简介:Objective:Toinvestigateanewmethodtoconstructtissue-engineeringbonethatwillbeapplicableclinically. Methods: Thecultured5thgenerationrabbitbonemarrowstromaosteoblasts(MSO)wasdissolvedin3%sodiumalginatesolution(thefinalconcentrationofsodiumalginateinthesolutionbeing1%,andMSO,5×106/L),andtheninoculatedintopreparedtrueboneceramic(TBC)andgelatinizedthebonebydribblingwithcalciumgluconate.Thestandardbonedefectmodelsweremadein48adultNewZealandrabbitsbothradius.Amongthe48rabbits,24wereinGroupsAandB,inwhichtheleftradiuswasimplantedwithgelatinizedMSO-TBC(GroupA)andrightradiusimplantedwithautograft-bone(GroupB);andtheother24wereincontrolgroupwhoseleftradiuswasimplantedwithnon-gelatinizedMSO-TBC(GroupC)andrightradiusimplantedwithgelatinizedTBC(GroupD).Outcomesoftheimplantedboneswereassessedbyradiology,pathologicalhistology,osteogeneticquantitativeanalysis,andbiomechanicsat2,4,8,12weekspostoperatively.Results: InGroupsAandB,asatisfactorybonereparationandbonyunionwasnotedwithin12weeks.InGroupsCandD,bonereparationwasnotsatisfiedcomparedwithGroupAintermsofostogeneticquantityandbiomechanics. Conclusions: GelatinizedMSO-TBCisanidealartificialactivebonethatovercomesTBCshortcomingsoffragilenessandsmoothsurfacethatisnoteligibleforseedcellsadhesion.Itispromisingtoputintoclinicaluseextensively.