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Table 3 Characteristics of studies in MA2

From: Additively manufactured titanium scaffolds and osteointegration - meta-analyses and moderator-analyses of in vivo biomechanical testing

Author Publication year

Animal

Implantation site (type of bone)

Implant shape and dimensions (diameter and height)

Controle group (Co) = 3DPPT

Experimental group (Exp) = 3DPPT + post-printing treatment

Type of post-printing treatment

Reported outcome of mechnical testing

follow-up (weeks)

Reference Name in MA 2

Amin Yavari et al. 2014 [15]

rat

femur diafyse (= trabecular)

cross-cut femur defect d outer = 5 mm, d inner = 1,3 mm, h = 6 mm

“AlAcH” (= por Ti (alkali-acid-heat treated))

“AnH” (= por Ti; anodized (also acid- and heat-treated))

oxidation (electro-chemical treatment)

“Maximum torque (N.mm)” mean + SD measured ( [15]; Fig. 8c)

12

Amin Yavari (at 12 weeks)

Garcia-Gareta et al. 2014 [16]

sheep

femur condyle (= trabecular)

cylinder d = 9 mm, h = 11 mm

“No Cells” (= por Ti + CaP coating (3-15 μm))

“With Cells” (= por Ti + CaP coating (3-15 μm) + MSC (Mesenchymal Stem Cells))

adding stem cells

“Maximum Force (N)” from push-out testsing mean + SD kindly provided by autor

6

Garcia-Gareta (at 6 weeks)

Stübinger et al. 2014 [17]

sheep

pelvis (= trabecular)

screw d = 4,1 mm, h = 9 mm

“AM” (= “Additive Manufactured”) (=por Ti (CaF grit blasted + acid washed + US cleaned + dryed))

“AM-PSD” (= AM + dendron functionalisation”) (= por Ti (CaF grit blasted + acid washed + US cleaned + dryed + psd (Phosphoserine modified dendron coating)

adding growth- factors/ drugs/ others

“Removal torque values in Nmm” mean + SD reported ( [17], Table 3)

2

Stübinger (at 2 weeks)

8

Stübinger (at 8 weeks)

Cohen et al. 2016 [18]

rat

calvaria onlay (= cortical)

cylinder d = 5 mm, h =?

“Rough” (=por Ti (CaF grit blasted + acid etched))

“DBX” (=por Ti (CaF grit blasted + acid etched) + (Demineralized Bone Matrix) puty)

adding bone-matrix

“Force at Failure (N)” from pull-out testing mean + SD measured ( [18], Fig. 3h)

10

Cohen (at 10 weeks)

Liu et al. 2016 [19]

rabbit

tibia (= trabecular)

cylinder d = 5 mm, h = 6 mm

“Simvastatin 0 mg” (=por Ti (US cleaned))

“Simvastatin 0,1 mg” (= por Ti (US cleaned) + 0,1 mg/ml simvastatine/poloxamer 407 hydrogel)

adding growth- factors/ drugs/ others

“Maximum push-in force (N)” mean + SD reported ( [19], Table 4)

4

Liu 1 (at 4 weeks)

8

Liu 1 (at 8 weeks)

“Simvastatin 5 mg” (= por Ti (US cleaned) + 0,5 mg/ml simvastatine/poloxamer 407 hydrogel)

4

Liu 2 (at 4 weeks)

8

Liu 2 (at 8 weeks)

Xiu et al. 2016 [20]

rabbit

femur condyl (= trabecular)

cylinder d = 5 mm, h = 6 mm

“Control” (= por Ti (US cleaned + dried))

“MAO” (= por Ti (US cleaned + dryed) + MicroArc Oxidation)

oxidation (electro-chemical treatment)

“Push out force (N)” mean + SD reported ( [20] section 4 page 10)

8

Xiu (at 8 weeks)

Xu et al. 2016 [21]

rabbit

calvaria (= cortical)

cup with porous scaffold on inside d = 5 mm, h = 5 mm

“native SLM” (= por Ti; US cleaned)

“SLA” (=por Ti; US cleaned + ZrO2 sandblasted + acid etched)

mechano-chemical treatment

“Maximum force (N) to failure of pull-out test” mean + SD measured ( [21], Fig. 9c)

4

Xu 1 (at 4 weeks)

8

Xu 1 (at 8 weeks)

“SAN” (= por Ti; US cleaned + ZrO2 sandblasted + anodized)

mechano-chemical treatment

4

Xu 2 (at 4 weeks)

8

Xu 2 (at 8 weeks)

“SAH” (=por Ti; US cleaned + ZrO2 sandblasted + alkali heat treated)

oxidation (electro-chemical treatment)

4

Xu 3 (at 4 weeks)

8

Xu 3 (at 8 weeks)

