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01.05.2015 | Review Article
Biological aspects of segmental bone defects management
verfasst von:
Ivo Dumic-Cule, Marko Pecina, Mislav Jelic, Morana Jankolija, Irena Popek, Lovorka Grgurevic, Slobodan Vukicevic
Erschienen in:
International Orthopaedics
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Ausgabe 5/2015
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Abstract
Segmental bone defect management is among the most demanding issues in orthopaedics and there is a great medical need for establishing an appropriate treatment option. Tissue transfer, including bone autografts or free flaps, depending on the size of the bone deficiency, is currently the “gold standard” for treatment of such defects. Osteogenic cells in combination with adequate growth factors and a suitable scaffold, from the aspect of osteoinductivity, osteoconductivity and mechanical stability, are mandatory to successfully restore a bone defect as determined in the “diamond concept”. Our current knowledge on this topic is limited and mostly based on retrospective studies, case reports and a few small randomised clinical trials due to the lack of large and accurately designed randomised clinical trials using novel approaches to regenerative orthopaedics. However, preclinical research on different animal models for critical size defects is abundant, showing emerging candidate cells and cytokines for defect rebridgement. In this article we provide an overview on existing clinical studies and promising preclinical experiments that utilised osteogenic cells, growth factors and biomaterials, as well as their combination for repair of segmental bone defects.