Assessment of bone healing using (Ti,Mg)N thin film coated plates and screws: Rabbit femur model

Sabouni K., Öztürk Y., KAÇAR E., Mutlu H. S., SOLAKOĞLU S., Kose G. T., ...Daha Fazla

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials, cilt.109, sa.2, ss.227-237, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 109 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jbm.b.34694
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, EMBASE, INSPEC, MEDLINE, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-237
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bone defect, bone healing, fixation devices, magnesium, thin film coating
  • Hakkari Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Magnesium (Mg) based implants such as plates and screws are often preferred to treat bone defects because of the positive effects of magnesium in bone growth and healing. Their low corrosion resistance, however, leads to fast degradation and consequently failure before healing was completed. Previously, we developed Mg doped titanium nitrate (TiN) thin film coatings to address these limitations and demonstrated that <10 at% Mg doping led to enhanced mineralization in vitro. In the present study, in vivo performance of (Ti,Mg)N coated Ti6Al4V based plates and screws were studied in the rabbit model. Bone fractures were formed on femurs of 16 rabbits and then fixed with either (Ti,Mg)N coated (n = 8) or standard TiN coated (n = 8) plates and screws. X-ray imaging and μCT analyses showed enhanced bone regeneration on fracture sites fixed with (Ti,Mg)N coated plates in comparison with the Mg free ones. Bone mineral density, bone volume, and callus volume were also found to be 11.4, 23.4, and 42.8% higher, respectively, in accordance with μCT results. Furthermore, while TiN coatings promoted only primary bone regeneration, (Ti,Mg)N led to secondary bone regeneration in 6 weeks. These results indicated that Mg presence in the coatings accelerated bone regeneration in the fracture site. (Ti,Mg)N coating can be used as a practical method to increase the efficiency of existing bone fixation devices of varying geometry.