This study was aimed at evaluating the use of a homologous bone implant preserved sugar in natura (Ga) (8) or in 300% sugar solution (Gb) (8) for reconstitution of the thoracic wall in 16 cats, involving three ribs. A costal defect was made on the right side of the thoracic wall and the preserved ribs were used as homologous bone implants for the correction of this defect. These ribs were fixed to the receptor by means of a catheter needle. The animals were clinically evaluated by X-rays and histology. The percentual of implant incorporation at 60 days was 91.7% in the Ga and 73.9% in the Gb. A mild resorption was observed at different times, 29.2% in the in natura sugar group, and 37.8% in the 300% sugar group. No case of infection or rejection was observed in the evaluated period. The homologous rib bone implant preserved in sugar in natura or in 300% solution is efficient for the reconstitution of costal wall in cats.
bone implant; sugar; thoracic reconstituition; cats
