Having fractures and broken bones are so common nowadays that people overlook the fact that it might have become a more serious problem than it already is. (Www.sciencedaily.com) published an article on their website called the ‘Link between stress fracture injuries, genes found’ explaining newly found research on the missing link that causes stress fractures. This article was published on February 9th, 2016 and it was written by the University of Liverpool.
Stress fractures are different than regular fractures. Stress fractures are commonly found in athletes and military personnels. They haven't found any students in middle, highschool or college who might have had a stress fracture yet. The article states that stress fractures are the result of built up trauma from repeated ‘mechanical usage’, such as running or jumping. This type of damage causes the process of microdamage in the human bone structure. Our human body is amazingly unique and has it’s own process of dealing with this type of injury. The body undergoes a process called ‘bone remodeling’, where the damaged bone is removed and swapped with a healthier version. However, “Derby Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology Jim Gallagher and his team at the University's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease” wanted to identify the ideology of genes and its involvement in stress fractures (www.sciencedaily.com). They tested on two groups, athletes and military personnel's. They later evaluated a specific gene called P2X7R, that had given negative affects to both groups. Jim Gallagher concluded the article, saying that with this relatively new research, the understanding and risks to figure out how and why certain individuals develop a stress fracture is very limited. Their goal is to figure out the relationship between the injury of stress fractures and the genetic involvement in this subject.
Furthermore, a scientific phenomenon that is similar to stress fractures is something called a Fracture Phenomena. Using chemical strengthening methods, the “fragments produced on breakage of an object strengthened by ion stuffing, (chemical strengthening method), can be rendered harmless…” (www.sciencedirect.com). In other words, like the human body healing itself from damage, or in this case stress fractures the chemical strengthening methods helps prevent fractures in glass, or other materials because of its superior chemical compounds. Not only that, but each material has a stress profile, or the amount of weight/pressure that could be exerted on the object without it breaking. Bones also had a stress profile.
Last but not least, if I were to agree or disagree with the research and observations that Jim Gallagher and his team founded, I would agree. Why? Well, I agree that they don’t have enough experiments and tests and are very limited on information at the moment; however, they do have a great explanation on their goals. What really interested me was the stress fractures themselves. I didn’t think they were any different than a regular fracture, but after reading about it I think that it must cause some permanent damage in the host's body. Having an injury in the same spot over and over again is dangerous because it weakens that area of the body severely. However, there is no sufficient data or evidence that claims otherwise. I learned a lot about this and I bookmarked the website on my screen just to see what kind of research might spring from this article.
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Work Cited:
(Www.sciencedaily.com)
University of Liverpool. "Link between Stress Fracture Injuries, Genes Found."ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 Feb. 2016. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160209121553.htm>.
(Www.sciencedirect.com)
Zijlstra,, A. L., and A. J. Burggraaf. "Fracture Phenomena and Strength Properties of Chemically and Physically Strengthened Glass II. Strength and Fracture Behaviour of Chemically Strengthened Glass in Connection with the Stress Profile." Fracture Phenomena and Strength Properties of Chemically and Physically Strengthened Glass II. Strength and Fracture Behaviour of Chemically Strengthened Glass in Connection with the Stress Profile. Elsevier, Feb. 1969. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022309369900155>.
Stress fractures are different than regular fractures. Stress fractures are commonly found in athletes and military personnels. They haven't found any students in middle, highschool or college who might have had a stress fracture yet. The article states that stress fractures are the result of built up trauma from repeated ‘mechanical usage’, such as running or jumping. This type of damage causes the process of microdamage in the human bone structure. Our human body is amazingly unique and has it’s own process of dealing with this type of injury. The body undergoes a process called ‘bone remodeling’, where the damaged bone is removed and swapped with a healthier version. However, “Derby Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology Jim Gallagher and his team at the University's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease” wanted to identify the ideology of genes and its involvement in stress fractures (www.sciencedaily.com). They tested on two groups, athletes and military personnel's. They later evaluated a specific gene called P2X7R, that had given negative affects to both groups. Jim Gallagher concluded the article, saying that with this relatively new research, the understanding and risks to figure out how and why certain individuals develop a stress fracture is very limited. Their goal is to figure out the relationship between the injury of stress fractures and the genetic involvement in this subject.
Furthermore, a scientific phenomenon that is similar to stress fractures is something called a Fracture Phenomena. Using chemical strengthening methods, the “fragments produced on breakage of an object strengthened by ion stuffing, (chemical strengthening method), can be rendered harmless…” (www.sciencedirect.com). In other words, like the human body healing itself from damage, or in this case stress fractures the chemical strengthening methods helps prevent fractures in glass, or other materials because of its superior chemical compounds. Not only that, but each material has a stress profile, or the amount of weight/pressure that could be exerted on the object without it breaking. Bones also had a stress profile.
Last but not least, if I were to agree or disagree with the research and observations that Jim Gallagher and his team founded, I would agree. Why? Well, I agree that they don’t have enough experiments and tests and are very limited on information at the moment; however, they do have a great explanation on their goals. What really interested me was the stress fractures themselves. I didn’t think they were any different than a regular fracture, but after reading about it I think that it must cause some permanent damage in the host's body. Having an injury in the same spot over and over again is dangerous because it weakens that area of the body severely. However, there is no sufficient data or evidence that claims otherwise. I learned a lot about this and I bookmarked the website on my screen just to see what kind of research might spring from this article.
Questions:
- How exactly do you tell a fracture and a stress fracture apart? How does the University of Liverpool know that others beside athletes and military personnels have suffered a stress fracture?
- Would testing these genes on other people be risky? How far will this research be able to last?
- Will stress fractures become an epidemic in teens in the future? What about college students?
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- No there aren't any controversial topics occurring at the moment. This is a very recent post.
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Work Cited:
(Www.sciencedaily.com)
University of Liverpool. "Link between Stress Fracture Injuries, Genes Found."ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 Feb. 2016. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160209121553.htm>.
(Www.sciencedirect.com)
Zijlstra,, A. L., and A. J. Burggraaf. "Fracture Phenomena and Strength Properties of Chemically and Physically Strengthened Glass II. Strength and Fracture Behaviour of Chemically Strengthened Glass in Connection with the Stress Profile." Fracture Phenomena and Strength Properties of Chemically and Physically Strengthened Glass II. Strength and Fracture Behaviour of Chemically Strengthened Glass in Connection with the Stress Profile. Elsevier, Feb. 1969. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022309369900155>.