Nanotechnology has potential applications in orthopedic surgery, particularly in improving the interaction between implants and host bone.
Orthopedics is an attractive area for the application of nanotechnology, and its constituents such as hydroxyapatite. Haversian systems and collagen fibrils are nano compounds.
Nanophase materials more closely match the architecture of native trabecular bone, thereby greatly improving the osseointegration of implants.
Nanoparticles can also be used to deliver drugs directly to the site of injury, reducing the amount of medication needed and minimizing side effects.
Additionally, nanotechnology can be used to create new materials with improved mechanical properties for orthopedic implants.
Nanotechnology in orthopedic surgery refers to the use of nanotechnology in orthopedic procedures.
Nanotechnology has potential applications in orthopedic surgery, particularly in improving the interaction between implants and host bone.
The emerging application of nanotechnology in medicine currently being developed involves the use of nanoparticles to deliver drugs, heat, light, or other substances to specific types of cells (such as cancer cells). Since most biological molecules function at the nanoscale, engineering and manipulating matter at the molecular level has many advantages in the field of medicine (nanomedicine).
Technology applications include creating surgical instruments, suture materials, imaging, targeted drug therapy, monitoring methods, and wound healing technologies. Treating burns and scars is one of the main applications of nanotechnology.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of many orthopedic conditions are critical technological aspects of patients’ functional recovery. In recent years, the field of orthopedics has been revolutionized by the advent of nanotechnology.
By using biomaterials consisting of nanoparticles and structures, it is possible to greatly enhance the effectiveness of these reactions through modifications of the nanomaterials.
Application of “Nanomedicine” in many new orthopedic therapies. Many clinical applications of nanotechnology include targeted drug delivery, implantable materials, intervertebral disc regeneration, and diagnostic methods. Nanotechnology enables more precise treatment methods, which may lead to more effective and durable transplants, reduce infection rates, and enhance bone and tendon regeneration.
Use of a drug delivery system
Nanotechnology is revolutionizing therapies by enabling more precise drug delivery, achieved in part by combining drug delivery with nanosensors. On the other hand, Nanophase delivery methods can be used for sensorless drug delivery
Bone tumors and nanotechnology
Orthopedic oncology applications of nanotechnology have great potential for enhancing diagnostics, overcoming drug resistance, reducing toxicity to normal host cells, as well as more efficient drug delivery to cancer cells.
Nanotechnology in the treatment of cartilage and bone deformities
The best graft to promote osseointegration is controlled by the level of contact between the host tissue and the biomaterial. Nanomaterial biomaterials are ideal because osteoblasts can colonize them, and cells can attach, spread, and transform into normal tissues.
Implant material in arthroplasty and prosthetic joint replacement
Primary joint replacement surgery has a high success rate. In arthroplasty, nanotechnology focuses on creating implant materials that can function safely and effectively while extending the typical life of the implant and preventing infection.
By altering the surface properties of the graft, a more beneficial interaction between the implant and the native bone can be induced as the nano implant surfaces increased the osseointegration of the implant by enhancing the function and growth of osteoblasts
Diagnosis
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Another important application of nanotechnology in orthopedics is the diagnosis of bone diseases such as renal osteodystrophy, osteoporosis, and Paget’s disease
Quantum dots are semiconductor particles between 2 and 10 nanometers in size that emit photons with imaging site-specific capabilities.
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Therapeutic interventions and clinical decision-making currently rely heavily on sensor technology. Through nanotechnology, improvements in sensor precision and accuracy are increasing.
Limitations and future directions
Nanotechnology is relatively new to orthopedic research, diagnosis, and treatment. However, in the short period in which it has been studied and implemented, nanotechnology has revolutionized orthopedic science and practice. Nanotechnology offers more accurate and better bone growth, and theoretically safer ways to treat the human body, at least in terms of infection rates and the need for re-surgery.
