Early Results of the Study of Reparative Peculiarities of Various Osteoplastic Materials in Experimental Bone Defects

Abstract

Purpose. To determine the optimum osteoplastic material for activation of reparative osteogenesis and substitution of traumatic defects in metaepiphyseal spongy bone tissue.Material and methods.Comparative experimental morphological study was performed on 12 matured male Chinchilla rabbits with body weight 2500-2800g. A model of critical defects of spongy bone tissue was used. Bone defects were filled with 3 types of osteoplastic material: composite calcium sulphate bone cement; xenogenous hydroxyapatite-based material with granulated paste of synthetic peptides (P-15); β-tricalcium phosphate-based material with gauging liquid (calcium phosphate bone cement).Results.Implantation of calcium sulphate bone cement showed rapid osteogenesis stimulation at terms 1.5 months and reduction of newly formed bone tissue mass by 3rd month due to active resorption of the residual material. Implantation of hydroxyapatite-based material with P-15 resulted in osteogenesis stimulation on its surface however because of its mechanical instability and absence of active resorption of that material only a moderate formation of bone trabeculae was observed. At implantation of β-tricalcium phosphate-based material an active resorption of osteoplastic material, formation of trabecular system and its reorganization into trabecular network of femoral metaepiphyseal spongy bone accompanied by the formation of mature bone trabeculae was noted by month 3.Conclusion. Mechanical stability of osteoplastic material and subsequent gradual resorption as well as formation of mature bine trabeculae indicates the efficacy of β-tricalcium phosphate-based material.