Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the application of the biomaterials in sports injury.
METHODS: A computer retrieval was performed in Science Direct database and Ei database from January 1960 to October 2009, using the key words “Biological materials, Sports Injuries” in English. Also, Chinese Academic Journal Full-text Database and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from January 1960 to October 2009 were searched using the key words “Sports injury, Biological materials, Application” in Chinese.
RESULTS: The clinical used biomaterials are mainly medical polymer biomaterials, including silicone rubber, polymethylmethacrylate, polytetrafluoroethylene, high density polyethylene, polyester and polyamide, etc; medical composite biomaterials include hydroxyl apatite, calcium phosphate ceramic, carbon, silicate, etc; medical metal materials include titanium and titanium alloys, stainless steel, cobalt-chromium alloy, as well as at the bio-derived materials which are at initial phase. Biological materials are mainly used in sports injury at the following three aspects: the use of artificial joints, artificial ligaments and tendons in the reconstruction of the ligaments and tendons, articular cartilage injury repair. Compared with foreign countries, the artificial material in China is still a large gap to go, domestic artificial joints and screws show poorer quality than foreign.
CONCLUSION: With the new materials and bio-technology develops, artificial biomaterials will play an increasingly important role in clinical field.