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Rovedo P, Meine H, Hucker P, Taghizadeh E, Izadpanah K, Zaitsev M, Lange T. Time-Resolved Quantification of Patellofemoral Cartilage Deformation in Response to Loading and Unloading via Dynamic MRI With Prospective Motion Correction. J Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 60:175-183. [PMID: 37668040 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In vivo cartilage deformation has been studied by static magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with in situ loading, but knowledge about strain dynamics after load onset and release is scarce. PURPOSE To measure the dynamics of patellofemoral cartilage deformation and recovery in response to in situ loading and unloading by using MRI with prospective motion correction. STUDY TYPE Prospective. SUBJECTS Ten healthy male volunteers (age: [31.4 ± 3.2] years). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE T1-weighted RF-spoiled 2D gradient-echo sequence with a golden angle radial acquisition scheme, augmented with prospective motion correction, at 3 T. ASSESSMENT In situ knee loading was realized with a flexion angle of approximately 40° using an MR-compatible pneumatic loading device. The loading paradigm consisted of 2 minutes of unloaded baseline followed by a 5-minute loading bout with 50% body weight and an unloading period of 38 minutes. The cartilage strain was assessed as the mean distance between patellar and femoral bone-cartilage interfaces as a percentage of the initial (pre-load) distance. STATISTICAL TESTS Wilcoxon signed-rank tests (significance level: P < 0.05), Pearson correlation coefficient (r). RESULTS The cartilage compression and recovery behavior was characterized by a viscoelastic response. The elastic compression ([-12.5 ± 3.1]%) was significantly larger than the viscous compression ([-7.6 ± 1.5]%) and the elastic recovery ([10.5 ± 2.1]%) was significantly larger than the viscous recovery ([6.1 ± 1.8]%). There was a significant residual offset strain ([-3.6 ± 2.3]%) across the cohort. A significant negative correlation between elastic compression and elastic recovery was observed (r = -0.75). DATA CONCLUSION The in vivo cartilage compression and recovery time course in response to loading was successfully measured via dynamic MRI with prospective motion correction. The clinical relevance of the strain characteristics needs to be assessed in larger subject and patient cohorts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 1.
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- Philipp Rovedo
- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Image Computing Group, Department of Informatics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Image Computing Group, Department of Informatics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Sinha U, Sinha S. Editorial for "Time-Resolved Quantification of Patellofemoral Cartilage Deformation in Response to Loading and Unloading via Dynamic MRI with Prospective Motion Correction". J Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 60:184-185. [PMID: 37670682 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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- Usha Sinha
- Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
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- Muscle Imaging and Modeling Lab, Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Lim J, Lee J, Park S, Lee J, Kim J, Park J. Change in Femoral Cartilage Cross-Sectional Area After Aerobic and Resistance Exercise. Int J Sports Med 2024. [PMID: 38631375 DOI: 10.1055/a-2308-3148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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We compared the immediate response and recovery of femoral cartilage morphology following aerobic or resistance exercise to a control condition. Fifteen healthy young males (23.9 years; 170.1 cm; 69.7 kg) visited the laboratory three separate days and randomly performed one of the 30-min exercise aerobic exercises (treadmill running), resistance exercises (leg presses, back squats, and knee extensions), or seated rest as the control, each followed by the 50-min recovery. Ultrasonographic images of the femoral cartilage cross-sectional area (CSA) were obtained before and after exercise and every 5 min thereafter. To test exercise effects over time, a mixed model analysis of variance and Tukey-Kramer post-hoc tests were performed (p<0.05). The femoral cartilage CSA was different (condition×time: F34,742=4.30, p<0.0001) and the femoral cartilage CSA was decreased after the aerobic (-5.8%, p<0.0001) and the resistance (-3.4%, p=0.04) exercises compared to the pre-exercise levels. Deformed femoral cartilage CSA took 35 and 10 min to return to the pre-exercise levels after aerobic and resistance exercises (p+>+0.09), respectively. Thirty minutes of moderate exertion performing aerobic or resistance exercises immediately reduced the femoral cartilage CSA. A rest period ranging from 10 to 35 min was required for cartilage recovery after weight-bearing exercises.
