Establishing a bone bank within a hospital setting in India: early insights from a tertiary care center in Northern India-a review article.

When addressing bone defects resulting from trauma, infection, or tumors, the use of allogenic bone is often necessary. While autografts are considered the standard, they have limitations and can lead to donor site morbidity. Consequently, there has been exploration into the feasibility of utilizing allogenic bone and bone graft replacements. Allogenic bone transplants are acquired from donors following rigorous procurement, sterile processing, and donor screening procedures. To ensure the safe storage and effective utilization of allograft material, a bone banking system is employed. Establishing and managing an orthopedic bone bank, entails navigating complex legal and medical organizational aspects. This paper examines the establishment and operation of bone banks in India, drawing upon our first-hand experience in managing one at a tertiary care center in Northern India.Level of evidence: Level IV.

Análisis de impacto presupuestario de un banco de tejido óseo en un servicio de salud de Chile / Budget impact analysis of the implementation of a bone tissue bank in a Chilean health service

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue el realizar un análisis de impacto presupuestario del injerto óseo en un servicio regional de salud chileno en base a un banco de tejido óseo. Se realizó un estudio epidemiológico preliminar para obtener los datos necesarios para el análisis, específicamente sobre procedimientos de injerto óseo en un servicio de salud local del Servicio Salud Concepción (SSC). Esta búsqueda evidenció un total de 6.252 cc de injertos óseos con un costo total de USD $156.000 por año. Se encontró una capacidad potencial de 302 ± 16 cabezas femorales recuperadas por año de los procedimientos de reemplazo total de cadera y que un banco de tejido óseo puede generar un ahorro de USD $145.000 en los costos hospitalarios por año. Este análisis evidenció que en un servicio de salud representativo de Chile existe una dependencia de sustitutos óseos importados y autoinjertos que pueden ser suplidos de manera sustentable con un banco de tejido óseo basado en donaciones de cabezas femorales bajo la legislación vigente de la autoridad sanitaria chilena.

This research aimed to analyze the costs of bone grafting through a bone tissue bank in a Chilean regional health service. Methods: First, we developed a preliminary epidemiological study to obtain the necessary data for the analysis, specifically on bone graft procedures in a local health service (Servicio Salud Concepción). Next, we performed a budget impact analysis. Results: We analyzed a total of 6,252 cc of bone grafts, with a total cost of USD$156,000 per year. We found a potential recovering capacity of 302 ± 16 femoral heads per year from the total hip replacement procedures. Based on these results, bone tissue banks could save USD$145,000 hospital costs annually. Studying a representative health service from Chile, this analysis revealed a dependency on imported bone substitutes and autografts. These requirements can be supplied sustainably by a bone tissue bank based on donations of femoral heads under the current legislation of the Chilean health authority.

The quality assessment of the University hospital bone bank in Central Serbia: the second audit after fourteen years.

We analyzed the prevalence and predisposing factors for the overall rejection rate after retrieval of 267 fresh femoral head allografts over the past 7 years. The present study aimed to assess the quality system of institutional bone banking that can provide high-standard allografts with a low infection rate. Retrospective analysis of bone banking from June 2013 to December 2019 was conducted on 267 donors and 153 recipients. Of the 267 donated femoral heads, 74 were rejected, giving an overall rejection rate of 27.71%. The leading cause of allograft rejection was the inability to perform serology tests due to donor death; the absence of serological tests itself, and the donor refusal to perform the serology 6-month retest in 42 donors (15.72%). At retrieval, 12 allografts were positive, giving an overall contamination rate of 4.49%. Seven (2.62%) of the 267 allografts failed the blood screening tests. Thirteen allografts (4.86%) were discarded because of suspected damage to the packaging or disuse during surgery. An infection rate of 1.30% was found following transplantation. Over the past 7 years of bone banking, our results show that the overall rejection rate and the allograft-related infection rate correlate with international standards. The leading cause of allograft rejection was the inability to perform serology tests due to donor death and their refusal to perform the serology retests. Besides stringent aseptic allograft handling, donor motivation to participate in bone banking is extremely important for its efficient functioning.

Allograft bone banking experience in Pakistan.

