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Haematological and Histological Evaluation of Camel Bone as a Potential Orthopaedic Biomaterial

Haematological and Histological Evaluation of Camel Bone as a Potential Orthopaedic Biomaterial

Umar Salisu Ahmad1,2*, Adamu Zoaka Hassan2, Echiobi Gaba Emmanuel2, Munir Ari Sani2, Fatai O. Anafi3, Adamu Abdul Abubakar4,1

1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria; 2Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, ZariaNigeria; 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; 4Department of Veterinary Medicine, Collage of Applied Health Sciences, A’Sharqiyah University, Sultanate of Oman.

 
*Correspondence | Umar Salisu Ahmad, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria; Email: [email protected]

Figure 1:

A, incisions site, B and C, positioning of the implants and D muscle and skin losures following implantations. 

Figure 2:

A, Photomicrograph of muscle tissue of rats at 2 weeks post-implantation of K-wire (yellow dote) showing moderate cellular infiltration around the implant (arrows), H and E stain ×100. 

Figure 3:

A, Photomicrograph of muscle tissue of rats at 2 weeks post-implantation of camel bone (yellow dote) showing moderate cellular infiltration and capsule formation around the implant (arrow head), H and E stain × 100.

Figure 4:

A, Photomicrograph of muscle tissue of rats at 4 weeks post-implantation of camel bone (yellow dote) showing moderate cellular infiltration and capsule formation around the implant (arrow) and mild muscular degeneration (arrow head), H and E stain ×100. 

Figure 5:

A, Photomicrograph of muscle tissue of rats at 4 weeks post-implantation of K-wire (yellow dote) showing moderate cellular infiltration around the implants (arrow head) and muscular degeneration (arrow), H and E stain ×100.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

November

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56

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