Keyword: magnesium

Mg-1Ca alloy intramedullary nailing influence on bone callus formation and on vital organs functions, as an alternative to bioplastics

Magnesium alloys represent a new research direction in the field of orthopedic resorbable metal materials, because it has several important properties that recommend it as an excellent resorbable biomaterial for implants. From in vitro studies, Magnesium has osteoconductive properties, promoting the formation of new bone by stimulating the adhesion of osteoblastic cells, this leading to the idea that it will induce formation of hard callous at fracture site. The present study followed the in vivo evaluation of the biodegradation of pins made of Mg-1Ca alloy introduced centromedulary in rabbit tibiae, with previously induced experimental fractures. The influence of the biodegradation process on the formation of the bone callus was evaluated through radiological images and histopathological examinations. At the same time, we evaluated the function of vital organs through histopathological examinations and blood tests. We chose intramedulary nailing (IMN) with pins, because in orthopaedic surgery this is the golden standard for fractures of tibia or femur. In the radiological images obtained, we notice callus formation at the level of the experimental fracture at 6 weeks after surgery. The histological sections made from the samples collected from the fracture zone adjacent to the Mg1Ca alloy implant, confirm the formation of the bony callus. The trichrome Masson sections show a normal bone development with newly formed bone tissue at the tissue - alloy interface. In the sections harvested from the vital organs, no pathological changes are observed. These observations suggest that the biodegradation process of the Mg-1Ca alloy do not interfere negatively with the biological process of bone formation, allowing the formation of the bone callus and do not confirm the suspicion of pathological changes induced by systemically released corrosion products and gas embolism in vital organs.

Evaluation of Serum Magnesium Levels in Patients with Hypertension: A Case-control Study

There are conflicting data on the effects of magnesium on hypertension in the literature. Therefore we aim this study to investigate whether there is a relationship between serum magnesium levels and hypertension in newly diagnosed. This is a case-control study. The patients were selected from the records of patients who applied to the family medicine outpatient clinic between June 2016 and May 2017. A total of 276 patients, 68 patients with newly diagnosed hypertension in the case group and 208 patients without any disease in the control group were included in the study. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed between the case and control groups. The odds ratio for magnesium was 0.1 (0.012-0.810). When the value of the magnesium variable increases by 1mg/dl, the risk of hypertension decreases by 90%. However, in the presence of magnesium as an independent variable, the predictability rate of our model was expected to increase but decreased. The odds ratio for age was