To share our experience of establishing a bone bank in Pakistan, and the clinical use of these indigenously produced bone grafts. We retrospectively reviewed our experience of the procurement, processing, and storage of bone grafts at a bone bank in Karachi, Pakistan, the first bone bank to be established in a public sector hospital in Pakistan. The bone bank was established at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi, in collaboration with Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences/Civil Hospital, Karachi (CHK) in May, 2015. Since then, a large number of bone grafts from the tissue bank have been used for various orthopedic procedures. This paper describes the problems and challenges faced in establishing and running a tissue bank in a Muslim and a developing country and the progress of the bone bank over the first 4 years. A total of 93 bone grafts were retrieved and preserved in the bone bank over the 4-year period. Among these, 56 (60.2%) bones were retrieved from male donors and 37 (39.8%) from females. The mean age of all donors was 55.9 ± 15.34 years (range: 16-90 years). All bone donors were living patients. No c bones were obtained from deceased donors. Types of bone grafts included: femoral heads, 68; head with neck of femur, 19; radius and ulna, 1; lower femur, knee joint, lower leg and foot bones, 4; and skull bone, 1. All grafts were subjected to aerobic and anaerobic bacterial cultures, as well as fungal cultures. Microbiological contamination was observed in 18/93 (19.35%). All culture positive bones were discarded. Bone grafts issued from the bank and transplanted were 51/93 (54.8%) in all. Bone grafts were used in a variety of tumor and non-tumor orthopaedic procedures in CHK. Nine bone grafts were donated to the other hospitals to be used for revision total hip replacement and tumor surgeries. There were no service charges. Two patients (3.92%) developed infections postoperatively, one superficial and one deep. No other complications were noted. This is the preliminary report on the establishment and functioning of a bone bank in a public sector hospital in Pakistan. The favorable outcome has inculcated confidence in orthopedic surgeons for greater use of bone allografts for a variety of indications in this country.

Uso de aloinjerto estructural e infecciones posquirúrgicas / Use of structural allograft and post-surgical infections

Introducción: El uso de aloinjertos conlleva el riesgo de complicaciones. Una de las más frecuentes es la infección. Un importante factor de riesgo de infección con el uso de injertos óseos es la transmisión de gérmenes a través del injerto. Nuestros objetivos fueron determinar si existe una relación entre la posible contaminación de los injertos de este Banco y las infecciones posquirúrgicas; demostrar cómo la selección del donante, la procuración y el procesado del injerto adecuados disminuyen la tasa de contaminación e informar otras complicaciones relacionadas con la calidad del injerto. Materiales y métodos: Se seleccionaron pacientes que recibieron injerto óseo estructural de nuestro Banco. Todos los injertos fueron estudiados microbiológicamente. Se revisaron las historias clínicas, y los pacientes fueron sometidos a una anamnesis y un examen físico, y se les tomaron radio-grafías para detectar infección y otras complicaciones. Se utilizó la Escala de Osteointegración ISOLS. Resultados: En ninguno de los injertos, se detectó contaminación. Se identificó un caso (7,7%) de infección por Klebsiella pneumoniae productora de carbapenemasas y 3 casos (23%) de falta de integración. La integración fue entre buena y excelente en el 77% de los casos, satisfactoria en el 8% y pobre en el 15%. No hubo otras complicaciones. Conclusiones: Existe riesgo de transmisión de infecciones con el aloinjerto estructural. Los criterios reglados de selección de donantes y el control de los procedimientos dentro del banco de huesos disminuyen el riesgo de infección por contaminación del injerto y de otras complicaciones relacionadas con la calidad del injerto. Nivel de Evidencia: IV

Introduction: The use of allografts carries the risk of various complications. Among the most frequent is infection. An important risk factor for infection with the use of bone grafts is the transmission of germs through the graft itself. Our objectives are to determine if there is a relationship between possible contamination of the grafts from this bank and postoperative infections; demonstrate how the proper donor selection, procurement, and processing of the graft decrease the rate of contamination; and report other complications related to the quality of the graft. Materials and methods: We selected patients who received structural bone grafts from our bank. All grafts were microbiologically studied. A review of the health records, anamnesis, physical examination, and radiographs was performed to evaluate infection and other complications. The ISOLS Osseointegration Scale was used to assess the consolidation of the grafts.Results: No graft contamination was detected. One case (7.7%) of infection by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) and 3 cases (23%) of nonunion were identified. Consolidation was good to excellent in 77% of cases, satisfactory in 8%, and poor in 15%. No other complications were found. Conclusion: There is a risk for infection transmission with structural allograft. Regulated donor selection criteria and control of bone bank procedures reduce the risk of infection due to graft contamination and other complications related to graft quality. Level of Evidence: IV

Principles of bone and tissue banking in Saudi Arabia: 10-year experience report.

