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In vivo behaviour of low-temperature calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite: comparison with deproteinised bovine bone

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This study aims to evaluate in detail the biological osteoconductive properties of the low-temperature synthetic porous calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite and to compare it with the biological apatite. Bone reactions to granules of similar sizes of the low-temperature hydroxyapatite and commercially available non-sintered deproteinized bovine bone were compared. Two different temperatures were used to fabricate two batches of newly developed porous hydroxyapatite with different carbonate groups content and specific surface area. The histological analysis of specimens with histomorphometry was performed at different time after in vivo implantation. Based on histological analysis, the level of bone formation in the spaces between the implanted granules and through the interconnected pores of all implanted materials within a cortical region (bone area ingrowth 72–85 %) was several-fold higher than within a cancellous bone site (bone area ingrowth 16–28 %) at three and six months after implantation. Within the cancellous bone site, bone coverage of the implanted material at six months was significantly higher in hydroxyapatite material fabricated using low-temperature synthesis and subsequent processing at 150°C than in hydroxyapatite scaffold developed using low-temperature synthesis with subsequent processing at 700°C or deproteinized bovine bone. According to our study, the bioactive properties of the low-temperature calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite are comparable with the biological apatite. The favourable influence of a high specific surface area of a low-temperature calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite on in vivo bone formation was emphasized.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Sokolská 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

    Pavel Šponer & Karel Urban

  2. Department of Glass and Ceramics, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

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Šponer, P., Strnadová, M. & Urban, K. In vivo behaviour of low-temperature calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite: comparison with deproteinised bovine bone. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 35, 1553–1560 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-010-1113-6

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