scholarly journals Histological Observation Related to the Use of Laser and Ultrasound on Bone Fracture Healing

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Al-Habib MF ◽  
Salman MO ◽  
Faleh FW ◽  
Al-Ani IM

Objective: To study the effect of both laser and ultrasound radiation on bone fracture healing process. Materials and Methods: Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm wavelength, 135 mW power, 16 joules energy) and ultrasound (1 MHz frequency, 50 mW/cm2 power intensity) were used in this work. Fifteen mature, male, albino rats, were divided into three groups and subjected to a partial fracture on the lateral aspect of femur by a sharp blade. The fi rst group of these animals served as control group. The second group was illuminated by the Nd:YAG laser for two minutes; the fi rst dose was given immediately after surgical fracture induction; the other doses were given on days two, three, six and then one dose weekly for the next three weeks while the third group were treated by the addition of the CW ultrasound perpendicular to the laser treatment in the second group. Results: The present study showed that ultrasound increases the penetration of laser power through the tissue. The histological assessments at day 28 after the fracture of fi rst group showed incomplete healing of the bone with disfi guration and disarrangement of Haversian system and the periosteum was not yet well developed. Treatment with laser showed irregularity and lack of Haversian system formation in bone healing of the second group. The laser and ultrasound treated group (third group) expressed a complete healing at the site of fracture with a complete layer of periosteum and a well arranged Haversian system. Conclusion: Combination of laser and ultrasound in therapy can enhance healing process of a fractured bone more than laser therapy alone, as ultrasound increases the depth of laser penetration in tissue.

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
May F. Al-Habib ◽  
Imad M. Al-Ani ◽  
Mohammad O. Salman ◽  
Farah W. Faleh

Objective: To study the effect of both laser and ultrasound radiation on bone fracture healing process. Materials and method: Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm wavelength, 135 mW power, 16 joules energy) and ultrasound (1 MHz frequency, 50 mW/cm2 power intensity) were used in this work. Fifteen mature, male, albino rats were divided into three groups and subjected to a partial fracture on the lateral aspect of femur by a sharp blade. The first group of these animals served as the control group. The second group was illuminated by the Nd:YAG laser for two minutes, the first dose was given immediately after surgical fracture induction, the other doses were given on days two, three, six and then one dose weekly for the next three weeks. The third group was treated with the addition of continuous wave ultrasound perpendicular to the laser treatment site in the second group. Results: The histological assessments at day 28 after the fracture of first group showed incomplete healing of the bone with disfiguration and disarrangement of Haversian system and the periosteum was not yet well developed. Treatment with laser in the second group showed irregularity and lack of Haversian system formation in bone healing. The laser and ultrasound treatment in the third group expressed a complete healing at the site of fracture with a complete layer of periosteum and a well arranged Haversian system. Conclusion: The combination of laser and ultrasound in therapy can enhance healing process of a fractured bone more than laser therapy alone, as ultrasound increases the depth of laser penetration in tissue.


Author(s):  
Satoshi Kimura ◽  
Keisuke Oe ◽  
Yohei Kumabe ◽  
Tomoaki Fukui ◽  
Takahiro Niikura ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (05) ◽  
pp. 1950021
Author(s):  
JALIL NOURISA ◽  
GHOLAMREZA ROUHI

To date, several studies have implied the importance of early stage mechanical stability in the bone fracture healing process. This study aimed at finding a correlation between the predicted different tissue phenotypes in the early stages of healing and the ultimate healing outcome. For this purpose, the process of fracture healing was numerically simulated employing an axisymmetric bi-phasic finite element (FE) model for three initial gap sizes of 1, 3 and 6[Formula: see text]mm and four initial interfragmentary strains (IFS) of 7%, 11%, 15% and 19%. The model was validated with experimental and other numerical studies from the literature. Results of this study showed that the amount of cartilage and fibrous tissue observed in the early stage after fracture can be used to qualitatively assess the outcome of complete bone healing process. Greater amount of cartilage in early stage of healing process yielded faster callus maturation, and delayed maturation of callus was predicted in the case of high fibrous tissue production. Results of this study can be used to provide an estimation of the performance of different fixation systems by considering the amounts of cartilage and fibrous tissues observed in the early stage of healing.


Author(s):  
L. Geris ◽  
R. Schugart ◽  
H. Van Oosterwyck

Wound and bone fracture healing are natural repair processes initiated by trauma. Over the last decade, many mathematical models have been established to investigate the healing processes in silico , in addition to ongoing experimental work. In recent days, the focus of the mathematical models has shifted from simulation of the healing process towards simulation of the impaired healing process and the in silico design of treatment strategies. This review describes the most important causes of failure of the wound and bone fracture healing processes and the experimental models and methods used to investigate and treat these impaired healing cases. Furthermore, the mathematical models that are described address these impaired healing cases and investigate various therapeutic scenarios in silico . Examples are provided to illustrate the potential of these in silico experiments. Finally, limitations of the models and the need for and ability of these models to capture patient specificity and variability are discussed.


Author(s):  
María José Gómez-Benito ◽  
Libardo Andrés González-Torres ◽  
Esther Reina-Romo ◽  
Jorge Grasa ◽  
Belén Seral ◽  
...  

