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  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery

Background:

  • Endochondral ossification (ECO) is essential for long bone development and fracture healing.
  • ECO involves ordered cellular differentiation, vascular invasion, and matrix remodeling.
  • ECO is a promising strategy for bone tissue engineering (BTE) to repair large bone defects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review strategies for recapitulating endochondral ossification (ECO) in vitro.
  • To highlight state-of-the-art tissue engineering approaches for inducing ECO.
  • To identify limitations and propose improvements for current engineering strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Overview of biological events and molecular networks in ECO.
  • Analysis of seed cell selection, biomaterial scaffolds, and bioactive factor delivery in BTE.
  • Bibliometric analysis to identify research trends in ECO engineering.

Main Results:

  • Current strategies focus on mimicking natural ECO processes in vitro.
  • Key engineering aspects include cell programming, scaffold design, and factor regulation.
  • Bibliometric analysis reveals research hotspots and future directions.

Conclusions:

  • Refining in vitro engineering strategies can precisely control ECO events.
  • This offers potential for efficient, controllable, and physiologically relevant bone defect repair.
  • Further advancements in ECO engineering are critical for clinical applications in BTE.