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TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS
Volume 28, Issue 5, Pages 202-213Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2022.0015
Keywords
corticoperiosteal flap; regenerative matching axial vascularization; scaffold
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- Australian Research Council
- Princess Alexandra Hospital Research Foundation
- Wesley Research Foundation, Brisbane
- Berlin-Brandenburg Center for RegenerativeTherapies
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This study presents a novel approach for bone healing in critical size bone defects using a corticoperiosteal flap. The method has been proven effective in a large animal model and demonstrates potential for clinical application.
Contemporary reconstructive approaches for critical size bone defects carry significant disadvantages. As a result, clinically driven research has focused on the development and translation of alternative therapeutic concepts. Scaffold-guided tissue regeneration (SGTR) is an emerging technique to heal critical size bone defects. However, issues synchronizing scaffold vascularization with bone-specific regenerative processes currently limit bone regeneration for extra large (XL, 19 cm(3)) critical bone defects. To address this issue, we developed a large animal model that incorporates a corticoperiosteal flap (CPF) for sustained scaffold neovascularization and bone regeneration. In 10 sheep, we demonstrated the efficacy of this approach for healing medium (M, 9 cm(3)) size critical bone defects as demonstrated on plain radiography, microcomputed tomography, and histology. Furthermore, in two sheep, we demonstrate how this approach can be safely extended to heal XL critical size defects. This article presents an original CPF technique in a well-described preclinical model, which can be used in conjunction with the SGTR concept, to address challenging critical size bone defects in vivo. Impact statementThis article describes a novel scaffold-guided tissue engineering approach utilizing a corticoperiosteal flap for bone healing in critical size long bone defects. This approach will be of use for tissue engineers and surgeons exploring vascularized tissue transfer as an option to regenerate large volumes of bone for extensive critical size bone defects both in vivo and in the clinical arena.
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