Three-dimensional histomorphometric analysis of distraction osteogenesis using an implanted device for mandibular lengthening in sheep.

Plast Reconstr Surg

Clinic for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bone and Biomaterials Research, General Hospital, Vienna University Medical School, Waeringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.

Published: July 2002

The aim of this study was to lengthen the sheep mandible with a fully buried device and to quantitatively analyze the tissue regenerate in the distraction gap by means of two-dimensional and three-dimensional histomorphometry. A custom-made device for continuous distraction was used in five adult sheep and fixed with three bicortical screws on either side of an osteotomy, anterior to the premolar region of the mandible. A cable-connected power and control unit was implanted in the neck region. After a 5-day latency period, distraction was activated every 2 hours and advanced at a rate of 1.01 mm per day. The distraction period was planned for 14 days, but because of stability problems and cable breakage, the actual distraction period ranged from 2 to 17 days, resulting in gap distances from 1.7 to 17.1 mm (mean, 0.95 mm/day). Osteogenesis was followed by radiographic imaging, and after a 6-week consolidation period, the harvested mandibles were serially sectioned for histologic and two-dimensional histomorphometric analysis, with three-dimensional reconstruction. Histologic examination of the specimens demonstrated predominantly membranous bone formation with remodeling bridging the distraction gap mainly in the periosteal region of the lingual side. In addition, cartilaginous areas and chondral bone formation were observed where the bridging appeared incomplete. Because of device fixation on the buccal side of the mandible, the preservation of the lingual periosteum seemed to play the major role for sufficient bone repair in the distraction gap. Cartilage within the distraction gap suggests fixation instability in this animal model.

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