Three-dimensional porous poly-DL-lactide/basic fibroblast growth factor composites for bone defect repair: an experimental study.
Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao
; 23(4): 318-22, 2003 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-12697462
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the osteoinductive ability of the composites consisting of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and porous poly-DL-lactide (PDLLA) for the development of a new absorbable osteosynthesis material.METHODS:
Highly porous foams of PDLLA with the pore size ranging from 150 to 300 microm were prepared by a solvent-casting, particulate-leaching technique with NaCl as the leachable component. Animal models of radial diaphyseal defects of 1.0 cm with complete removal of the periosteum were induced in 45 rabbits, which were randomly divided into 3 groups to receive the defect repair with PDLLA and PDLLA/bFGF respectively, leaving one group untreated to serve as the control group. The implant specimens were harvested at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks respectively after the surgery and X-ray, histological and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) examinations were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of defect repair. At 8 and 12 weeks after implantation, biomechanical test (for three-point bending strength) was employed to study the quality of bone formation.RESULTS:
PDLLA/bFGF composite stimulated more bone formation and had higher bending strength than PDLLA (P<0.05), and the bone formation induced by both materials was significantly more than that observed in the control group in every postoperative stage (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:
PDLLA possesses good biocompatibility and absorbability, and when prepared into a porous material, it exhibits good osteoconductibility. As a good bFGF carrier, the foam of PDLLA with three- dimensional structure shows good osteoinductive ability with regard to the rapidity, quantity and quality of the bone formation.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteogênese
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Poliésteres
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Regeneração Óssea
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Fator 2 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article