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Table 1 Characteristic of papers included

From: Does the incorporation of strontium into calcium phosphate improve bone repair? A meta-analysis

References

Animals/surgical site

Biomaterials

Strontium

Number of defects per group and per time point

Implantation period

New bone formation

(mean ± SD)

Remaining material (mean ± SD)

Conclusion of bone repair

Conclusion of biomaterial resorption

Baier [22]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

CPCa/SPC

NA

10

1,3 and 6 months

Histomorphometrical results

1 m: 0 (CPC)

0.157 ± 0.096 (SPC)

3 m: 0.331 ± 0.163 (CPC)

0.398 ± 0.247 (SPC)

6 m: 0.325 ± 0.193 (CPC)

3.789 ± 0.687 (SPC)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Carmo [23]

Rat/Healthy/Maxilla

CHA/SrCHA

NA

5

1 and 6 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

1w: 18.2 ± 2.04(CHA)

17 ± 1.7(SrCHA)

6w: 28.2 ± 3.82(CHA)

32 ± 4.15(SrCHA)

Histomorphometrical results

1w:14.6 ± 2.50(CHA)

18.9 ± 1.69(SrCHA)

6w: 16.5 ± 2.41(CHA)

10.4 ± 2.33(SrCHA)

Sr-doping did not improve bone repair

Sr-doping did not reduce biomaterial resorption

Cassino [24]

Rat/Albinoism/Tibia

HA/HASr/HAGa

NA

10

7 days

NA

NA

NA

NA

Chandran [25]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

Sham/HA/SrHA

10

6

8 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

0.68 ± 0.08(HA)

0.92 ± 0.04(SrHA)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Chandran [26]

Sheep/Osteoporosis/Femur

SrHA—Ca9Sr1(PO4)6(OH)2 /HA–Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2

cHA/cSrHA

10

2

2 months

Histomorphometrical results

0.08 ± 0.03(HA)

0.24 ± 0.04(SrHA)

0.30 ± 0.06(cHA)

0.38 ± 0.04(cSrHA)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Cheng [27]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

Sham/CPCa/Sr-CPC

NA

7

6 weeks

NA

NA

NA

NA

Dagang [28]

Rabbit/Healthy/Femur

HAC/Sr-HAC

5t%, 10%

1

4, 8, 12 and 24 weeks

NA

NA

NA

NA

Elgali [29]

Rat/Healthy/Femur

DBB/HA/SrHA/Sham

50%

6

12 h, 3 and 6 days

Histomorphometrical results

6d: 4.575 ± 1.018(HA)

7.401 ± 0.635(SrHA)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Ge [13]

Rabbit/NA/Femur

PLLA/HA/PLLA/Sr-HA/PLLA

NA

NA

5 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Gu [30]

Rabbit/Healthy/Mandible

HA/Sr-HA

5t%, 10%

4

1, 3 and 6 months

NA

NA

NA

NA

Gu [31]

Rabbit/Healthy/Radius

HA/CPP/SCPP

NA

4

4, 8 and 16 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Guo [32]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

nano-HA/SrR nano-HA

200 mM

10

4 and 8 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

4w: 4.632 ± 1.105(nano-HA)

6.533 ± 0.812(SrRnano-HA)

8w: 7.752 ± 0.39(nano-HA)

9.832 ± 0.585(SrRnano-HA)

Micro-CT

4w: 48.934 ± 0.842(nano-HA)

49.871 ± 3.556(SrRnano-HA)

8w: 51.930 ± 1.871(nano-HA)

58.573 ± 4.866(SrRnano-HA)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Hu [33]

Rabbit/Healthy/Radius

Blank control/HA/Sr-HA

5 wt%

10

8 and 12 weeks

NA

NA

NA

NA

Kang [34]

Rabbit/Osteonecrosis/Femur

Autogenous cancellous bone/SrCPP/CPP

NA

4 (4 and 8 weeks)

8 (12 weeks)

4, 8 and 12 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

Sr-doping reduced biomaterial resorption

Kaygili [35]

Rabbit/Healthy/Tibia

HA/SrHA

0.45, 0.9, 1.35, 1.8, 2.25 at.%

28

4 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Kuang [36]

Rat/Healthy/Femur

CPCb/Sr-CPC

5t%, 10%

5

32 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

Sr-doping accelerated biomaterial resorption

Li [14]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

HA/SrHA

10 mol%

13

12 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

35.753 ± 1.815(HA)

