Bone Glue Is A Biomaterial That May Be Injected And Is Bioresorbable In A Wet Environment

Bone Glue

 
Bone glue is a biomaterial that may be injected and is bioresorbable in a wet environment. A functional and powerful bone adhesive, bone glue is capable of forming a load-bearing bond to moist metals and bone tissues. The bone adhesive material is resorbed and degraded in vivo without any bond loss to bone, resulting in continuous bone deposition to exposed surfaces. The bone adhesive substance is mechanically and chemically constant in a neutral pH water environment. Bone Glue can be utilised in trauma, orthopaedics, sports injuries, neurosurgery, maxillofacial surgery, vertebroplasty, and other procedures.

Collagen is obtained from animal sources like skin and bones to make Bone Glue. Fish dried swim bladders and bovine bone are the sources of bone glues. Animal bones are obtained from slaughterhouses, meat packing businesses, and tanneries and then cleaned, boiled under pressure, demineralized, collagen removed, and dried to produce bone glues. The majority of applications for bone glues are in the fabrication of match heads, woodwork, and books.

The prevalence of osteoporosis, a prevalent cause of bone fractures, gradually rises with advancing age. For example, in August 2021, bone fractures accounted for 25% of accidents and injuries among all children and adolescents worldwide, with a prevalence of ADHD, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, of 5% among children and adolescents, according to reports published in BMC Pediatrics, an open access journal publishing peer-reviewed research articles. As bone health drastically declines with age, many accidents and ensuing fractures would follow.

For instance, a research released by Tylor & Francis Online, a publisher of peer-reviewed journal publications, on January 18, 2022 indicated that osteoporosis results in more than 8.9 million fractures annually, or one every 3 seconds worldwide. Additionally, 200 million women globally are believed to be affected by osteoporosis. Worldwide, this diagnosis is carried by one-tenth of women in their 60s, one-fifth of those in their 70s, two-fifths of those in their 80s, and actually two-thirds of those in their 90s.

This is a result of an increase in osteoporosis cases and arthroplasty procedures worldwide. However, because to an increase in orthopaedic procedures and fractures, it is projected that the Bone Glue segment would experience a faster increase in demand than the bone cement segment in the coming years. Another name for bone cement is polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). It is commonly employed in several orthopaedic and trauma surgical procedures. Bone glue, on the other hand, is used to replace tiny plates and screws that temporarily keep various bone pieces together so that the breaking can heal.