Usefulness of ultrasound imaging in non­invasive evaluating of bone implants in sheep

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the imaging of conventional radiography (CR) and ultrasound (US) examination in non-invasive detecting morphological tibial bones implant of sheep. Six sheeps received bones implant at the left tibial by hydroxyapatite-tricalcium phosphate (HA-TCP) or hydoxyapatite-chitocan (HA-C) at difference group and the right tibial drilled not implanted as control. The CR and US performed before (Oday), 7day, 14day, 21day and 30day after implantation. The results show that soft tissue around the implant good perform directly by US. No different gross imaging on site, implant and gross of bones on both examination of CR and US. Therefore, the highed quality of radiographic imaging to precisions evaluating in hard tissue were perform by CR. Usefulness US to gross imaging bones implant and soft tissue surrounding can perform with ionizing radiationless more safety for operator and animal. Ultrasound (US) is rapid, non-invasive, simple, effective, and presents a viable and practical alternative to conventional radiography (CR) for perform of the bones implant imaging.