n=8); (ii) bilateral ovariectomy (OVX, n=7); (iii) OVX and calcium-deficient diet (OVXD, n=8); and (iv) OVXD and additional biweekly corticosteroid injections (OVXDS, n=8). Drill-hole defects (7.5 mm in diamete...