Osteogenic capacity of vascularised periosteum: experimental study using rib periosteum in rabbits.
The osteogenic capacity of vascularised periosteum was investigated in rabbits using island rib periosteum nourished by intercostal vessels as an experimental model. Twenty-three adult white female rabbits were used. Excellent bone formation was observed after 2 postoperative weeks in each case. In the early stages of bone formation, extensive chondral ossification was observed. Newly formed bone became mature after 4 to 8 postoperative weeks, on histological examination.
Takato
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Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Harii
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Nakatsuka
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D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D005260:Female; D010012:Osteogenesis; D010521:Periosteum / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D011817:Rabbits; D012272:Ribs; D013524:Surgical Flaps