THERAPEUTICAL METHOD OF BONE REPAIR USING CALCIUM AND COLLAGEN-CALCIUM SULFATE PATCH AND MICROGRAVITY

METHODS: A section of arthritic pelvic bone from a dog cadaver was cut into a 1 cm long and 1.5 cm wide section, and placed in the 5 cm by 5 cm by 3 cm Plexiglas container. Two conductive surfaces apply an electric field for ionized water and ionized PCCS entering the chamber. An electric field was produced between the metallized plates such that the ionized components moving into the chamber did not accumulate at the bottom of the chamber. RESULTS: The fluid rate into the chamber was set at 1.2 ml/minute and the electric field was set at 1.55 volts/cm. The concentration of PCCS into the chamber was set at 1.0 Mole. Approximately 76 % of the initial PCCS remained in the bone sample after treatment of a 1 Molar solution for 10 minutes, standard temperature and pressure. Approximately 24 % was recovered from the exit port as well as excess water. DISCUSSION: The preliminary data demonstrates that it is theoretically possible to move bone repair material such as PCCS into damaged bone.