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- Junhyeong Lim
- Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University - Global Campus, Yongin, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University - Global Campus, Yongin, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University - Global Campus, Yongin, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University - Global Campus, Yongin, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University - Global Campus, Yongin, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea (the Republic of)
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Okada S, Taniguchi M, Yagi M, Motomura Y, Okada S, Nakazato K, Fukumoto Y, Kobayashi M, Kanemitsu K, Ichihashi N. Characteristics of Acute Cartilage Response After Mechanical Loading in Patients with Early-Mild Knee Osteoarthritis. Ann Biomed Eng 2024; 52:1326-1334. [PMID: 38329562 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03456-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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This study determined whether the acute cartilage response, assessed by cartilage thickness and echo intensity, differs between patients with early-mild knee osteoarthritis (OA) and healthy controls. We recruited 56 women aged ≥ 50 years with Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade ≤ 2 (age, 70.6 ± 7.4 years; height, 153.7 ± 5.2 cm; weight, 51.9 ± 8.2 kg). Based on KL grades and knee symptoms, the participants were classified into control (KL ≤ 1, asymptomatic, n = 27) and early-mild knee OA groups (KL 1 and symptomatic, KL 2, n = 29). Medial femoral cartilage thickness and echo intensity were assessed using ultrasonographic B-mode images before and after treadmill walking (15 min, 3.3 km/h). To investigate the acute cartilage response, repeated-measures analysis of covariance (groups × time) with adjusted age, external knee moment impulse, steps during treadmill walking, and cartilage thickness at pre-walking was performed. A significant interaction was found at the tibiofemoral joint; after walking, the cartilage thickness was significantly decreased in the early-mild knee OA group compared to the control group (p = 0.002). At the patellofemoral joint, a significant main effect of time was observed, but no interaction was detected (p = 0.802). No changes in cartilage echo intensity at either the tibiofemoral or patellofemoral joints, and no interactions were noted (p = 0.295 and p = 0.063). As acute cartilage response after walking, the thickness of the medial tibiofemoral joint in the early-mild knee OA was significantly reduced than that in the control group. Thus, greater acute deformation after walking might be a feature found in patients with early-mild knee OA.
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- Shogo Okada
- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Kobayashi Orthopaedic Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Johnson CC, Dzewaltowski AC, Dever DE, Krajewski KT, Rai A, Ahamed NU, Allison KF, Flanagan SD, Graham SM, Lovalekar M, Anderst WJ, Connaboy C. Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9542. [PMID: 38664550 PMCID: PMC11045865 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60187-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The introduction of women into U.S. military ground close combat roles requires research into sex-specific effects of military training and operational activities. Knee osteoarthritis is prevalent among military service members; its progression has been linked to occupational tasks such as load carriage. Analyzing tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during load carriage is important to understand potentially injurious motion and osteoarthritis progression. The study purpose was to identify effects of load carriage on knee arthrokinematics during walking and running in recruit-aged women. Twelve healthy recruit-aged women walked and ran while unloaded (bodyweight [BW]) and carrying additional + 25%BW and + 45%BW. Using dynamic biplane radiography and subject-specific bone models, tibiofemoral arthrokinematics, subchondral joint space and center of closest contact location between subchondral bone surfaces were analyzed over 0-30% stance (separate one-way repeated measures analysis of variance, load by locomotion). While walking, medial compartment contact location was 5% (~ 1.6 mm) more medial for BW than + 45%BW at foot strike (p = 0.03). While running, medial compartment contact location was 4% (~ 1.3 mm) more lateral during BW than + 25%BW at 30% stance (p = 0.04). Internal rotation was greater at + 45%BW compared to + 25%BW (p < 0.01) at 30% stance. Carried load affects tibiofemoral arthrokinematics in recruit-aged women. Prolonged load carriage could increase the risk of degenerative joint injury in physically active women.
