Summary: Osteorheumatology: A New Discipline?

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  • 1 Introduction

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  • What is the basic idea underlying OsteoRheumatology?

    The importance of the crosstalk between inflammation, cartilage and subchondral bone in disabling conditions like OA and RA.
  • 2 Bone involvement in OA

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  • What is the hallmark of osteoarthritis?

    Destruction of cartilage
  • What are the keywords in osteoarthritis?

    • cartilage
    • subchondral bone
    • synovial membrane
    • low-grade inflammation
    • estrogen-deficiency
    • wear
    • local
  • 3 The role of subchondral bone in OA

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  • What are the typical skeletal changes in OA?

    • increased cortical plate thickness
    • flattening and deformation of the articular contour
    • bone marrow lesions
    • decreased subchondral trabecular bone mass
    • tidemark duplication
    • osteophyte formation
  • Where is subchondral bone located?

    Below the cartilage of the joints and has same properties as the epihyseal plate (growth plate)
  • Which two phenotypes can be distinghuised as a result of increased subchondral bone remodeling?

    1. Sclerosis
    2. Osteoporosis
  • How is a sclerotic phenotype induced?

    By mechanically overloading the subchondral bone on the osteochondral junction.
  • How can a subchondral osteoporotic phenotype be induced?

    • estrogen deficiency or menopause
    • stress shielding
    • synovial inflammation
  • What can be said about the quality of the subchondral bone in OA?

    The quality is low because the bone is hypomineralized (has probably to do with a collagen type that has low affinity for Calcium).
  • What is said about the osteoblast cytokine production?

    It has increased production of both bone stimulating and bone degradation signaling cytokines.
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