Use of Muscle Graft versus Fascia Flap as Interpositional Material in Prevention of Reossification in a Rat Model of Skull Bone Defect

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AIM: To investigate the utility of two different interpositional materials (muscle graft vs. fascia flap) for preventing the osseousreunion of skull bone defect including the coronal suture line in rats.MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 32 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups (n=16 for each) after the formationof bilateral coronal bone defect, based on the interpositional materials used to prevent re-ossification; the rats were divided into themuscle graft (MG) group and the fascial flap (FF) group. In each group, the other side of the coronal suture served as the control.The rats were sacrificed at postoperative 4 weeks or 8 weeks for histopathological, radiological, and microbiologic investigations.RESULTS: At postoperative 8 weeks, there was partial reunion in the defects with bony tissue in both the groups; no obviousdifferences were noted between the groups on radiological examination.The defect content involved bone and fibrous tissue in theMG group and bony bridges and loose connective tissue in the FF group. New bone formation was moderate, marked, and extremeand the reduction in defect size was marked, moderate, and extreme in the MG, FF, and control groups, respectively.CONCLUSION: Our findings revealed that neither the temporal MG nor the temporal FF were able to achieve complete preventionof re-ossification of the skull bone defects including the coronal suture line; further, neither material was superior to the other.