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- Camille C Johnson
- Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Orthopaedic Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center of Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Orthopaedic Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center of Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Orthopaedic Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center of Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Di Caprio N, Davidson MD, Daly AC, Burdick JA. Injectable MSC Spheroid and Microgel Granular Composites for Engineering Tissue. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312226. [PMID: 38178647 PMCID: PMC10994732 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Many cell types require direct cell-cell interactions for differentiation and function; yet, this can be challenging to incorporate into 3-dimensional (3D) structures for the engineering of tissues. Here, a new approach is introduced that combines aggregates of cells (spheroids) with similarly-sized hydrogel particles (microgels) to form granular composites that are injectable, undergo interparticle crosslinking via light for initial stabilization, permit cell-cell contacts for cell signaling, and allow spheroid fusion and growth. One area where this is important is in cartilage tissue engineering, as cell-cell contacts are crucial to chondrogenesis and are missing in many tissue engineering approaches. To address this, granular composites are developed from adult porcine mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) spheroids and hyaluronic acid microgels and simulations and experimental analyses are used to establish the importance of initial MSC spheroid to microgel volume ratios to balance mechanical support with tissue growth. Long-term chondrogenic cultures of granular composites produce engineered cartilage tissue with extensive matrix deposition and mechanical properties within the range of cartilage, as well as integration with native tissue. Altogether, a new strategy of injectable granular composites is developed that leverages the benefits of cell-cell interactions through spheroids with the mechanical stabilization afforded with engineered hydrogels.
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- Nikolas Di Caprio
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- CURAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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Lunser MK, Hurdle MF, Taylor WC, Bertasi RAO, Bertasi TGO, Kurklinsky S, Cooper GM, Garner HW, Helmi H, Pujalte GGA. Ultrasound Measurement of Femoral Articular Cartilage Thickness Before and After Marathon Running. Cureus 2024; 16:e52870. [PMID: 38406107 PMCID: PMC10894013 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to use ultrasonography to measure femoral articular cartilage thickness changes during marathon running, which could support MRI studies showing that deformation of knee cartilage during long-distance running is no greater than that for other weight-bearing activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants included 38 marathon runners with no knee pain or history of knee injury, aged 18-39. Ultrasound images of the femoral articular cartilage were taken two hours before and immediately after the race. Femoral articular cartilage thickness was measured at both the medial and lateral femoral condyles. RESULTS The maximum change in femoral articular cartilage thickness, measured at the left outer lateral femoral condyle, was 6.94% (P=.006). All other femoral articular cartilage thickness changes were not significant. CONCLUSION A change in femoral articular cartilage thickness of 6.94% supports our hypothesis that long-distance running does not induce deformational changes greater than that of regular daily activities. This study using ultrasonography supports MRI evidence that knee cartilage tolerates marathon running well.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside West, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside West, New York, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA
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Watkins LE, Goyal A, Gatti AA, Kogan F. Imaging of joint response to exercise with MRI and PET. Skeletal Radiol 2023; 52:2159-2183. [PMID: 36646851 PMCID: PMC10350475 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-022-04271-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Imaging of the joint in response to loading stress may provide additional measures of joint structure and function beyond conventional, static imaging studies. Exercise such as running, stair climbing, and squatting allows evaluation of the joint response to larger loading forces than during weight bearing. Quantitative MRI (qMRI) may assess properties of cartilage and meniscus hydration and organization in vivo that have been investigated to assess the functional response of these tissues to physiological stress. [18F]sodium fluoride ([18F]NaF) interrogates areas of newly mineralizing bone and provides an opportunity to study bone physiology, including perfusion and mineralization rate, as a measure of joint loading stress. In this review article, methods utilizing quantitative MRI, PET, and hybrid PET-MRI systems for assessment of the joint response to loading from exercise in vivo are examined. Both methodology and results of various studies performed are outlined and discussed. Lastly, the technical considerations, challenges, and future opportunities for these approaches are addressed.