BACKGROUND: The role of bone and tissue banking is well known to meet the ever-growing need of bone and soft tissue allografts. Strict guidelines have been established to ensure high standard and minimize complications related to bone transplantation. METHODS: The Bone Bank in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), affiliated with the Saudi Council of Organ Transplantation, was inaugurated in 2010, and it has since been an integral part of the KFSH&RC organ retrieval team. The bank has a very strict regulations which were described. RESULTS: Between January 2010 and January 2020, there were 143 multi-organ donors (mean age: 36 years, range: 24-55 years). The total number of allografts used was 2191 which were utilized in 1047 patients. CONCLUSIONS: In this paper, we present our 10-year experience of administrative structure, donor and recipient testing protocols, allograft retrieval, processing procedures, and the internal audit safety arrangements. The utilization of allografts in various pathologies such as revision joint replacement, spine surgery, and tumor surgery is discussed with our results over a 10-year period.

A Technique for the Reconstruction of the Limbs of Osteomuscular Tissue Donors / Técnica para reconstrução de membros de doadores de tecidos osteomusculares

Abstract The donation of bone and tendon tissues is an important source of biological material used in several surgical techniques. The removal of such tissues generates an important aesthetic sequel in the donor that requires limb reconstruction before returning the corpse to the relatives. The technique used by the Banco de Ossos do Paraná (Bone Bank from Paraná), Brazil, employs metal rebar, silicone tubes and nylon clamps to rebuild the limbs, it is easy to perform and has satisfactory aesthetic results.

Resumo A doação de tecidos ósseos e tendíneos é uma importante fonte de material biológico empregado em diversas técnicas cirúrgicas. A remoção destes tecidos gera uma importante sequela estética no doador, sendo necessária a reconstrução dos membros antes da devolução do corpo aos familiares. A técnica utilizada pelo Banco de Ossos do Paraná faz uso de vergalhões metálicos, tubos de silicone e abraçadeiras de náilon para reconstruir os membros, uma técnica de fácil execução e com resultado estético satisfatório.

Living donor bone bank: Costa Rican experience / Banco de huesos a partir de donantes vivos: experiencia costarricense

Resumen Objetivo: El uso de injertos óseos es una práctica común en cirugías ortopédicas. Sin embargo, el problema diario en traumatología es el acceso limitado a injertos óseos adecuados. Estos injertos permiten proporcionar estabilidad mecánica en el área del defecto óseo, así como reparar y regenerarvlos defectos a través de sus propiedades osteoinductivas, osteogénicas y osteoconductivas. El objetivo principal de este trabajo fue proporcionar información a la población sobre las experiencias y la importancia de establecer un Banco de Huesos en Costa Rica. Metodología: Se recopiló toda la información relevante para proporcionar un breve resumen del establecimiento de un banco de huesos en Costa Rica. En primer lugar, se tomó en cuenta consideraciones legales, seguido por la definición de los criterios de exclusión de donantes de acuerdo a los estándares internacionales. Los potenciales donantes se definieron como los pacientes sometidos a reemplazo de cadera y de rodilla. Con el fin de elegir los donantes adecuados, a todos los 78 Acta méd costarric Vol 61 (2), abril-junio 2019 potenciales donantes se les realizaron pruebas de sangre para detectar enfermedades transmisibles. Los tejidos óseos se obtuvieron en sala de operaciones para, posteriormente, ser procesados bajo condiciones estrictas estandarizadas. Una vez que se procesaron los tejidos, los aloinjertos se almacenaron a -80 °C hasta que se llevó a cabo el procedimiento de trasplante. Resultados: entre los años 2016 y 2019, el Banco de Huesos tuvo un total de 69 donantes y 258 receptores de aloinjertos óseos, todos ellos pacientes del Hospital Trauma. Conclusión: El establecimiento del banco de huesos en Costa Rica ha sido un gran desafío para el Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS). El objetivo es hacer que el mismo esté disponible para la comunidad médica en general, a fin de fortalecer la red de donación y trasplantes de tejidos en Costa Rica.

