Three-Dimensional Printed Porous Titanium Screw with Bioactive Surface Modification for Bone-Tendon Healing : A Rabbit Animal Model

The interference screw fixation method is used to secure a graft in the tibial tunnel during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. However, several complications have been reported, such as biodegradable screw breakage, inflammatory or foreign body reaction, tunnel enlargement, and delayed graft healing. Using additive manufacturing (AM) technology, we developed a titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) interference screw with chemically calcium phosphate surface modification technology to improve bone integration in the tibial tunnel. After chemical and heat treatment, the titanium screw formed a dense apatite layer on the metal surface in simulated body fluid. Twenty-seven New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into control and additive manufactured (AMD) screw groups. The long digital extensor tendon was detached and translated into a tibial plateau tunnel (diameter: 2.0 mm) and transfixed with an interference screw while the paw was in dorsiflexion. Biomechanical analyses, histological analyses, and an imaging study were performed at 1, 3, and 6 months. The biomechanical test showed that the ultimate pull-out load failure was significantly higher in the AMD screw group in all tested periods. Micro-computed tomography analyses revealed early woven bone formation in the AMD screw group at 1 and 3 months. In conclusion, AMD screws with bioactive surface modification improved bone ingrowth and enhanced biomechanical performance in a rabbit model.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 10 vom: 21. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Yu-Min [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chih-Chieh [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Pei-I [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Kuo-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shin-I [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Hsin-Hsin [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Hong-Jen [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shu-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, San-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Feng-Huei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chih-Yu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

97Z1WI3NDX
Additive manufacturing
Alloys
Bioactive ceramic coating
Calcium Phosphates
Calcium phosphate
Interference screw
Journal Article
Titanium aluminum alloy
Titanium-alloy implant

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.02.2021

Date Revised 16.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21103628

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310375657