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Towards the in vivo prediction of fragility fractures with Raman spectroscopy

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Buckley, Kevin, Kerns, Jemma G., Vinton, Jacqueline, Gikas, Panagiotis D., Smith, Christian, Parker, Anthony W., Matousek, Pavel, Goodship, Allen E.·2015·Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract

Fragility fractures, those fractures which result from low level trauma, have a large and growing socio‐economic cost in countries with aging populations. Bone‐density‐based assessment techniques are vital for identifying populations that are at higher risk of fracture, but do not have high sensitivity when it comes to identifying individuals who will go on to have their first fragility fracture. We are developing Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) as a tool for retrieving chemical information from bone non‐invasively in vivo. Unlike X‐ray‐based techniques SORS can retrieve chemical information from both the mineral and protein phases of the bone. This may enable better discrimination between those who will or will not go on to have a fragility fracture because both phases contribute to bone's mechanical properties. In this study we analyse excised bone with Raman spectroscopy and multivariate analysis, and then attempt to look for similar Raman signals in vivo using SORS. We show in the excised work that on average, bone fragments from the necks of fractured femora are more mineralised (by 5–10%) than (cadaveric) non‐fractured controls, but the mineralisation distributions of the two cohorts are largely overlapped. In our in vivo measurements, we observe similar, but as yet statistically underpowered, differences. After the SORS data (the first SORS measurements reported of healthy and diseased human cohorts), we identify methodological developments which will be used to improve the statistical significance of future experiments and may eventually lead to more sensitive prediction of fragility fractures. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Buckley, K., Kerns, J. G., Vinton, J., Gikas, P. D., Smith, C., Parker, A. W., Matousek, P., & Goodship, A. E.
Affiliations
  • Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (GB)
  • Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Buckley, Kevin
Venue
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-05-12
Volume
46
Issue
7
Pages
610-618
ISSN
  • 0377-0486 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4555
OpenAlex
W2171183137
Cited by
68
References
51
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FWCI
4.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/H002693/1)
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • University College London
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
Keywords
fragility fractures, spatially offset Raman spectroscopy, bone mineralization, femoral neck fracture, fracture risk prediction

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