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MACHADO, Callinca Paolla Gomes et al. Evaluation of strontium containing hydroxyapatite as bone substitute in sheep's tibia. Innov. Implant. J., Biomater. Esthet. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.5, n.1, pp. 9-14. ISSN 1984-5960.

With the advances on biomaterials research have suggested that the best osteoconductivity of hydroxyapatite could be achieved if the crystal was closer to the structure, size and morphology of biological apatite, so the nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HA) is of current interest. Strontium ions are known to reduce bone resorption, induce osteoblastic activity and thus stimulate bone formation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biocompatibility and osteoconductive in surgical defects filled with spheres of nano-hydroxyapatite containing strontium 1% (nano-SrHA), nano-hydroxyapatite stoichiometric (nano-HA) when compared to the blood clot (control). Four Santa Inês sheeps, weighing on average 32 kg were anesthetized and subjected to three perforation 2 mm in diameter on the medial site of tibia. The surgical defects were filled with blood clot, Sr-HA 1% microspheres and HA microspheres. After 30 days the samples were trephyned (6 mm), decalcified, processed for embedding in paraffin and stained with hematoxilin and eosin (HE) for histological evaluation with light microscopy. All groups showed new bone formation from the periphery to the center of the defects, and the group nano-Sr with a lesser extent among those studied. The mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate remained mild in all experimental groups. The presence of giant cells type foreign body was detected only in the HA group. Areas of bone formation were detected in close contact with biomaterials. According to the results spheres containing nano-SrHA 1% and nano-HA can be considered as biocompatible and with osteoconductive properties.

Palavras-chave : Strontium; Durapatite; Sheep.