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Bone can adapt to changing load demands by mechanically regulated bone remodeling. Osteocytes, osteoblasts, and mesenchymal stem cells are mechanosensitive and respond to mechanical signals through the activation of specific molecular signaling pathways. The process of bone regeneration after fracture is similarly and highly regulated by the biomechanical environment at the fracture site. Depending on the tissue strains, mesenchymal cells differentiate into fibroblasts, chondrocytes, or osteoblasts, determining the course and the success of healing. In the aged organism, mechanotransduction in both intact and fractured bones may be altered due to changed hormone levels and expression of growth factors and other signaling molecules. It is proposed that altered mechanotransduction may contribute to disturbed healing in aged patients. This review explains the basic principles of mechanotransduction in the bone and the fracture callus and summarizes the current knowledge on aging-induced changes in mechanobiology. Furthermore, the methods for external biomechanical stimulation of intact and fractured bones are discussed with respect to a possible application in the elderly patient.

Mechanobiology of bone remodeling and fracture healing in the aged organism