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Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw

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Distribution of type I collagen morphologies in bone: Relation to estrogen depletion

Bone is an amazing material evolved by nature to elegantly balance structural and metabolic needs in the body. Bone health is an integral part of overall health, but our lack of understanding of the ultrastructure of healthy bone precludes us from knowing ...

2010

Prediction of bone density around orthopedic implants delivering bisphosphonate

Dominique Pioletti, Alexandre Terrier, Vincent Stadelmann

The fixation of an orthopedic implant depends strongly upon its initial stability. Peri-implant bone may resorb shortly after the surgery. This resorbtion is directly followed by new bone formation and implants fixation strengthening, the so-called seconda ...

2009

Implants delivering bisphosphonate locally increase periprosthetic bone density in an osteoporotic sheep model. A pilot study

Dominique Pioletti, Alexandre Terrier, Vincent Stadelmann

It is a clinical challenge to obtain a sufficient orthopedic implant fixation in weak osteoporotic bone. When the primary implant fixation is poor, micromotions occur at the bone-implant interface, activating osteoclasts, which leads to implant loosening. ...

2008

c-myc in the hematopoietic lineage is crucial for its angiogenic function in the mouse embryo

The c-myc proto-oncogene, which is crucial for the progression of many human cancers, has been implicated in key cellular processes in diverse cell types, including endothelial cells that line the blood vessels and are critical for angiogenesis. The de nov ...

2008

Peri-implant bone remodeling after total hip replacement combined with systemic alendronate treatment: a finite element analysis

Dominique Pioletti, Lalaonirina Rakotomanana Ravelonarivo, Bastian Peter

In order to decrease the peri-implant bone loss during the life-time of the implant, oral use of anti-osteoporosis drugs (like bisphosphonates) has been suggested. In this study, bone remodeling parameters identified from clinical trials of alendronate wer ...

2004

Can the increase of bone mineral density following bisphosphonates treatments be explained by biomechanical considerations?

Dominique Pioletti, Lalaonirina Rakotomanana Ravelonarivo

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that bone mineral density increase following bisphosphonates treatments may be explained by the influence of the drug on the mechanical bone remodeling parameters. BACKGROUND: Patients treated with bisphosphonates continuously in ...

2004

Orthopedic implants used as drug delivery systems

Bastian Peter

Total Hip Replacement (THR) is today a routine procedure executed more than 800'000 times per year worldwide. THR gives generally satisfactory results, although the quality of outcome is inversely proportional to the age of the patient. In parallel, there ...

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