Mechanical stimulation affects the evolution of healthy and fractured bone. However, the effect of applying cyclical mechanical stimuli on bone healing has not yet been fully clarified. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of a high-frequency and low-magnitude cyclical displacement of the fractured fragments on the bone-healing process. This subject is studied experimentally and computationally for a sheep long bone. On the one hand, the mathematical computational study indicates that mechanical stimulation at high frequencies can stimulate and accelerate the process of chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification and consequently the bony union of the fracture. This is probably achieved by the interstitial fluid flow, which can move nutrients and waste from one place to another in the callus. This movement of fluid modifies the mechanical stimulus on the cells attached to the extracellular matrix. On the other hand, the experimental study was carried out using two sheep groups. In the first group, static fixators were implanted, while, in the second one, identical devices were used, but with an additional vibrator. This vibrator allowed a cyclic displacement with low magnitude and high frequency (LMHF) to be applied to the fractured zone every day; the frequency of stimulation was chosen from mechano-biological model predictions. Analysing the results obtained for the control and stimulated groups, we observed improvements in the bone-healing process in the stimulated group. Therefore, in this study, we show the potential of computer mechano-biological models to guide and define better mechanical conditions for experiments in order to improve bone fracture healing. In fact, both experimental and computational studies indicated improvements in the healing process in the LMHF mechanically stimulated fractures. In both studies, these improvements could be associated with the promotion of endochondral ossification and an increase in the rate of cell proliferation and tissue synthesis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Junaidi Khotib ◽  
Cantika SC Lasandara ◽  
Samirah Samirah ◽  
Aniek S Budiatin

Bone is an important organ for supports the body that stores reserve of calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals. In fracture conditions where bleeding, soft tissue edema, nerve damage, and blood vessels around the bone damage happen, they can cause the mobilization of these minerals in the surrounding tissue. One of the efforts made in the treatment of these fractures is reconnection, in which it works by filling of bone defect with a matrix and administration of anti-infection. Biomaterial filling in defective bone is thought to accelerate the healing process of bone fracture and prevent osteomyelitis. For this reason, this study evaluates the acceleration of bone fracture healing using natural hydroxyapatite (NHA) bone filler in rabbits with bone defect model. Fracture modeling was performed by surgical technique and drilling of bones with a 4.2 mm diameter to form a defect in the rabbit femur. Bone implant contained bovine hydroxyapatite-gelatin-glutaraldehyde (BHA implant) or bovine hydroxyapatite-gelatin-glutaraldehyde-gentamicin (BHA-GEN implant) that was inserted in bone defects. 27 rabbits were divided into 3 groups: the control group who had bone defect, the bone defect group was given BHA implant and the bone defect group was given BHA-GEN implant. Observation of osteoclast, osteoblast, osteocyte, BALP level, and bone morphological integrity was carried out on the 14th, 28th, and 42nd days after surgery. Histological observation of rabbit femur showed a significant difference on the number of osteoclast, osteoblast and osteocyte in all three groups. The BALP level also showed a significant difference in the group given the natural BHA bone implant compared to the control group on day 14 (p = 0.0361). Based on the result of the X-ray, there was also a better integration of rabbit femur bone in groups with the use of BHA or BHA-GEN bone implant. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of a natural BHA implant can accelerate the process of bone repair in the fracture of rabbit femur. In addition, BHA implants were compatible as a matrix for supporting the bone cell growth.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Lin Jin ◽  
Jialiang Guo ◽  
Kai Bao ◽  
Jinglue Hu ◽  
...  

The effect of chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) on bone fracture healing is not elucidated. The present study aimed to investigate the role of CIHH on bone fracture healing and the mechanism. The Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the CIHH group and control group and monitored for 2, 4, or 8 weeks after femoral fracture surgery. Bone healing efficiency was significantly increased in the CIHH group as evidenced by higher high-density bone volume fractions, higher bone mineral density, higher maximum force, and higher stiffness. Histologically, the CIHH group exhibited superior bone formation, endochondral ossification, and angiogenic ability compared with the control group. The expression of HIF-1α and its downstream signaling proteins VEGF, SDF-1/CXCR4 axis were increased by the CIHH treatment. Moreover, the expression of RUNX2, osterix, and type I collagen in the callus tissues were also up-regulated in the CIHH group. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that CIHH treatment improves fracture healing, increases bone mineral density, and increases bone strength via the activation of HIF-1α and bone production-related genes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. Morcos ◽  
H. Al-Jallad ◽  
J. Li ◽  
C. Farquharson ◽  
J. L. Millán ◽  
...  

Objectives Bone fracture healing is regulated by a series of complex physicochemical and biochemical processes. One of these processes is bone mineralization, which is vital for normal bone development. Phosphatase, orphan 1 (PHOSPHO1), a skeletal tissue-specific phosphatase, has been shown to be involved in the mineralization of the extracellular matrix and to maintain the structural integrity of bone. In this study, we examined how PHOSPHO1 deficiency might affect the healing and quality of fracture callus in mice. Methods Tibial fractures were created and then stabilized in control wild-type (WT) and Phospho1-/- mice (n = 16 for each group; mixed gender, each group carrying equal number of male and female mice) at eight weeks of age. Fractures were allowed to heal for four weeks and then the mice were euthanized and their tibias analyzed using radiographs, micro-CT (μCT), histology, histomorphometry and three-point bending tests. Results The μCT and radiographic analyses revealed a mild reduction of bone volume in Phospho1-/- callus, although it was not statistically significant. An increase in trabecular number and a decrease in trabecular thickness and separation were observed in Phospho1-/- callus in comparison with the WT callus. Histomorphometric analyses showed that there was a marked increase of osteoid volume over bone volume in the Phospho1-/- callus. The three-point bending test showed that Phospho1-/- fractured bone had more of an elastic characteristic than the WT bone. Conclusion Our work suggests that PHOSPHO1 plays an integral role during bone fracture repair and may be a therapeutic target to improve the fracture healing process. Cite this article: M. W. Morcos, H. Al-Jallad, J. Li, C. Farquharson, J. L. Millán, R. C. Hamdy, M. Murshed. PHOSPHO1 is essential for normal bone fracture healing: An Animal Study. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:397–405. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.76.BJR-2017-0140.R2.


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