Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 298-303.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1517

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Reconstructive implants for defects in bone tuberculous surgery

Fang Xu1, Dong Junfeng1, 2, Zhao Hongwei2, Chen Haidan1   

  1. 1Department of Spinal Surgery, the First College of Clinical Medical Science (Yichang Central People’s Hospital), China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443003, Hubei Province, China; 2Institute of Spinal Medicine and Trauma, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443003, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2018-10-16 Online:2019-01-18 Published:2019-01-18
  • Contact: Dong Junfeng, PhD, Associate chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Department of Spinal Surgery, the First College of Clinical Medical Science (Yichang Central People’s Hospital), China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443003, Hubei Province, China; Institute of Spinal Medicine and Trauma, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443003, Hubei Province, China
  • About author:Fang Xu, Master candidate, Department of Spinal Surgery, the First College of Clinical Medical Science (Yichang Central People’s Hospital), China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443003, Hubei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Foundation), No. 31600779 (to DJF); the Yichang Medical and Health Research Project in 2018, No. A18-301-30 (to DJF)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Successful repair of tuberculous bone defects is very important in the surgical treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis. There are many kinds of repair materials for tuberculous bone defects available in surgery; however, none of them meet the needs of clinical practice nowadays.

OBJECTIVE: To review the application of repair materials for tuberculous bone defects.
METHODS: The first author searched the articles related to tuberculous bone defect repair in PubMed, CNKI, WanFang, CQVIP databases published from 2000 to 2018. The priority was the articles published recently or in authoritative journals. The search keywords were “spinal tuberculosis; bone defect; biomaterials; scaffold; bone grafting material” in Chinese and English. Ninety-one articles were initially searched, and 48 of them were finally selected for review.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Successful repair of tuberculous bone defect is absolutely vital to the surgical treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis. There are many kinds of repair materials for tuberculous bone defects available in surgery, including autologous bone and allogeneic bone, artificial bone material, artificial vertebral body, titanium mesh, polymethyl methacrylate bone cement, and anti-tuberculosis active implant materials. However, none of them allow for complete bone reconstruction. For example, the source of autologous bone and allogeneic bone is limited; the use of artificial bone materials lacks long-term follow-up data; artificial vertebral bodies and titanium mesh have not been confirmed by the authoritative safety assessment for use in the treatment of local tuberculosis; polymethyl methacrylate does not have bioactivity; and new anti-tuberculosis active materials with sustained release function have no full match between bone induction time and degradation time, and moreover, the mechanical properties of related materials need to be improved and are still unable to fully meet the needs of clinical use. Further research on a new repair material for tuberculous bone defects is warranted.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular, Bone Transplantation, Tissue Engineering

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