Sains Malaysiana 54(3)(2025): 827-838

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2025-5403-17

 

The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on the Osseointegration of Absorbable Screws: An Animal Experimental Investigation

(Kesan Diabetes Melitus terhadap Osseointegrasi Skru Boleh Serap: Suatu Penyelidikan Uji Kaji Haiwan)

 

ZELIN WU1, LEI XIAO1, HUIGE HOU1, LING LI2, YANPING GAO3, JIAN GUAN4, JIWEN CHEN5, LINGFENG ZENG6, ZIHANG CHEN7, TSZ-NGAI MOK8, GUIQIANG MIAO9, XIAOFEI ZHENG1,*, SHIGUO YUAN10 & HUAJUN WANG1

 

1Department of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Speed Capability, The Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Precision Orthopedics and Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China

2Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China

3Department of Traditional Chinese Orthopedics and Traumatology, Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, China

4Department of Orthopedics, The Third Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050011, China

5Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Shunde Hospital of Jinan University, Foshan 528000, China

6The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou 510120, China

7Department of Psychology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China

8The City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China

9Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan 528031, China

10Department of Orthopaedic, Hainan Hospital, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570100, China

 

Diserahkan: 23 September 2024/Diterima: 26 November 2024

 

Abstract

This study aims to explore the correlation between alterations in blood glucose levels and the osseointegration as well as biomechanical properties of nHA/PLLA absorbable screws, and elucidate the impact of DM on bone metabolism surrounding nHA/PLLA absorbable screws. 75 rats were randomly assigned to either the Diabetes mellitus (DM) group and the control group. DM was induced in rats through intraperitoneal injection of 1% streptozotocin. A single nHA/PLLA absorbable screw was surgically implanted into the medial tibia of each rat in both groups. Rats were euthanized at 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks post-implantation, and tissue specimens were subjected to histological, histomorphological, Micro-CT scan, biomechanical, microindentation mechanical testing of trabeculae bone, Raman spectroscopy, and Western blot analyses. Changes in bone mass, trabeculae structure, composition, mechanical properties, and expression of bone formation-related proteins around the absorbable screws were compared between the two groups at the microscopic, biomechanical, and molecular levels. The results show that DM disrupts the trabeculae structure surrounding absorbable screws, leading to alterations in trabeculae bone composition, diminished mechanical properties, and impaired bone metabolism. DM significantly compromises osseointegration at the absorbable screw-bone interface and diminishes bone quality in the vicinity of the absorbable screw.

Keywords: Absorbable screw; diabetes mellitus; nHA/PLLA; osseointegration

 

Abstrak

Penyelidikan ini bertujuan untuk meneroka korelasi antara perubahan paras glukosa darah dan osseointegrasi serta sifat biomekanikal skru boleh diserap nHA/PLLA dan menjelaskan kesan DM pada metabolisme tulang di sekeliling skru boleh diserap nHA/PLLA. Tujuh puluh lima tikus secara rawak ditandatangani sama ada kepada kumpulan Diabetes melitus (DM) dan kumpulan kawalan. DM telah diinduksi pada tikus melalui suntikan intraperitoneal 1% streptozotocin. Satu skru boleh diserap nHA/PLLA telah ditanam secara pembedahan ke dalam tibia medial setiap tikus dalam kedua-dua kumpulan. Tikus telah dikorbankan pada 4 minggu, 8 minggu dan 12 minggu selepas implantasi dan spesimen tisu tertakluk kepada histopologi, histomorfologi, imbasan Mikro-CT, biomekanikal, ujian mekanikal lekukan mikro tulang trabekula, spektroskopi Raman dan analisis pemblotan Western. Perubahan dalam jisim tulang, struktur trabekula, komposisi, sifat mekanikal dan ekspresi protein berkaitan pembentukan tulang di sekeliling skru yang boleh diserap dibandingkan antara kedua-dua kumpulan pada tahap mikroskopik, biomekanikal dan molekul. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa DM mengganggu struktur trabekula di sekeliling skru yang boleh diserap yang membawa kepada perubahan dalam komposisi tulang trabekula, sifat mekanikal yang berkurangan dan metabolisme tulang terjejas. DM secara ketara menjejaskan proses osseointegrasi pada antara muka skru boleh serap-tulang dan merendahkan kualiti tulang di sekitar skru tersebut.

Kata kunci: Diabetes melitus; nHA/PLLA; osseointegrasi; skru yang boleh diserap

 

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