Abstract Aim: The use of bone grafts is a common practice in orthopedic surgeries. However, the daily problema in traumatology is the limited access to adequate bone grafts. These grafts provide mechanical stability in the affected area of the bone, as well as repair and regeneration of weaknesses through osteoinductive, osteogenic and osteoconductive properties. The main objective of this report is to provide information about the experiences and the importance of establishing a Bone Bank in Costa Rica. Method: All relevant information was gathered to provide a brief overview of the establishment of a Bone Bank in Costa Rica. First, legal issues were taken into consideration; followed by the definition of the donor exclusion criteria according to international standards. Potential donors were defined as all patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgeries. In order to select the right donors, blood samples from all potential donors were tested for transmittable diseases. Bone tissues were obtained in the operating room to be processed later, under strict standardized conditions. Once the tissues were processed, allografts were stored at -80°C until the transplantat procedures were carried out. Results: Between 2016 and 2019, the bone bank had a total of 69 donors and 258 bone allograft recipients, all of them were patients at the Trauma Hospital. Conclusion: The establishment of the bone bank in Costa Rica has been a challenge for the National Insurance Institute (INS). The goal is to make the Bone Bank available to the medical community in general, in order to strengthen the tissue donation and transplant network in Costa Rica.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BONE TISSUE BANK AT MOSTAR UNIVERSITY CLINICAL HOSPITAL.

Bone tissue banks are necessary for collection, production, testing, packaging, storage and delivery of bone transplants. Bone tissue bank is a link between the donor and the recipient by which the donation becomes a medium of health improvement for both the donor and the recipient. At the Department of Orthopedics, Mostar University Clinical Hospital, about 200 total hip replacements are performed per year. Most patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery (90%) have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, and they are suitable donors, having in mind their age and comorbidities. In the same Department, around 50 procedures that require bone transplants are performed per year. A team of highly competent surgeons are working on an intensive process of adaptation oriented to quality improvement and intensification of the activity, both with the goal of meeting the standards of excellence in orthopedic surgery. The presence of a bone tissue bank has a favorable impact on the quality of health care owing to bone transplant availability, as well as on the scientific role of a highly specialized institution that examines the properties of bone tissue.

Alveolar splitting with Piezosurgery®, bone bank grafts and NobelActive implants as an alternative to major bone grafting for maxillary reconstruction.

BACKGROUND: Piezosurgery® represents a novel alternative technique. The Piezosurgery® is well tolerated and permits a large number of applications in described literature. The principle of Piezosurgery® consists into inducing micro-vibrations to a metallic insert with a particular custom. The aim of this article is to study and to evaluate the use of NobelActive implants in combination with piezosurgical split-crest technique in severe atrophy of the upper maxilla. This approach allows avoiding the use of onlay grafts, due to rise the trasversal width of the crestal bone, which could have more complications and uncertain prognosis. This technique allows reducing timing of implant insertion because it is not necessary to wait for the graft to heal. METHODS: Ten patients (age 45-58) are selected, presenting from class 4 to 5 by Cawood and Howell of jaws. Those underwent piezosurgical split-crest technique and simultaneous implants surgery and bone grafts. Preoperative X-ray evaluation included standard X-panoramic and CT Dental-scan. Standard chemoprophylaxis was administered to each patient. The piezosurgical split-crest procedure was combined with tissue bank fresh frozen chips and double-layer collagen membrane to improve the thickness of alveolar bone and simultaneous implant surgery. Every patient received simultaneously from 3 to 6 implants which diameter was 4.3 mm and length 10-11.5 mm. Healing abutments have been applied at 5 months from the first procedure. RESULTS: Patients were clinically monitored, and marginal bone changes were calculated using periapical radiographs, which were taken with O-ring technique at placement and upon subsequent appointments and a 1-mm measurement grid for marginal bone remodeling, again at baseline and thereafter 3 months within loading. Cumulative implant survival was 97.8% (N.=45). Mean marginal bone resorption (SD) was 1.19 (1.01) mm for the early loading group after 1 year. The use of NobelActive implants seem to reduce peak stress in both cortical and trabecular bone. CONCLUSIONS: The use of NobelActive implants was revealed ideal in patients presenting jaw atrophy. The tapered designs show an ability to dissipate the interfacial stresses of bone, therefore improving the stability and the osteointegration if used in association to split crest made with piezosurgical device.

