Biological and physical properties of autogenous vascularized fibular grafts in dogs

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume; (USA)

OSTI ID:6870216

Goldberg, V M; Stevenson, S; Shaffer, J W; Davy, D; Klein, L; Zika, J; Field, G ^[1]

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1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (USA)

The biological and biomechanical properties of normal fibulae, fibulae that had had a sham operation, and both vascularized and non-vascularized autogenous grafts were studied in dogs at three months after the operation. The study was designed to quantify and correlate changes in these properties in orthotopic, stably fixed, weight-bearing grafts and to provide a baseline for additional studies of allografts. The grafts were eight centimeters long and internally fixed. The mechanical properties of the grafts were studied by torsional testing. Metabolic turnover of the grafts was evaluated by preoperative labeling of the dogs with 3H-tetracycline for resorption of bone mineral and with 3H-proline for turnover of collagen. Cortical bone area and porosity were measured. Postoperative formation of bone was evaluated by sequential labeling with fluorochrome. The vascularized grafts resembled the fibulae that had had a sham operation and those that had not had an operation with regard to the total number of osteons and the remodeling process, as measured both morphometrically and metabolically. The vascularized grafts were stronger and stiffer than the non-vascularized grafts and were not different from the bones that had had a sham operation. In contrast, the non-vascularized grafts were smaller, weaker, less stiff, and more porotic, had fewer osteons, and demonstrated increased turnover and resorption compared with the vascularized grafts, the bones that had had a sham operation, and the bones that had not been operated on.

• OSTI ID: 6870216
• Journal Information: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume; (USA), Vol. 72:6; ISSN 0021-9355
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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