53.721 ± 10.98(SrHA)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Liao [37]

Rabbit/Healthy/Mandible

Blank/HA/Sr-HA

5t%, 10%

4

1, 3 and 6 months

NA

NA

NA

NA

Luo [38]

Rabbit/Healthy/Calvaria

HA/Sr-HA

NA

NA

4, 8 and 12 weeks

micro-CT: 12w:11.05 ± 1.11%(HA)

15.95 ± 3.23%(Sr-HA)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Machado [39]

Sheep/Healthy/Tibia

Blood clots/HA/SrHA

1% (w/w)

5

30 days

Histomorphometrical results

31.2 ± 14.7%(HA)

26.2 ± 12.1%(SrHA)

Histomorphometrical results

36.2 ± 8.5%(HA)

51.2 ± 14.1% (SrHA)

Sr-doping did not improve bone repair

Sr-doping reduced biomaterial resorption

Masaeli [40]

Rat/Healthy/Calvaria

Control/CPCc/SrCPC

3 wt%

10

4 weeks

NA

NA

NA

NA

Reitmaier [41]

Sheep/Healthy/Femur and tibia

CPCa/SrCPC

NA

7

6 and 26 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

6w: Unoaded:

9.205 ± 2.092(CPC)

11.297 ± 5.021(SrCPC)

Loaded:

11.715 ± 3.766(CPC)

13.389 ± 5.439(SrCPC)

26w: Unoaded:

13.158 ± 4.699(CPC)

29.323 ± 18.045(SrCPC)

Loaded:

25.0 ± 5.827(CPC)

44.173 ± 4.511(SrCPC)

Histomorphometrical results

6w:

Unoaded:

58.779 ± 12.023(CPC)

41.984 ± 22.138(SrCPC)

Loaded:

59.160 ± 12.977(CPC)

43.702 ± 17.176(SrCPC)

26w:

Unoaded:

63.254 ± 10.42(CPC)

36.746 ± 16.271(SrCPC)

Loaded:

59.415 ± 10.055(CPC)

41.133 ± 10.786(SrCPC)

Sr-doping improved bone repair

Sr-doping accelerated biomaterial resorption

Salamanna [42]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Vertebra

HA/SrHA/HA-AL7/HA-AL28

3.1 atom%,6.9 atom%

10

8 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair in osteoporotic bone

NA

Tao [10]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

Control/CPCb/SrCPC/BSrCPC

SrCO3: 5 wt%

5

8 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

22.222 ± 2.963(CPC)

33.333 ± 3.704(SCPC)

Micro-CT:

0.345 ± 0.084(CPC)

0.4 ± 0.084(SCPC)

Histomorphometrical results

52.222 ± 7.037(CPC)

40.185 ± 5.741(SCPC)

Sr-doping improved bone repair

Sr-doping accelerated biomaterial resorption

Tao [43]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

Control/β-TCP/Srβ-TCP/Asp-Sr β-TCP

10 wt%

10

8w

Histological results

30.573 ± 2.548(β-TCP)

45.223 ± 5.095(Sr /β-TCP)

Micro-CT:

26.222 ± 2.667(β-TCP)

37.333 ± 3.556(Sr /β-TCP)

Histomorphometrical results

29.968 ± 3.048(β-TCP)

25.016 ± 2.413(Sr /β-TCP)

Sr-doping improved bone repair

Sr-doping accelerated biomaterial resorption

Thormann [44]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur/n = 15

Sham/CPCa/SrCPC

NA

15

6 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

4.2 ± 3(CPC)

11 ± 1(SrCPC)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Tian [45]

Rabbit/Healthy/Radius

CPP/SrCPP

NA

8

4, 8 and 16 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

4w: 9.884 ± 0.401(CPP)

13.968 ± 0.560(SCPP)

8w: 19.012 ± 0.801(CPP)

27.179 ± 1.121(SCPP)

16w: 39.911 ± 1.121(CPP)

45.036 ± 1.361(SCPP)

4w: 25.054 ± 1.125(CPP)

25.696 ± 0.858(SCPP)

8w:

20.125 ± 0.857(CPP)

19.964 ± 0.482(SCPP)

16w:

12.411 ± 0.643(CPP)