Creation of the bone bank of the Rabat and Casablanca region in Morocco.

For a long time the use of bone grafting has demonstrated its interest in orthopedic surgery and traumatology. The autografts which are still very frequently used present various problems. On the one hand, it is necessary to find a correct mechanical quality and a sufficient quantity of bone. On the other hand, the graft removal lengthens the operative time and generally painful in postoperative. These disadvantages of autografts have led to the development of bone allografts. Indeed, the low immunogenic power of the bone, the good integration of the graft and the ease of bone preservation techniques make it possible to overcome the various problems posed by bone autografts. The increasing use of bone allografts has resulted in the need for a structure allowing the management of graft stocks. The purpose of this work is to demonstrate the mode of operation of a bone bank, whose conservation activity is limited to the femoral heads treated by cryopreservation and without secondary sterilization process. The bank collaborates with all orthopedic surgeons in the Rabat and Casablanca city at first and then with all orthopedic surgeons in Morocco. It provides allografts in quality and safety.

[Allogeneic bone transplantation in hip revision surgery : Indications and potential for reconstruction]. / Allogene Knochentransplantation in der Hüftrevisionsendoprothetik : Indikationen und Rekonstruktionsmöglichkeiten.

The increasing number of people having joint replacements will lead to increasing numbers of revision operations. The transplantation of allogeneic bones might reconstruct bone defects and improve long-term anchorage of the implant. A sufficient primary stability of the implanted construct is necessary to achieve osseous incorporation as well as tight contact between the implanted allogeneic and host bones. Transplantation of bone can contribute to downgrading acetabular defects and so avoid bigger reinforcement implants. An improvement of bone stock due to reconstruction of femoral bony defects might also reduce the size of the stem necessary since the indication might be limited in case of extensive bone defects. According to good longterm results of modular revision stems the Impaction-Bone-Grafting has not yet generally been established.

[Bone banks : The state-of-the-art]. / Knochenbanken : State-of-the-Art.

Bone banks are responsible for the collection, production, testing, packaging, storage and delivery of osseous grafts. In compliance with legal and quality requirements, it is their main task to ensure the biological properties and the microbiological safety of the transplants as well. German legal requirements for bone banking are explained and current standards with respect to donor selection, laboratory tests and tissue processing, as well as labeling are discussed. Production and preparation procedures should include a validated microbiological inactivation method that largely preserves the biological properties of the tissue.

Efficient use of a limited resource femoral head allograft: A comparison of allograft preparation methods.

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to compare the yield and compressed volume of femoral head allograft prepared by either hand morselization or a bone mill. METHODS: Twenty human femoral head allografts were donated from a bone bank and morselized by two different methods. The heads were divided in half and split into two sample groups. One group underwent hand morselization with large bone nibblers, while the other was prepared using a bone mill. The volume of graft produced was measured. Ten-gram aliquots of each sample then underwent 30 impactions in a contained cavity, with the volume of graft compression measured. RESULTS: Bone milling yielded approximately 31% more usable graft than hand morselization (81% to 50%; p = 0.0001). There was no difference between the compressed volume of graft prepared by either method ( p = 0.14). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the efficacy of preparation of allograft with a bone mill and assists the clinician in determining the yield of graft by the weight of femoral head, thereby potentially minimizing excessive ordering and wastage.

Allograft selection for distal femur through cutting contour registration.

Allograft reconstruction is an acceptable procedure for the recovery of normal anatomy after the bone tumor resection. During the past few years, several automated methods have been proposed to select the best anatomically matching allograft from the virtual donor bone bank. The surface-based automated method uses the contralateral healthy bone to obtain the normal surface shape of the diseased bone, which could achieve good matching of the defect and the selected allograft. However, the surface-based method focuses on the matching of the whole bone so that the matching of the contact surface between the allograft and the recipient bone may not be optimal. To deal with the above problem, we propose a cutting contour based method for the allograft selection. Cutting contour from the recipient bone could reflect the structural information of the defect and is seldom influenced by tumor. Thus the cutting contour can be used as the matching template to find the optimal alignment of the recipient bone and the allograft. The proposed method is validated using the data of distal femurs where bone transplantation is commonly performed. Experimental results show that the proposed method generally outperforms the surface-based method within modest extra time. Overall, our contour-based method is an effective complementary technique for allograft selection in the virtual bone bank.

