Torsional force applied to the tibia of living lambs in an attempt to change the bone rotational axis
AUTOR(ES)
Volpon, José Batista, Falcai, Maurício José, Moro, Carlos Alberto, Leal, Daniel Mendes
FONTE
Acta Cir. Bras.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-03
RESUMO
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of torsional force on the rotational axis of living lamb tibias.METHODS: An external fixator device was designed to apply rotation to the tibias of lambs. Once a week, the bone distal extremity was rotated 2º. After achieving ~20º of internal rotation, the turning was discontinued and the device was maintained in situ for one month and euthanasia occurred in group A (n=10) after this. In group B (n=9) euthanasia occurred three months after removing the device. Computed tomography scans evaluated the rotational angle; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry assessed the bone mineral density, and conventional and polarized light microscopy studied the bone microstructure.RESULTS: In group A, the mean angle of the external rotation in the control tibias was 24º and 8º in the twisted tibias (p<0.0001); in group B, the angle was 23º (control) and 7º (twisted, p<0.0001), with no differences between groups A and B (p=0.9567). The BMD increased in the twisted tibias in group A (p<0.0001) and in group B (p=0.0023), with no between-group differences (p>0.05). Microscopically, the twisted tibias showed asymmetrical subperiosteal bone deposition on the lateral cortex surface.CONCLUSION: Gradual torsion applied to the immature tibia significantly modified its rotational axis.
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