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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society2016

Hypochlorhydria-induced calcium malabsorption does not affect fracture healing but increases post-traumatic bone loss in the intact skeleton.

Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, Aline Heilmann, Verena Heidler, Astrid Liedert, Thorsten Schinke, Michael Amling, Timur Alexander Yorgan, Annika Vom Scheidt, Anita Ignatius

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond the initial impact: a systematic review of post-traumatic bone loss and its mechanisms.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Melanie Haffner-LuntzerInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 14, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Aline HeilmannInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 14, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Verena HeidlerInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 14, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Astrid LiedertInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 14, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Thorsten SchinkeDepartment of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Michael AmlingDepartment of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Timur Alexander YorganDepartment of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Annika Vom ScheidtDepartment of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Anita IgnatiusInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 14, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Helmholtz-Institute Ulm · DEUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient calcium absorption is essential for skeletal health. Patients with impaired gastric acidification display low bone mass and increased fracture risk because calcium absorption is dependent on gastric pH. We investigated fracture healing and post-traumatic bone turnover in mice deficient in Cckbr, encoding a gastrin receptor that affects acid secretion by parietal cells. Cckbr-/- mice display hypochlorhydria, calcium malabsorption, and osteopenia. Cckbr-/- and wildtype (WT) mice received a femur osteotomy and were fed either a standard or calcium-enriched diet. Healed and intact bones were assessed by biomechanical testing, histomorphometry, micro-computed tomography, and quantitative backscattering. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) serum levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Fracture healing was unaffected in Cckbr-/- mice. However, Cckbr-/- mice displayed increased calcium mobilization from the intact skeleton during bone healing, confirmed by significantly elevated PTH levels and osteoclast numbers compared to WT mice. Calcium supplementation significantly reduced secondary hyperparathyroidism and bone resorption in the intact skeleton in both genotypes, but more efficiently in WT mice. Furthermore, calcium administration improved bone healing in WT mice, indicated by significantly increased mechanical properties and bone mineral density of the fracture callus, whereas it had no significant effect in Cckbr-/- mice. Therefore, under conditions of hypochlorhydria-induced calcium malabsorption, calcium, which is essential for callus mineralization, appears to be increasingly mobilized from the intact skeleton in favor of fracture healing. Calcium supplementation during fracture healing prevented systemic calcium mobilization, thereby maintaining bone mass and improving fracture healing in healthy individuals whereas the effect was limited by gastric hypochlorhydria. © 2016 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 34:1914-1921, 2016.

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Fracture HealingAchlorhydriaAnimalsBone ResorptionCalciumCalcium Metabolism DisordersDietary SupplementsFemaleFemoral FracturesMiceRandom AllocationReceptor, Cholecystokinin BCalciumReceptor, Cholecystokinin Bcalcium malabsorptioncalcium supplementationfracture healinghypochlorhydriapost-traumatic bone loss

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PMCPMC5157780
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