The Eurasian Journal of Medicine
Original Article

Evaluation of Necrotic, Edematous and Inflammatory Changes in Bone Marrow and Soft Tissue After Irrigation with Different Concentrations of NaOCl Solution: An Experimental Study in Rat Tibia

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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Giresun University School of Medicine, Giresun, Turkey

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Department of Pathology, Giresun University School of Medicine, Giresun, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ministry of Health Giresun University Prof. Dr. A. Ilhan Ozdemir Training and Research Hospital, Giresun, Turkey

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Department of Pathology, Ministry of Health Giresun University Prof. Dr. A. Ilhan Ozdemir Training and Research Hospital, Giresun, Turkey

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Department of Biostatistics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Pharmacology, Giresun University School of Medicine, Giresun, Turkey

Eurasian J Med 2020; 52: 243-248
DOI: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19216
Read: 677 Downloads: 327 Published: 26 March 2020

Objective: We aimed to investigate effects of different concentrations (0.5-5%) of Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution on healthy tissues, and determine the optimal concentration that does not harm to tissue.

Materials and Methods: 30 tibias of 15 male Wistar albino rats were used. The tibias were randomly divided into 5 groups (Salin, 0.5%, 1%, 2.5%, and 5% NaOCl). Tibias were reamed intramedullary, and irrigated with 20 ml of saline or increasing concentrations of (0.5-5%) NaOCl. The tibias were embedded in paraffin and the sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin. All sections were assessed for edema, acute inflammation, or necrosis according to their density, in bone marrow and soft tissues.

Results: Pairwise comparisons revealed that irrigation of tibia with saline or 0.5% NaOCl solutions was not statistically significant in terms of necrosis in the bone marrows (p=0.320). However, irrigation of rat tibia with saline caused less necrosis in the bone marrows compared to high concentrations (1%, 2.5%, and 5%) of NaOCl (saline and 1% NaOCl, p=0.017; saline and 2.5% NaOCl, p=0.0007; saline and 5% NaOCl, p=0.001).

Conclusion: As an irrigation solution, the effects of 0.5% NaOCl are similar to those of saline in terms of edema, inflammation, and necrosis. There is a need for evaluation of necrosis for extended periods such as one week or one month by immunohistochemical methods and flow cytometry.

Cite this article as: Aytekin K, Duman A, Aytekin FY, et al. Evaluation of Necrotic, Edematous and Inflammatory Changes in Bone Marrow and Soft Tissue After Irrigation with Different Concentrations of NaOCl Solution: An Experimental Study in Rat Tibia. Eurasian J Med 2020; 52(3): 243-8.

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