Transforming growth factor-beta enhances fracture healing in rabbit tibiae

¹Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

|October 1, 1993

Abstract:

The ability of exogenous Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-beta) to stimulate bone formation in fracture healing was investigated. TGF-beta was continuously applied in doses of 1 and 10 micrograms/day for 6 weeks to 2 groups of adult rabbits with unilateral plated mid-tibial osteotomies. A group receiving solvent without TGF-beta served as control. Fracture healing was evaluated by mechanical tests, bone morphometry and bone densitometry. Increased maximal bending strength and callus formation were demonstrated in the groups receiving TGF-beta. TGF-beta had no effect on bending-stiffness, bone mineral content, cortical thickness or haversian canal diameter. We conclude that local application of exogenous TGF-beta may enhance fracture healing in rabbits.

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