A cartilage and bone morphogenetic repairing composition which contains a
bone morphogenetic protein and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol
is disclosed. It is preferable that the molecular weight of a
polyoxypropylene, i.e., a component of said
polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol, is in the range of about
1,500-4,000 and the weight ratio of ethylene oxide is in the range of
40-80%/molecule, and a concentration of said
polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol in an aqueous solution is about
10-50%. The composition may be applied in a cartilage and bone
morphogenetic method without a surgical operation and comprises a bone
morphogenetic protein and a carrier which has a high bio-absorption, a
good affinity to the bone morphogenetic protein and is capable of
temperature dependent gel-sol reversible transition. The composition may
conveniently be applied locally to the site of a bone fracture or bone
defect.