11.875 ± 0.75(SCPP)

Sr-doping improved bone repair

Sr-doping accelerated biomaterial resorption

Tohidnezhad [46]

Mouse/Healthy/Femur

Sham/β-TCP/Srβ-TCP

NA

NA

2 months

Histological results

26.41% ± 1.31%(β-TCP)

61.93% ± 3.04%(β-TCP + Sr)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Valiense [47]

Rabbit/Healthy/Maxilla

CHA/SrCHA

NA

6

4 and 12 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

4w: 17.812 ± 9.423(CHA)

16.890 ± 9.797(SrCHA)

12w: 27.964 ± 4.863(CHA)

31.368 ± 2.614(SrCHA)

Histomorphometrical results

4w:

14.620 ± 5.186(CHA)

18.241 ± 9.389(SCHA)

12w:

17.168 ± 7.869(CHA)

10.317 ± 6.36(SCHA)

NA

Sr-doping accelerated biomaterial resorption

Vestermark [48]

Dog/Healthy/Humerus

HA/SrHA/Allograft

NA

10

4 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

28 ± 5.1(HA)

36 ± 3.06(SrHA)

NA

NA

NA

Xie [15]

Rabbit/Healthy/Calvaria

CPP/SrCPP

NA

3

4, 8 and 12 weeks

Histomorphometrical results

8w: 18.938 ± 0.486(CPP)

25.475 ± 0.56(SCPP)

16w: 26.745 ± 1.344(CPP)

36.307 ± 0.198(SCPP)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Yu [49]

Rat/Healthy/Calvaria

Coll scaffold/(APMs/coll scaffold)/(SrAPMs/coll Scaffold)

10 mol%

12

8 weeks

Micro-CT-BV/TV-

20.64 ± 7.33%(APMs/coll)

48.30 ± 11.75%(SrAPMs/coll)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Yuan [17]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

HA/SrHA/(HA/G3-K PS)/(SrHA/G3-K PS)

15%

6

8 weeks

Micro-CT:

17.558 ± 3.786(HA)

18.491 ± 3.567(15SrHA)

NA

 

NA

Zarins [11]

Rabbit/Osteoporosis/Femur

Sham/(HA /TCP)/Sr + (HA/TCP)

NA

7

12 weeks

NA

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

Zhao [16]

Rat/Osteoporosis/Femur

WCP/SrWCP/Sr-Ran + WCP

NA

12

1, 8 and 12 weeks

Histological results

8w:10.267 ± 3.850(WCP)

19.037 ± 4.92(SrWCP)

16w:11.337 ± 3.422(WCP)

23.102 ± 3.422(SrWCP)

Micro-CT:

8w:20.315 ± 0.945(WCP)

21.417 ± 2.205(SrWCP)

16w:21.889 ± 2.205(WCP)

26.457 ± 1.889(SrWCP)

NA

Sr-doping improved bone repair

NA

  1. CPC: calcium phosphate cement; SPC: Sr-doping calcium phosphate cement; HA: hydroxyapatite; CHA: Carbonated hydroxyapatite; CPP: calcium polyphosphate; TCP: tricalcium phosphate; Sr: Strontium; HAC: hydroxyapatite cement; DBB: Deproteinized bovine bone; Sham: without graft materials; PLLA: poly( l—lactic acid); SCPP: strontium-doped calcium polyphosphate; Asp-Sr/β-TCP: strontium-doped β-tricalcium phosphate (Sr/β-TCP) modified with aspirin; BSrCPC: strontium-doped calcium phosphate cement combined with single-dose local administration of BMP-2;Coll: collagen; APMs: amorphous calcium phosphate porous microspheres; HA/G3-K PS: hydroxyapatite gel modified by integrating branched poly(epsilon-lysine) dendrons with third-generation branches exposing phosphoserine; WCP: hydroxyapatite whiskers; Sr-Ran: strontium ranelate; NA: not available
  2. aTricalcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2, TCP), calcium hydrogenphosphate (CaHPO4), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and hydroxyapatite (HAp)
  3. bEquimolar tetracalcium phosphate (Ca4(PO4)2O, TTCP) and anhydrous dicalcium phosphate (CaHPO4, DCPA)
  4. cTetracalcium phosphate (Ca4P2O9, TTCP), dicalcium phosphate dihydrate