Treatment of femoral neck fracture using modified cannulated screw with injectable BMP release system / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To treat the femoral neck fracture using cannulated screw and BMP release system in animals,and to evaluate the possibility of treating femoral neck fracture and provide experimental basis for clinical application.[Method]Eighteen mongeral were used in this study.The model of bilateral femoral neck dislocation fracture was established.The control side was fixed using cannulated screw,and the experiment side was fixed with cannulated screw and injectable BMP release system.At 4,8,12 weeks,6 animals were sacrificed at one time point respectively.Results were obtained through histology,radiography,scintimetry and gross observation.[Result]The fracture line was vague at four weeks,and at eight weeks the fracture line almost disappeared.It was healed completely at twelve weeks.Radiological study showed that the healing of the fracture in experimental side was better than that of the control side.There was the same result of observation in histology.[Conclusion]The cannulated screw combined with BMP used in the experiment is effective and feasible.It may not only provide strong internal fixation but also infuse growth factor into site of fracture.It would accelerate the reconstructing of the vascular supply to the femoral head after the fracture and promote the restoration of bone.