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 1201 Welch Rd, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 1201 Welch Rd, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 1201 Welch Rd, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Paul S, Schrobback K, Tran PA, Meinert C, Davern JW, Weekes A, Nedunchezhiyan U, Klein TJ. GelMA-glycol chitosan hydrogels for cartilage regeneration: The role of uniaxial mechanical stimulation in enhancing mechanical, adhesive, and biochemical properties. APL Bioeng 2023; 7:036114. [PMID: 37692373 PMCID: PMC10492648 DOI: 10.1063/5.0160472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Untreated osteochondral defects are a leading cause of osteoarthritis, a condition that places a heavy burden on both patients and orthopedic surgeons. Although tissue engineering has shown promise for creating mechanically similar cartilage-like constructs, their integration with cartilage remains elusive. Therefore, a formulation of biodegradable, biocompatible biomaterial with sufficient mechanical and adhesive properties for cartilage repair is required. To accomplish this, we prepared biocompatible, photo-curable, mechanically robust, and highly adhesive GelMA-glycol chitosan (GelMA-GC) hydrogels. GelMA-GC hydrogels had a modulus of 283 kPa and provided a biocompatible environment (>70% viability of embedded chondrocytes) in long-term culture within a bovine cartilage ring. The adhesive strength of bovine chondrocyte-laden GelMA-GC hydrogel to bovine cartilage increased from 38 to 52 kPa over four weeks of culture. Moreover, intermittent uniaxial mechanical stimulation enhanced the adhesive strength to ∼60 kPa, indicating that the cartilage-hydrogel integration could remain secure and functional under dynamic loading conditions. Furthermore, gene expression data and immunofluorescence staining revealed the capacity of chondrocytes in GelMA-GC hydrogel to synthesize chondrogenic markers (COL2A1 and ACAN), suggesting the potential for tissue regeneration. The promising in vitro results of this work motivate further exploration of the potential of photo-curable GelMA-GC bioadhesive hydrogels for cartilage repair and regeneration.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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Coburn SL, Crossley KM, Kemp JL, Warden SJ, West TJ, Bruder AM, Mentiplay BF, Culvenor AG. Immediate and Delayed Effects of Joint Loading Activities on Knee and Hip Cartilage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. SPORTS MEDICINE - OPEN 2023; 9:56. [PMID: 37450202 PMCID: PMC10348990 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-023-00602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact of activity-related joint loading on cartilage is not clear. Abnormal loading is considered to be a mechanical driver of osteoarthritis (OA), yet moderate amounts of physical activity and rehabilitation exercise can have positive effects on articular cartilage. Our aim was to investigate the immediate effects of joint loading activities on knee and hip cartilage in healthy adults, as assessed using magnetic resonance imaging. We also investigated delayed effects of activities on healthy cartilage and the effects of activities on cartilage in adults with, or at risk of, OA. We explored the association of sex, age and loading duration with cartilage changes. METHODS A systematic review of six databases identified studies assessing change in adult hip and knee cartilage using MRI within 48 h before and after application of a joint loading intervention/activity. Studies included adults with healthy cartilage or those with, or at risk of, OA. Joint loading activities included walking, hopping, cycling, weightbearing knee bends and simulated standing within the scanner. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Random-effects meta-analysis estimated the percentage change in compartment-specific cartilage thickness or volume and composition (T2 relaxation time) outcomes. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system evaluated certainty of evidence. RESULTS Forty studies of 653 participants were included after screening 5159 retrieved studies. Knee cartilage thickness or volume decreased immediately following all loading activities investigating healthy adults; however, GRADE assessment indicated very low certainty evidence. Patellar cartilage thickness and volume reduced 5.0% (95% CI 3.5, 6.4, I2 = 89.3%) after body weight knee bends, and tibial cartilage composition (T2 relaxation time) decreased 5.1% (95% CI 3.7, 6.5, I2 = 0.0%) after simulated standing within the scanner. Hip cartilage data were insufficient for pooling. Secondary outcomes synthesised narratively suggest knee cartilage recovers within 30 min of walking and 90 min of 100 knee bends. We found contrasting effects of simulated standing and walking in adults with, or at risk of, OA. An increase of 10 knee bend repetitions was associated with 2% greater reduction in patellar thickness or volume. CONCLUSION There is very low certainty evidence that minimal knee cartilage thickness and volume and composition (T2 relaxation time) reductions (0-5%) occur after weightbearing knee bends, simulated standing, walking, hopping/jumping and cycling, and the impact of knee bends may be dose dependent. Our findings provide a framework of cartilage responses to loading in healthy adults which may have utility for clinicians when designing and prescribing rehabilitation programs and providing exercise advice.