Reabsorção de enxerto homógeno em reconstrução de maxila após 12 anos de acompanhamento ­ análise clínica, histológica e tomográfica / Resorption of allogeneic bone graft after 12 years of maxillary reconstruction ­ a clinical, histological, and tomographic follow-up analysis

Os enxertos ósseos homógenos provenientes de bancos de ossos podem ser utilizados para o tratamento de atrofias maxilofaciais em Odontologia. A disponibilidade e a menor morbidade ao paciente, assim como as altas taxas de sucesso observadas em um curto espaço de tempo, foram importantes fatores para a popularização da técnica, entretanto, existem poucos relatos na literatura com acompanhamentos longitudinais. Neste relato clínico, foi avaliada, por um período de 12 anos de carga funcional, uma restauração implantossuportada fixa sobre implantes inseridos em área regenerada com enxerto de banco homógeno, utilizando avaliação clínica e tomográfica. Ainda, é apresentado um breve relato histológico do tecido ósseo removido previamente à inserção dos implantes, sugerindo adaptação do material homógeno junto ao leito receptor. Após 12 anos de acompanhamento clínico, evidenciou-se, mesmo com o sucesso da restauração implantossuportada, a reabsorção total do enxerto homógeno, sugerindo que o mesmo não foi incorporado pelo tecido do hospedeiro. Nas limitações deste relato de caso, sugere-se que áreas enxertadas com osso homógeno devem ser reavaliadas com precaução devido ao grande potencial de reabsorção que podem apresentar, podendo assim comprometer a longevidade da restauração implantossuportada.

The allogeneic bone tissue bank can be used to treat maxillofacial atrophic sites. Its availability and less morbidity, as well as the higher success rates in a short-term period were important to popularize this technique; however, there are few literature reports with long-term results. In this case report, after 12 years of functional loading, a fixed implant-supported restoration was examined over a bone site regenerated with this graft type upon clinical and tomographic analyses. Also, a brief histological report from the removed tissue was presented before dental implant placement, suggesting the close ada ptation of the grafting material to the recipient site. After 12 years of clinical follow-up, even in the case of a successful implant-supported restoration, total graft resorption was demonstrated suggesting deficient incorporation to the recipient host site. Within the limitations of this case, it can be said that grafted areas with allogeneic bone must be evaluated with caution since there is a great chance of resorption, which can compromise the longevity of fixed restorations.

Validación posoperatoria en la selección asistida por computadora de aloinjertos de fémur distal / Postoperative assessment in computer assisted selection of femur osteoarticular allograft

El objetivo de nuestro trabajo fue comparar dos grupos de pacientes tratados con trasplantes osteoarticulares del fémur distal en términos de evaluar: 1) el volumen del fémur distal del receptor y del trasplante, 2) la superficie articular de contacto del fémur distal del receptor y del trasplante, 3) el ángulo del valgo anatómico femoral del fémur distal del receptor y del trasplante. Materiales y métodos: se realizó una búsqueda retrospectiva entre 2002 y 2012 analizando a pacientes tratados con un trasplante osteoarticular de fémur distal. Se incluyó un total de 32 pacientes. Estos fueron divididos en dos grupos de acuerdo con el método de selección del trasplante: Grupo 1, conformado por 16 pacientes con trasplantes seleccionados mediante tomografía 2D y Grupo 2, 16 pacientes con trasplantes seleccionados a través de un método 3D. La evaluación fue realizada por un observador independiente y ciego para los dos grupos. Resultados: las diferencias en las pruebas de estimación de volumen y superficie articulares entre el donante y el receptor no fueron estadísticamente significativas (p>0,05). Sin embargo, la diferencia entre los ángulos de valgo del fémur receptor y el fémur donante, seleccionados por el método 2D fue significativa (p<0,05), mientras que la diferencia de estos ángulos en el método 3D no lo fue (p>0,05). Conclusión: el método de selección de un aloinjerto, mediante la utilización de un banco de huesos virtual 3D para la reconstrucción con un trasplante osteoarticular de femur distal, permite obtener una mejor alineación del miembro comparado con aquellos seleccionados solo con un método bidimensional. (AU)

