Osteogenic efficiency in vivo of scaffolding material of prefabricated vascularization.

Abstract

Osteogenic efficiency of pre-vascularization and non-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds in bone defect repair was investigated. Twenty-one Sprague-Dawley (SD) mice were randomly assigned to three groups, and a bone defect area of ~1.5 cm in length in the thigh bone of the right posterior limbs of each mouse was made. Pre-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds in vitro (group A) and non-treatment decalcified bone scaffolds (group B) were separately implanted. The defect vacancy was considered as the blank control (group C). Sampling was made 4 weeks after the operation for the histological examination, and then the osteogenic efficiency was observed by gross sample, imaging, hematoxylin and eosin staining and Masson's staining. When implanting pre-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds in vitro, the scaffolding material showed an obvious absorption, and more new bone formations and abundant vascular proliferation were observed. In non-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds implanting, absorption insufficiency of the scaffolding material was observed, fewer new-born bone formations were shown, and the new vessels were very small and few in number. The pre-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds had a better osteogenic efficiency.