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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2018; 31(06): 405-412
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667192
Original Research
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Histological and Radiographic Evaluation of Equine Bone Structure after Implantation of Castor Oil Polymer

Authors

  • Mariana Baroni Selim

    1   Deparment of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  • Fernanda Silveira Nóbrega

    1   Deparment of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  • Lara Lopes Facó

    1   Deparment of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  • Stefano Carlo Filippo Hagen

    1   Deparment of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  • André Luís do Valle De Zoppa

    1   Deparment of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  • Victor Elias Arana Chavez

    2   Departments of Stomatology/Biomaterials and Oral Biology of the School of Dentistry of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  • Luciana Corrêa

    2   Departments of Stomatology/Biomaterials and Oral Biology of the School of Dentistry of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Funding The study was funded by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo.
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28. November 2017

27. Mai 2018

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23. Oktober 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Objective The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of a vegetal polymeric biomaterial intended for bone substitution in horses and to investigate the responses of the equine third metacarpal bone to biomaterial implantation.

Materials and Methods Six horses were submitted to osteotomy on the dorsal aspect of the left and right third metacarpal bones; one bone defect was randomly selected for treatment with biopolymer, while the other was left untreated and served as a control. Bone density was monitored radiographically after surgery and bone biopsy fragments were collected at the end of the 120-day follow-up period. Biopsy fragments were analysed using light and scanning electron microscopy.

Results Mean bone density values (mmAL) were greater in control defects (16.33 ± 1.6) than in polymer-treated defects (14.17 ± 1.7) at 120 days (p = 0.027). Light microscopy revealed greater percentages of new bone formation in control defects (50.15 ± 14.8) than in polymer treated defects (26.94 ± 12.1) at 120 days (p < 0.0001). Scanning electron microscopy analysis suggested a similar quality of pre-existing bone and new bone formed in the presence of biomaterial.

Clinical Significance The absence of adverse reactions supports biomaterial biocompatibility and osteoconducting capacity and suggests the castor oil polymer is a suitable bone substitute for the treatment of bone defects in horses.

Keywords

horse - bone substitute - bone densitometry - castor oil polymer - microscopy

Author Contributions

Mariana Baroni Selim, Fernanda Silveira Nóbrega, André Luís do Valle De Zoppa and Lara Lopes Facó contributed to conception of study, study design and acquisition of data. Stefano Carlo Filippo Hagen, Victor Elias Arana Chavez and Luciana Corrêa contributed to conception of study, study design and data analysis and interpretation. Mariana Baroni Selim, Fernanda Silveira Nóbrega and André Luís do Valle De Zoppa drafted, revised and approved the submitted manuscript. Lara Lopes Facó, Stefano Carlo Filippo Hagen, Victor Elias Arana Chavez and Luciana Corrê approved the submitted manuscript.