Bandyopadhyay et al., 2017 [7]

rat

distal femur (= trabecular)

cylinder d = 3 mm, h = 5 mm

“LENS™ Porous Ti” (= “Laser Engineered Net Shaping”)

“LENS™ Porous Ti-NT” (= por Ti, anodised, forming nanotubes (d = 105 nm, l = 375 nm))

oxidation (electro-chemical treatment)

“Shear modulus (MPa)” from push-out testing mean + SD reported ( [7]; Table 3)

4

Bandyopadhyay (at 4 weeks)

10

Bandyopadhyay (at 10 weeks)

Cheng et al. 2017 [8]

rat

calvaria onlay (= cortical)

block l = 3,5 mm, w = 5 mm h = 2 mm

“Porous” (= por Ti (CaF grit blasted+ acid etched))

“Porous + DBX” (= por Ti (CaF grit blasted+ acid etched) + Decalcified Bone Matrix))

adding bone-matrix

“Pull-out force (N)” mean + SD measured ( [8]; Fig. 4)

10

Cheng (at 10 weeks)

MacBarb et al. 2017 [9]

sheep

distal femur (= trabecular)

triangular prism d = 7 mm (inscribed core circle) h = 45 mm

“AM” (= “Additive Manufactured” por Ti)

“AM + HA” (= por Ti + nanocrystalline HA) 20 nm layer)

adding Ca-containing layer

“Ultimate Shear Strength (MPa)” mean + SD measured ( [9]; Fig. 4a)

6

MacBarb 1 (at 6 weeks)

12

MacBarb 1 (at 12 weeks)

“AM + Auto” (= por Ti + autograft)

adding bone-matrix

6

MacBarb 2 (at 6 weeks)

12

MacBarb 2 (at 12 weeks)

Tanzer et al. 2019 [22]

dog

femur diafyse (= cortical)

cylinder d = 5,2 mm, h = 10 mm

“LRM” (= “Laser Rapid Manufacturing” por Ti)

“LRM-PA” (= por Ti + precipitated HA (20-70 μm layer))

adding Ca-containing layer

“Mean shear strength (Mpa) from push-out testingmean + 95% CI reported ( [22]; results- section, page 3)

4

Tanzer 1 (at 4 weeks)

12

Tanzer 1 (at 12 weeks)

“LRM-PSHA” (= por Ti + plasma sprayed HA (20 μm layer))

4

Tanzer 2 (at 4 weeks)

12

Tanzer 2 (at 12 weeks)

Teng et al. 2019 [23]

rabbit

calvaria (= cortical)

cylinder d = 20 mm, h = 2 mm

“MAO” (= por Ti (sandblasted, acid etched, cleaned, dried) + MicroArc Oxidation)

“MAO-CaP” (= por Ti (sandblasted, acid etched, cleaned, dried) + MAO + CaP

adding Ca-containing layer

“Torsion force (N/cm)” mean + SD reported ( [23], Fig. 6)

6

Teng 1 (at 6 weeks)

12

Teng 1 (at 12 weeks)

“MAO-BMP” (= por Ti (sandblasted, acid etched, cleaned, dried) + MAO + CaP + BMP2

adding growth- factors/ drugs/ others

6

Teng 2 (at 6 weeks)

12

Teng 2 (at 12 weeks)

Bai et al. 2020 [24]

rabbit (OVX)

distal femur (= trabecular)

cylinder d = 6 mm, h = 10 mm

“S” (= “Scaffold” = por Ti (US cleaned))

“SG” (= por ti (US cleaned) + hydrogel)

adding growth- factors/ drugs/ others

“Push-out force (N)” mean + SD measured ( [24] Fig. 6c)

12

Bai 1 (at 12 weeks)

“SGC” (= por ti (US cleaned) + hydrogel + stem cells)

adding stem cells

12

Bai 2 (at 12 weeks)

“SGB” (= por ti (US cleaned) + hydrogel + BMP2

adding growth- factors/ drugs/ others

12

Bai 3 (at 12 weeks)

“SGCB” (= por ti (US cleaned) + hydrogel + stem cells + BMP2)

adding stem cells

12

Bai 4 (at 12 weeks)

Fan et al. 2020 [25]

rabbit

radius (= trabecular)

cylinder d = 5 mm, h = 13 mm

“pTi” (= por Ti)

“BaTiO3/pTi (= porTi + BaTiO3 piezoelectric coating)

adding growth- factors/ drugs/ others

“Peak pull out load (N)” mean + SD measured ( [25] Fig. 11c)

6

Fan 1 (at 6 weeks)

12

Fan 1 (at 12 weeks)

“pTi + LIPUS” (= por Ti + Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound treatment)

6

Fan 2 (at 6 weeks)

12

Fan 2 (at 12 weeks)

“BaTiO3/pTi” (= porTi + BaTiO3 coating + Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound treatment)

6

Fan 3 (at 6 weeks)

12

Fan 3 (at 12 weeks)