The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the osteoinduction of 98% glycerin-preserved bone fragments preserved by 30 days, kept at the room temperature. The bone fragments were obtained from femur and tibia of rats. The bone fragments were implanted in the subcutaneous and intramuscular tissues of these. Histological studies were done at 30, 60 and 90 days post-operatively. Positive osteogenic and myelogenic response could be seen 30 days after implantion, and, were concluded 60 and 90 days . Completely calcified bone matrix fragments were observed in these days, suggesting that this newly formed bone tissue was derived from the osteoblastic activity observed on 30 post-operatively day. The results showed that glycerin is a good medium to preserve bone fragments for grafts use because it seems to keep the osteoinduction activity.
BMP; osteoinduction; glycerin; bone graft