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The failure to incorporate key variables such as immune responses, sex differences, pain, and microbiota in preclinical fracture repair models hinders the successful translation of findings to diverse human populations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To identify overlooked biological, environmental, and physiological variables in preclinical fracture repair models that impede successful translation to diverse human clinical populations.

August 29, 2026Journal of Orthopaedic Research®Open Access

Addressing Overlooked Variables in Preclinical Fracture Repair Research for Improved Translation

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CCC CapobiancoUniversity of Michigan KSKatharina Schmidt‐BleekBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin MHMelanie Haffner‐LuntzerUniversity Hospital Ulm

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Workshop review reveals critical gaps in preclinical fracture repair models, suggesting unaddressed biological variables hinder clinical translation to diverse human patients.

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To identify overlooked biological, environmental, and physiological variables in preclinical fracture repair models that impede successful translation to diverse human clinical populations.
Synthesized findings and consensus discussions from the Preclinical Models Section and International Section of Fracture Repair Workshop at the 2026 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting.
Evaluated methodological conventions in animal modeling, specifically the impact of pathogen-free housing, single-sex cohorts, stress behaviors, and absence of microbiota monitoring.
Standard preclinical fracture studies predominantly rely on single-sex rodents in sterile, specific pathogen-free facilities, producing immunologically naïve models that poorly reflect human immune diversity.
Key physiological factors—including systemic immune history, sex differences, microbial colonization, pain responses, and skeletal innervation—are routinely unmeasured, directly impairing translational success.

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Capobianco et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9299338e5d7d1fc0c10fee https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.70268

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Workshop review reveals critical gaps in preclinical fracture repair models, suggesting unaddressed biological variables hinder clinical translation to diverse human patients.

Addressing Overlooked Variables in Preclinical Fracture Repair Research for Improved Translation

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