The aim of our study was to compare two groups of patients treated with distal femur osteoarticular allograft in terms of: 1) the volume of the distal femur of the allograft and patient, 2) the articular surface contact, 3) the anatomical femoral valgus angle. Material and methods: a retrospective review was performed between 2002 and 2012 and all patients with an osteo-articular allograft of the distal femur were analysed. A total of 32 patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups according to the selection method of the allograft: Group 1, 16 patients with allograft selected by 2D (CT) and Group 2, 16 patients selected through a 3D method. The evaluation was done by an independent and blind observer. Results: the differences in terms of volume estimation and joint surface contact between the donor allograft and patient distal femur were not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, the difference between the valgus angle showed significant differences between donor and patient femurs selected by the 2D method (p<0.05) but no difference in the group of patients selected by 3D method (p>0.05). Conclusion: the 3D method for allograft selection of the distal femur showed better results in limb alignment compared to 2D selection method. (AU)

Obliteração de cavidades mastoideas com aloenxerto ósseo particulado congelado em cirurgias revisionais de otite média crônica colesteatomatosa / Mastoid cavity obliteration with particulated frozen allograft bone in revisional surgery for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma

Avaliar o controle da supuração de cavidades mastoideas após cirurgia revisional e obliteração de mastoide com aloenxerto ósseo particulado congelado (AOPC). Desenho do estudo: Exploratório, prospectivo, tipo série de casos. Pacientes: Dez adultos selecionados entre pacientes já submetidos à cirurgia de mastoidectomia cavidade aberta ou fechada para tratamento de otite média crônica colesteatomatosa e que tinham indicação de cirurgia revisional. Intervenção: Revisão de mastoidectomia e obliteração da cavidade com AOPC, material de preenchimento de baixo custo obtido de um banco de tecidos. Desfecho(s): Desfecho primário: controle da supuração. Desfechos secundários incluem: integração do AOPC na cavidade mastoidea, presença de colesteatoma residual ou recorrente, resultados audiológicos, complicações pós-operatórias, tais como infecção e extrusão do enxerto, e qualidade de vida após o procedimento medida com a escala de resultados de Glasgow (ERG). Resultados: O tempo médio de seguimento foi de 28 meses. Sete pacientes apresentaram o ouvido seco, em média, 8 semanas após a cirurgia. Três pacientes desenvolveram exposição do enxerto ósseo seguido de infecção e extrusão do material de preenchimento. A densidade média do enxerto ósseo no local da obliteração foi de 755.35 unidades Hounsfield medida na tomografia realizada após um tempo médio pós-operatório de 31 meses. A porcentagem do volume mastoideo obliterado foi de 75 a 100% em 6 casos e de 50 a 75% em 1 caso. Nos 7 pacientes, houve um aumento na densidade óssea durante o período de seguimento. Um paciente apresentou colesteatoma epitimpânico recorrente (0,5cm) identificado na ressonância magnética 1 ano após a cirurgia, embora este não estivesse na área de obliteração. A audição foi preservada em 80% dos pacientes 12 meses após o procedimento. A qualidade de vida melhorou em todos os pacientes, com média do escore ERG de 52, em escala que varia de -100 a +100...

