PMID: 7025558Jun 1, 1981Paper

Biochemical changes in bone grafts stabilized with rigid plates. II. Cortical grafts

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
P WarisJ Joukainen

Abstract

The effect of rigid plate fixation on the chemical composition of cortical interposition grafts were studied in rabbit tibio-fibular bones. The concentration of hexosamines increased both in the graft and in the host bone during the first 6 weeks, but thereafter decreased. The concentrations of hydroxyproline and nitrogen increased throughout the experiment. The ratio of hexosamines to hydroxyproline increased in the graft for the first 6 weeks, indicating formation of immature osteoid and bone during this period, but thereafter decreased. The calcium concentration of the graft decreased significantly during the first 12 weeks and remained below normal (-10 to -19 per cent). The mineralization of the graft, assessed by the ratio of calcium to hydroxyproline, decreased continually. The results suggest that cortical bone grafts stabilized with rigid plates heal with only slight chemical signs of callus formation. The demineralization of the graft reflects the porotic changes that take place under the plate.

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Jun 1, 1981·Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica·P WarisK Aalto
Nov 1, 1954·Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine·H SOBELF J MOORE
Jan 1, 1962·The Biochemical Journal·J W DICKERSON
Nov 1, 1961·Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry·B S KASAVINA, G D ZENKEVICH

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May 1, 1996·Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons·R H Haug
Jan 1, 1988·Journal of Orthopaedic Research : Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society·R SlaterR L Smith

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