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- Sally L. Coburn
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN USA
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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Nsugbe E, Olorunlambe K, Dearn K. On the Early and Affordable Diagnosis of Joint Pathologies Using Acoustic Emissions, Deep Learning Decompositions and Prediction Machines. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:s23094449. [PMID: 37177652 PMCID: PMC10181577 DOI: 10.3390/s23094449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The condition of a joint in a human being is prone to wear and several pathologies, particularly in the elderly and athletes. Current means towards assessing the overall condition of a joint to assess for a pathology involve using tools such as X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging, to name a couple. These expensive methods are of limited availability in resource-constrained environments and pose the risk of radiation exposure to the patient. The prospect of acoustic emissions (AEs) presents a modality that can monitor the joints' conditions passively by recording the high-frequency stress waves emitted during their motion. One of the main challenges associated with this sensing method is decoding and linking acquired AE signals to their source event. In this paper, we investigate AEs' use to identify five kinds of joint-wear pathologies using a contrast of expert-based handcrafted features and unsupervised feature learning via deep wavelet decomposition (DWS) alongside 12 machine learning models. The results showed an average classification accuracy of 90 ± 7.16% and 97 ± 3.77% for the handcrafted and DWS-based features, implying good prediction accuracies across the various devised approaches. Subsequent work will involve the potential application of regressions towards estimating the associated stage and extent of a wear condition where present, which can form part of an online system for the condition monitoring of joints in human beings.
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- Mechanical Innovation and Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Mechanical Innovation and Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Bjornsen E, Davis-Wilson H, Evans-Picket A, Horton WZ, Lisee C, Munsch AE, Nissman D, Blackburn JT, Franz JR, Pietrosimone B. Knee kinetics and the medial femoral cartilage cross-sectional area response to loading in indviduals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2023; 105:105979. [PMID: 37148613 PMCID: PMC10278237 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.105979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasonography is capable of detecting morphological changes in femoral articular cartilage cross-sectional area in response to an acute bout of walking; yet, the response of femoral cartilage cross-sectional area varies between individuals. It is hypothesized that differences in joint kinetics may influence the response of cartilage to a standardized walking protocol. Therefore, the study purpose was to compare internal knee abduction and extension moments between individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction who demonstrate an acute increase, decrease, or unchanged medial femoral cross-sectional area response following 3000 steps. METHODS The medial femoral cartilage in the anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed limb was assessed with ultrasonography before and immediately following 3000 steps of treadmill walking. Knee joint moments were calculated in the anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed limb and compared between groups throughout the stance phase of gait using linear regression and functional, mixed effects waveform analyses. FINDINGS No associations between peak knee joint moments and the cross-sectional area response were observed. The group that demonstrated an acute cross-sectional area increase exhibited 1) lower knee abduction moments in early stance in comparison to the group that exhibited a decreased cross-sectional area response; and 2) greater knee extension moments in early stance in comparison to the group with an unchanged cross-sectional area response. INTERPRETATION The propensity of femoral cartilage to acutely increase cross-sectional area in response to walking is consistent with less-dynamic knee abduction and knee extension moment profiles.
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- Elizabeth Bjornsen
- Human Movement Science Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States.
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- Human Movement Science Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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- Department of Statistics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, United States.
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill and Raleigh, NC, United States.
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill and Raleigh, NC, United States.
