Effect on avascular necrosis of the femoral head with vascular endothelial growth factor / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To explore a new method for the therapy of avaseular necrosis of the femoral head with vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF).[Method]Thirty New Zealand white rabbits were chosen as experimental animals and avascularnecrosis of the femoral head model of 22 rabbits were established.Animals were egually divided into three groupsVEGF group,natural repair group,normal group.The medicament was injected to the femoral head by percutaneous injection in group A and normal saline in group B.The repairing process of bone necrosis of femoral head were studied.[Result]Compared to the untreated model group(group C),the femoral head of VEGF groups showed significant new vessel formation,number of empty bone lacunae decreased and hematopoietic tissue improving in marrow cavity.X-ray film and CT revealed evident that veGF could enhance repairing of the femoral head.[Conclusion]Pereutaneous injection of VEGF to the necro femoral head could significantly enhance bone tissue angiogenesis and ameliorated repair of osteonecrosis,thus providing a potential method for the treatment of the femoral head necrosis.