• J. Orthop. Res. · Jan 2018

    Augmentation of fracture healing by hydroxyapatite/collagen paste and bone morphogenetic protein-2 evaluated using a rat femur osteotomy model.

    • Xuetao Wei, Satoru Egawa, Renpei Matsumoto, Hiroaki Yasuda, Keigo Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Atsushi Okawa, Takehiko Nakajima, and Shinichi Sotome.
    • Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
    • J. Orthop. Res. 2018 Jan 1; 36 (1): 129-137.

    AbstractIn fracture treatment, biological bone union generally depends on the bone's natural fracture healing capacity, even in surgically treated cases. Hydroxyapatite/collagen composite (HAp/Col) has high osteoconductivity and stimulates osteogenic progenitors. Furthermore, it has the potent capacity to adsorb bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). In this study, we prepared an injectable HAp/Col paste and evaluated its augmentation of bone union. Furthermore, the effect of HAp/Col paste combined with BMP-2 was also evaluated. We used a rat femur osteotomy model with a defect size of 1 mm. Male Wistar rats were assigned to one of the following four groups; a control group without any implant, a HAp/Col implant group, a group that received an absorbable collagen sponge (ACS) implant impregnated with BMP-2 (1 μg), and a group that received a HAp/Col implant impregnated with BMP-2 implant. Micro-CT analysis, three-point bending tests, and histological evaluation were performed. Bone union was achieved in two of eight cases in the HAp/Col group, five of eight cases in the ACS + BMP-2 group, and all cases in the HAp/Col + BMP-2 group at 8 weeks post-surgery. The control group did not achieve bone union. In addition, in the HAp/Col + BMP-2 group, the biomechanical strength of the fused femurs was comparable to that of the contralateral intact femur; the ratio of the mechanical load at the breaking point of the osteotomy side relative to that of the contralateral side was 1.00 ± 0.151 (SD). These results indicate that HAp/Col paste with or without BMP-2 augments bone union. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:129-137, 2018.© 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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