Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (34): 6207-6214.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.34.022

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Clinical application of composite bone graft substitutes

Huang Xing1, 2, Cao Lie-hu2, Li Hai-hang2, Su Jia-can2   

  1. 1Student Brigade, Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai 200433, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai 200433, Chin
  • Online:2013-08-20 Published:2013-08-20
  • Contact: Su Jia-can, M.D., Master’s supervisor, Associate professor, Department of Orthopedics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai 200433, China sujiacan@ yahoo.com.cn
  • About author:Huang Xing, Institution of Clinical Medicine, Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai 200433, China huangxingbest@ 126.com
  • Supported by:

    Postdoctoral Special Fund, No. 2012T50381*; New Excellent Youth Planning of Health System of Shanghai, No. 2011032*; Talents Development of Personnel Bureau of Shanghai, No. 2009003*

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Bone defects or non-unions, resulting from osteomyelitis, tumor resection or metabolic disorders, are still a most pressing issue in orthopedic reconstructions which are treated with required bone graft substitutes after clinical comprehensive analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To review the selection and clinical application, experimental research and novel therapeutic approaches for bone graft substitutes and to optimize the applications.

METHODS: PubMed and EMBASE databases were retrieved online for relative articles about the clinical and basic research on bone graft substitute published from 2001-01 to 2012-11, with the key words of “bone regeneration; bone graft substitute; growth factors; biomaterials” in title, abstract and MeSH terms. Articles published recently in authorized journals were preferred, while unrelated and repeated were excluded. Finally, 47 articles were included.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Except for the limitation of graft availability and donor site impairments, autografts exhibit ideal features of bone graft substitutes. On the other hand, allograft harbors the high risk of disease transmission. However, the diversified combined use of bone graft substitutes is considered a morefeasible alternative to augmenting bone regeneration process in which exhibits refined properties, including biomaterials, biodegradable polymers and growth factors and stem cells. Selection and combination of various materials perform multiple effects in bone repair. With good characters of osteoconduction, osteogenesis, and osteoinduction, an ideal bone graft substitutes should possess favorable properties in biomechanical stability and degradation within appropriate duration. Specifically, osteoconduction is determined by composition, structure and surface character. And the other ones embody advantages largely by growth factors and mesenchymal stem cells. Thus, evaluation and indication of bone graft substitutes need to be well weighted to overcome the limitation and to optimize its effect as identical to the normal bone remodeling process as possible.

Key words: biomaterials, biomaterial review, bone regeneration, bone graft substitute, growth factors, biomechanics, stem cells, bone tissue engineering, provincial grants-supported paper

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