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
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Holm PM, Juhl CB, Culvenor AG, Whittaker JL, Crossley KM, Roos EM, Patterson BE, Larsson S, Struglics A, Bricca A. The Effects of Different Management Strategies or Rehabilitation Approaches on Knee Joint Structural and Molecular Biomarkers Following Traumatic Knee Injury: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials for the OPTIKNEE Consensus. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2023; 53:1-22. [PMID: 36802814 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE: To summarize the effectiveness of management strategies and rehabilitation approaches for knee joint structural and molecular biomarker outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and/or meniscal tear. DESIGN: Intervention systematic review. LITERATURE SEARCH: We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and SPORTDiscus databases from their inception up to November 3, 2021. STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effectiveness of management strategies or rehabilitation approaches for structural/molecular biomarkers of knee joint health following ACL and/or meniscal tear. DATA SYNTHESIS: We included 5 RCTs (9 papers) with primary ACL tear (n = 365). Two RCTs compared initial management strategies (rehabilitation plus early vs optional delayed ACL surgery), reporting on structural biomarkers (radiographic osteoarthritis, cartilage thickness, meniscal damage) in 5 papers and molecular biomarkers (inflammation, cartilage turnover) in 1 paper. Three RCTs compared different post-ACL reconstruction (ACLR) rehabilitation approaches (high vs low intensity plyometric exercises, accelerated vs nonaccelerated rehabilitation, continuous passive vs active motion), reporting on structural biomarkers (joint space narrowing) in 1 paper and molecular biomarkers (inflammation, cartilage turnover) in 2 papers. RESULTS: There were no differences in structural or molecular biomarkers between post-ACLR rehabilitation approaches. One RCT comparing initial management strategies demonstrated that rehabilitation plus early ACLR was associated with greater patellofemoral cartilage thinning, elevated inflammatory cytokine response, and reduced incidence of medial meniscal damage over 5 years compared to rehabilitation with no/delayed ACLR. CONCLUSION: Very low-certainty evidence suggests that different initial management strategies (rehabilitation plus early vs optional delayed ACL surgery) but not postoperative rehabilitation approaches may influence the incidence of meniscal damage, patellofemoral cartilage loss and cytokine concentrations over 5 years post-ACL tear. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2023;53(4):1-22. Epub: 20 February 2023. doi:10.2519/jospt.2023.11576.
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Kim-Wang SY, Bradley PX, Cutcliffe HC, Collins AT, Crook BS, Paranjape CS, Spritzer CE, DeFrate LE. Auto-segmentation of the tibia and femur from knee MR images via deep learning and its application to cartilage strain and recovery. J Biomech 2023; 149:111473. [PMID: 36791514 PMCID: PMC10281551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The ability to efficiently and reproducibly generate subject-specific 3D models of bone and soft tissue is important to many areas of musculoskeletal research. However, methodologies requiring such models have largely been limited by lengthy manual segmentation times. Recently, machine learning, and more specifically, convolutional neural networks, have shown potential to alleviate this bottleneck in research throughput. Thus, the purpose of this work was to develop a modified version of the convolutional neural network architecture U-Net to automate segmentation of the tibia and femur from double echo steady state knee magnetic resonance (MR) images. Our model was trained on a dataset of over 4,000 MR images from 34 subjects, segmented by three experienced researchers, and reviewed by a musculoskeletal radiologist. For our validation and testing sets, we achieved dice coefficients of 0.985 and 0.984, respectively. As further testing, we applied our trained model to a prior study of tibial cartilage strain and recovery. In this analysis, across all subjects, there were no statistically significant differences in cartilage strain between the machine learning and ground truth bone models, with a mean difference of 0.2 ± 0.7 % (mean ± 95 % confidence interval). This difference is within the measurement resolution of previous cartilage strain studies from our lab using manual segmentation. In summary, we successfully trained, validated, and tested a machine learning model capable of segmenting MR images of the knee, achieving results that are comparable to trained human segmenters.
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- Sophia Y Kim-Wang
- Duke University School of Medicine, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, United States.