Assess the control of suppuration after revision surgery with mastoid obliteration for chronic otitis media (COM) with cholesteatoma using particulated frozen allograft bone (PFAB). Study Design: Exploratory, prospective, case series. Patients: Ten adults were selected from among patients who had undergone canal wall down or canal wall up mastoidectomy for COM with cholesteatoma, and had an indication for revision surgery. Intervention(s): Revision mastoidectomy with obliteration of the open cavity was performed with PFAB, a low-cost filler material obtained from a tissue bank. Main Outcome Measure(s): The main outcome measure was the control of suppuration. Secondary outcome measures included PFAB integration in the mastoid cavity, presence of recurrent or residual cholesteatoma, hearing outcomes, postoperative complications as infection and bone graft extrusion and quality of life after the procedure using the Glasgow benefit inventory (GBI) survey. Results: Mean follow-up was 28 months. Seven patients achieved a dry ear at a mean of 8 weeks postoperatively. Three patients developed bone graft exposure followed by infection and extrusion of the filler material. Mean bone density was 755.35 Hounsfield units at the obliteration site measured at computed tomography performed after a mean of 31 months postoperatively. Percentage of mastoid volume obliterated was between 75% and 100% in 6 cases and between 50% and 75% in 1 case. In all 7 patients, there was an increase in bone density postoperatively. One patient presented with recurrent epitympanic cholesteatoma (0.5 cm) at 1 year postoperatively, but it was not in the obliteration area. At 12 months postoperatively, 80% of patients had preserved hearing. All patients had an improvement of quality of life after mastoid obliteration, the average score on the GBI was 52 in a scale from -100 to +100. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that PFAB may be used to achieve a dry mastoid cavity with...

Utilização de osso homólogo em reconstrução parcial de maxila: relato de caso clínico / Use of homologous bone in partial reconstruction of the maxilla: a case report

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever um caso clínico de utilização de enxertos ósseos homólogos na Odontologia, para reconstrução parcial de uma maxila. A diminuição da morbidade dos enxertos, quando comparados com a necessidade de um segundo sítio cirúrgico intrabucal ou extrabucal para utilização de osso autógeno, levou à escolha dessa alternativa para reconstrução óssea do paciente e se mostrou capaz de receber implantes e reabilitação protética com segurança. Métodos: foi utilizada uma porção de osso homólogo (crista ilíaca) oriundo do banco de ossos da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Parte do enxerto foi triturada e utilizada para preencher o seio maxilar, e parte foi colocada em aposição na região anterior. Resultados: a realização, após oito meses, de um exame tomográfico da região enxertada mostrou disponibilidade óssea suficiente para receber oito implantes com carga imediata. Conclusão: o resultado do enxerto com osso homólogo conseguido no caso clínico permitiu que fossem colocados oito implantes nas áreas que receberam enxertos e mostrou-se capaz de receber forças mastigatórias, estáveis e assintomáticos, com carga imediata e durante 15 meses de acompanhamento...

This study aims to report the completion of a clinical case using homologous bone graft for partial reconstruction of a maxilla. The grafts decreased morbidity, when compared to the need for a second intra- or extra oral surgical site to use autogenous bone, made us choose this alternative bone reconstruction procedure. The patient proved to have received implants and prosthetic rehabilitation safely. Methods: A portion of homologous bone (iliac crest) derived from the bone bank of Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) was used. Part of the graft was ground and used to fill the maxillary sinus; additionally, it was placed in opposition to the anterior region. Results: A CT scan of the grafted area was obtained eight months after surgery and showed enough bone availability to receive eight immediately loaded implants. Conclusion: The results of homologous bone graft achieved in the clinical case reported herein allowed eight implants to be placed in areas that received grafts and proved capable of receiving masticatory forces, stable and asymptomatic, with immediate loading and during 15 months of follow-up...

Three-dimensional virtual bone bank system for selecting massive bone allograft in orthopaedic oncology.

PURPOSE: Although structural bone allografts have been used for years to treat large defects caused by tumour or trauma, selecting the most appropriate allograft is still challenging. The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the establishment of a visual bone bank system and workflow of allograft selection, and (2) show mid-term follow-up results of patients after allograft implantation. METHODS: Allografts were scanned and stored in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) files. Then, image segmentation was conducted and 3D model reconstructed to establish a visual bone bank system. Based on the volume registration method, allografts were selected after a careful matching process. From November 2010 to June 2013, with the help of the Computer-assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) navigation system, the allografts were implanted in 14 patients to fill defects after tumour resection. RESULTS: By combining the virtual bone bank and CAOS, selection time was reduced and matching accuracy was increased. After 27.5 months of follow-up, the mean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) 93 functional score was 25.7 ± 1.1 points. Except for two patients with pulmonary metastases, 12 patents were alive without evidence of disease at the time this report was written. CONCLUSIONS: The virtual bone bank system was helpful for allograft selection, tumour excision and bone reconstruction, thereby improving the safety and effectiveness of limb-salvage surgery.