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Arosarena, O.A. et al.

Arosarena, Falk, Malmgren, Bookman, Allen, Schoonmaker, Tatum, Kellman,

Defect repair in the rat mandible with bone morphogenic proteins and marrow cells.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ability of a bone growth factor mixture and bone marrow cells to repair a critical size defect of the rat mandibular body. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: Thirty-seven male Fischer rats. INTERVENTIONS: Critical size defects 4 mm in diameter were created in the left mandibular bodies of the rats. The defects were filled with a bone marrow cell suspension (group 1), a synthetic bone matrix consisting of bovine collagen and calcium hydroxyapatite cement (group 2), the matrix and marrow cells (group 3), the matrix with 100 micro g of bone growth factor mixture (group 4), or the matrix with bone growth factor mixture and marrow cells (group 5). Animals were killed after 8 weeks, and the nondemineralized specimens were processed histologically. Specimens from group 1 were not processed because there was no grossly appreciable bone regeneration. Stereologic techniques were used to determine and compare the volume fractions and volume estimates of mature bone, new bone, osteoid, marrow, remaining cement, and fibrous tissue in each defect. RESULTS: Volumes of mature bone, new bone, and remaining cement did not differ significantly among the groups (P =.30 for mature bone, P =.17 for new bone, and P =.34 for cement). However, group 4 and 5 specimens contained significantly more osteoid and larger marrow spaces than did the group 2 and 3 specimens (P<.001 for both). The specimens in groups 2 and 3 contained significantly more fibrous tissue ingrowth than did those in groups 4 and 5 (P<.001). CONCLUSION: The synthetic bone substitute containing bone growth factor mixture was effective in stimulating new bone and osteoid development in the rat mandibular model.[1]

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Defect repair in the rat mandible with bone morphogenic proteins and marrow cells. Arosarena, O.A., Falk, A., Malmgren, L., Bookman, L., Allen, M.J., Schoonmaker, J., Tatum, S., Kellman, R. Archives of facial plastic surgery : official publication for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc. and the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies. (2003) [Pubmed]

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