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Fleischer MM, Hartner SE, Newton MD, Baker KC, Maerz T. Early patellofemoral cartilage and bone pathology in a rat model of noninvasive anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Connect Tissue Res 2023; 64:175-185. [PMID: 36318110 DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2022.2136571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACLR) is a risk factor for the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). While PTOA in the tibiofemoral joint compartment is well-characterized, very little is known about pathology in the patellofemoral compartment after ACL injury. Here, we evaluated the extent to which ACLR induces early patellofemoral joint damage in a rat model. METHODS Adult female Lewis rats were randomized to noninvasive ACLR or Sham. Two weeks post-injury, contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography (µCT) of femoral and patellar cartilage was performed using 20% v/v ioxaglate. Morphometric parameters of femoral trochlear and patellar cartilage, subchondral bone, and trabecular bone were derived from µCT. Sagittal Safranin-O/Fast-Green-stained histologic sections were graded using the OARSI score in a blinded fashion. RESULTS Cartilage and bone remodelling consistent with an early PTOA phenotype were observed in both femoral trochleas and patellae. ACLR caused osteophyte formation of the patella and pathology in the superficial zone of articular cartilage, including surface fibrillation, fissures, increased cellularity, and abnormal chondrocyte clustering. There were significant increases in thickness of patellar and trochlear cartilage. Loss of subchondral bone thickness, bone volume fraction, and tissue mineral density, as well as changes to patellar and trochlear trabecular microarchitecture, were indicative of catabolic bone remodelling. Several injury-induced changes, including increased cartilage thickness and trabecular spacing and decreased trabecular number were more severe in the patella compared to the trochlea. CONCLUSION The patellofemoral joint develops mild but evident pathology in the early period following ACL rupture, extending the utility of this model to the study of patellofemoral PTOA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA
- Bone & Joint Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Brenneman Wilson EC, Quenneville CE, Maly MR. Integrating MR imaging with full-surface indentation mapping of femoral cartilage in an ex vivo porcine stifle. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 139:105651. [PMID: 36640543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The potential of MRI to predict cartilage mechanical properties across an entire cartilage surface in an ex vivo model would enable novel perspectives in modeling cartilage tolerance and predicting disease progression. The purpose of this study was to integrate MR imaging with full-surface indentation mapping to determine the relationship between femoral cartilage thickness and T2 relaxation change following loading, and cartilage mechanical properties in an ex vivo porcine stifle model. Matched-pairs of stifle joints from the same pig were randomized into either 1) an imaging protocol where stifles were imaged at baseline and after 35 min of static axial loading; and 2) full surface mapping of the instantaneous modulus (IM) and an electromechanical property named quantitative parameter (QP). The femur and femoral cartilage were segmented from baseline and post-intervention scans, then meshes were generated. Coordinate locations of the indentation mapping points were rigidly registered to the femur. Multiple linear regressions were performed at each voxel testing the relationship between cartilage outcomes (thickness change, T2 change) and mechanical properties (IM, QP) after accounting for covariates. Statistical Parametric Mapping was used to determine significance of clusters. No significant clusters were identified; however, this integrative method shows promise for future work in ex vivo modeling by identifying spatial relationships among variables.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; School of Biomedical Engineering, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
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Coburn SL, Crossley KM, Kemp JL, Warden SJ, West TJ, Bruder AM, Mentiplay BF, Culvenor AG. Is running good or bad for your knees? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cartilage morphology and composition changes in the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:144-157. [PMID: 36402349 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The general health benefits of running are well-established, yet concern exists regarding the development and progression of osteoarthritis. AIM To systematically review the immediate (within 20 min) and delayed (20 min-48 h) effect of running on hip and knee cartilage, as assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHOD Studies using MRI to measure change in hip or knee cartilage within 48 h pre- and post-running were identified. Risk of bias was assessed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Percentage change in cartilage outcomes were estimated using random-effects meta-analysis. Certainty of evidence was evaluated with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool. RESULTS Twenty-four studies were included, evaluating 446 knees only. One third of studies were low risk of bias. Knee cartilage thickness and volume decreased immediately after running, with declines ranging from 3.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.6%, 4.1%) for weight-bearing femoral cartilage volume to 4.9% (95% CI: 4.43.6%, 6.2%) for patellar cartilage volume. T1ρ and T2 relaxation times were also reduced immediately after running, with the largest decline being 13.1% (95% CI: -14.4%, -11.7%) in femoral trochlear cartilage. Tibiofemoral cartilage T2 relaxation times recovered to baseline levels within 91 min. Existing cartilage defects were unchanged within 48 h post-run. CONCLUSIONS There is very low certainty evidence that running immediately decreases the thickness, volume, and relaxation times of patellofemoral and tibiofemoral cartilage. Hip cartilage changes are unknown, but knee changes are small and appear transient suggesting that a single bout of running is not detrimental to knee cartilage.
