An experiment study of the vascular pedicled periosteum transfer for the treatment of femoral head necrosis in young dogs / 中华显微外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore an effective method for establishing femoral head necrosis models in young dog and to evaluate osteogenesis of vascular pedicled periosteum transplanted in the repairment offemoral head necrosis of young dogs.Methods Animal models of femoral head necrosis were established by liguting and destroying femoral neck artery circles as well as freezing femoral heads with liquid nitrogen in 29 dogs.At 4 weeks, the animal models of femoral head necrosis were evaluated through X-ray, MRI, ECT,and 2 dogs were randomly executed and detectd by histology examination, then 29 dogs were divided randomly into experimental group(n = 12), control group(n = 9 )and blank group(n = 8).Dogs in the experimental group were treated with the vascular pedicled periosteum from isolateral great trochanter, dogs in the control group were treated with the vascular pedicled bone from isolateral great trochanter, and the blank group were without any treatment.4,8, 12 weeks postoperation,these femoral heads were examined morphologically, radiologieally(X-ray, MRI, ECT) and histologically.All animals were executed and detectd by histology at 12 weeks to observe the repairs of necrotic femoral heads at different periods.Results Twelve weeks postoperation, dogs femoral head figurations in the experimental group were normal, MRI signals were odds in femoral head, ECT studies shows decreased radionuclide compared with contralateral femoral head;capillary vessel and osteoblast multiplication and new traboeulacs were matured in histology examination.Dogs femoral head figurations in the contral group were irregular, MRI revealed high-low signals intermix in femoral head, ECT revealed obviously decreased radionuclide, osteoblast actived, new trabeculac and lipocyte were observed in histology examination.In blank group, femoral head figurations were distorted and sunk, while MRI signals were low, ECT showed no radionuclide uptaking.Collapsed trabeculas and many vacant bone lacuna were observed in HE staining.Dogs femoral head figurations in the blank group taken on distortion andsunk, MRI signals were low, without radionuclide revealed uptake, trabeculac collapse, many bone lacuna were vacant.At the same time, radionuclide counts of vascular pedicled periosteums/vascular pedicled bones in ECT were significantly different between experimental group and control group(P < 0.01 ).Conclusion The vascular pedicled periosteum has higher osteogenesis capability compared with the vascular pedicled bone and can effectively repair the femoral head necrosis of young dogs by this means.