EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate in vitro the bone graft preparations sterilization (BG) by freezing, gamma irradiation and ethylene oxide and compare in vivo their osseointegration in Wistar rat femurs. Method: This basic controlled experimental study carried out in two phases, in vitro. First, i...

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Main Authors: Pedro Gabriel Minikowski Martins, Luan Praxedes de Oliveira, Thiago Mota dos Santos, André Vinícius Silva Müller, Erick Leonardo Martins Nascimento, Juliano Valerio Bortolletto
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2025-08-01
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author Pedro Gabriel Minikowski Martins
Luan Praxedes de Oliveira
Thiago Mota dos Santos
André Vinícius Silva Müller
Erick Leonardo Martins Nascimento
Juliano Valerio Bortolletto
author_facet Pedro Gabriel Minikowski Martins
Luan Praxedes de Oliveira
Thiago Mota dos Santos
André Vinícius Silva Müller
Erick Leonardo Martins Nascimento
Juliano Valerio Bortolletto
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description ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate in vitro the bone graft preparations sterilization (BG) by freezing, gamma irradiation and ethylene oxide and compare in vivo their osseointegration in Wistar rat femurs. Method: This basic controlled experimental study carried out in two phases, in vitro. First, in vitro, it was evaluated the sterilization of bone allografts exposed to S. aureus, A. baumanii, M. tuberculosis and C. albicans. In the second phase, in vivo, bone allografts osteointegration was compared in thirty-two Wistar rats, separated into four groups. In the control group (CG), fenestrations were carried out in the femur and not given a graft. Other groups received bone allografts prepared by freezing to –70ºC, ethylene oxide and 25KGy gamma irradiation. After thirty days, femurs were histologically evaluated by Hematoxylin-Eosin and Alcian Blue colorations and the Fisher's Exact test was used with p≤0.05. Results: In the in vitro study was observed lower level of decontamination by freezing method (26.6±21.09%) meanwhile and the other methods being 100% efficient. In the in vivo study, we observed no significant differences between the inflammatory reaction, mineralization and osteointegration. The percentage of proteoglycans was higher in the Gamma Irradiation Group and Ethylene Oxide Group. However, there were no significant differences. In the Frozen Graft Group, there was an absence in 37.5% of proteoglycans. Conclusion: The preparation of the bone allografts by freezing is less effective than the other methods and there were no differences in the osteointegration of the bone allografts in rat femurs.
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spelling doaj-art-ca8523a035a3498dbaf24cd23a08d7452025-08-20T03:07:28ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e TraumatologiaActa Ortopédica Brasileira1413-78522025-08-0133310.1590/1413-785220253303e289865EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODSPedro Gabriel Minikowski Martinshttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-6727-726XLuan Praxedes de Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-1823-5645Thiago Mota dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-7221-4820André Vinícius Silva Müllerhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-9068-4394Erick Leonardo Martins Nascimentohttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-4082-3971Juliano Valerio Bortollettohttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-7305-1069ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate in vitro the bone graft preparations sterilization (BG) by freezing, gamma irradiation and ethylene oxide and compare in vivo their osseointegration in Wistar rat femurs. Method: This basic controlled experimental study carried out in two phases, in vitro. First, in vitro, it was evaluated the sterilization of bone allografts exposed to S. aureus, A. baumanii, M. tuberculosis and C. albicans. In the second phase, in vivo, bone allografts osteointegration was compared in thirty-two Wistar rats, separated into four groups. In the control group (CG), fenestrations were carried out in the femur and not given a graft. Other groups received bone allografts prepared by freezing to –70ºC, ethylene oxide and 25KGy gamma irradiation. After thirty days, femurs were histologically evaluated by Hematoxylin-Eosin and Alcian Blue colorations and the Fisher's Exact test was used with p≤0.05. Results: In the in vitro study was observed lower level of decontamination by freezing method (26.6±21.09%) meanwhile and the other methods being 100% efficient. In the in vivo study, we observed no significant differences between the inflammatory reaction, mineralization and osteointegration. The percentage of proteoglycans was higher in the Gamma Irradiation Group and Ethylene Oxide Group. However, there were no significant differences. In the Frozen Graft Group, there was an absence in 37.5% of proteoglycans. Conclusion: The preparation of the bone allografts by freezing is less effective than the other methods and there were no differences in the osteointegration of the bone allografts in rat femurs.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522025000301750&lng=en&tlng=enRatsSterilizationFreezingIrradiationEthylene OxideProteoglycans
spellingShingle Pedro Gabriel Minikowski Martins
Luan Praxedes de Oliveira
Thiago Mota dos Santos
André Vinícius Silva Müller
Erick Leonardo Martins Nascimento
Juliano Valerio Bortolletto
EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Rats
Sterilization
Freezing
Irradiation
Ethylene Oxide
Proteoglycans
title EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS
title_full EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS
title_fullStr EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS
title_full_unstemmed EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS
title_short EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS IN WISTAR RATS OF BONE GRAFTS PREPARED BY DIFFERENT STERILIZATION METHODS
title_sort experimental analysis in wistar rats of bone grafts prepared by different sterilization methods
topic Rats
Sterilization
Freezing
Irradiation
Ethylene Oxide
Proteoglycans
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522025000301750&lng=en&tlng=en
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