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- S L Coburn
- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Human Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Petitjean N, Canadas P, Royer P, Noël D, Le Floc'h S. Cartilage biomechanics: From the basic facts to the challenges of tissue engineering. J Biomed Mater Res A 2022; 111:1067-1089. [PMID: 36583681 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Articular cartilage (AC) is the thin tissue that covers the long bone ends in the joints and that ensures the transmission of forces between adjacent bones while allowing nearly frictionless movements between them. AC repair is a technologic and scientific challenge that has been addressed with numerous approaches. A major deadlock is the capacity to take in account its complex mechanical properties in repair strategies. In this review, we first describe the major mechanical behaviors of AC for the non-specialists. Then, we show how researchers have progressively identified specific mechanical parameters using mathematical models. There are still gaps in our understanding of some of the observations concerning AC biomechanical properties, particularly the differences in extracellular matrix stiffness measured at the microscale and at the millimetric scale. Nevertheless, for bioengineering applications, AC repair strategies must take into account what are commonly considered the main mechanical features of cartilage: its ability to withstand high stresses through three main behaviors (elasticity, poroelasticity and swelling). Finally, we emphasize that future studies need to investigate AC mechanical properties at different scales, particularly the gradient of mechanical properties around cells and across the cartilage depth, and the differences in mechanical properties at different scales. This multi-scale approach could greatly enhance the success of AC restorative approaches.
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- LMGC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- IRMB, University of Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France.,Clinical Immunology and Osteoarticular Disease Therapeutic Unit, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Montpellier, France
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Aggad WS, El-Aziz GSA, Hamdy RM, Saleh HA, Alyazidi AS. Comparative Morphological and Morphometric Study between Medial and Lateral Menisci in Aged Male and Female Human Cadavers. J Microsc Ultrastruct 2022; 10:159-167. [PMID: 36687326 PMCID: PMC9846920 DOI: 10.4103/jmau.jmau_91_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background The meniscal cartilages are fibrous discs that are important for knee structures and have the ability to bear weight and stabilize joints. However, morphological and standard data for the meniscus are limited. Therefore, this work will compare anatomical and histological parameters of meniscal cartilages. The results will be important for the different measurements that are necessary for knee joint surgery. Materials and Methods A total of 24 aged cadavers (12 males and 12 females) were included. Knee joints were dissected and the menisci were excised and labeled as medial or lateral, right or left, male or female. Then, the menisci were kept in 10% formalin solution. Morphological variations of the meniscal shapes were macroscopically categorized. Different measurements, including the distance between anterior and posterior horns, outer and inner circumferences, width (breadth), and thickness, were done using a digital Vernier caliper and recorded manually. Results 48 medial menisci (MMi) cartilages were studied, they were 54.6% crescent-shaped, 34.6% V-shaped, and 10.8% U-shaped. 48 lateral menisci (LMi) cartilages were studied, 41.6% were crescent-shaped, 56.4% were C-shaped, and 2% were disc-shaped articular cartilage. Findings included differences in their lengths and thickness. Conclusion The findings of this study were significant in providing new information on various morphological and morphometric parameters of the MMi and LMi in aged males and females, which are necessary to require more precise and comprehensive fundamental data that will be helpful for many specialists for better diagnostic and therapeutic approaches; aiming to restore normal joint conditions in senile people complaining of different meniscal pathologies.
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- Waheeb Sami Aggad
- Department Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA,Address for correspondence: Dr. Waheeb Sami Aggad, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA. E-mail:
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- Department Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
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- Department Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
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- Department Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
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- Department Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
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Güvener O, Dağ F, Çimen ÖB, Özçakar L. Ultrasound assessment of distal femoral cartilage thickness measurements after walking/jogging in subjects with pes planus. Knee 2022; 39:161-167. [PMID: 36208527 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because there is a closed kinematic chain between the lower extremity joints during weight-bearing activities, pes planus can affect knee biomechanics. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to measure distal femoral cartilage thickness with ultrasound after 3 different conditions (at rest, during walking and jogging) in subjects with pes planus and compare these conditions with each other and also with controls. METHOD Sixteen participants with pes planus(5-men, 11-women; aged 18-30 years) and 16 controls(3-men, 13-women; aged 18-30 years) were enrolled. Distal femoral cartilage thickness was evaluated with ultrasound before and after three separate 30-min conditions. Preferred walking speed (PWS) was determined on the ground. Subjects walked on a treadmill for 30-min at their PWS and jogged 30-min at 30% above their PWS. The Foot Function Index and the Foot-Ankle Outcome Survey were used to evaluate the clinical and functional status of the subjects. RESULTS Neither PWSs nor jogging speeds were statistically different between groups (p > 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between groups for absolute and percent change of cartilage thickness for all three conditions (p > 0.05). There were also no statistically significant differences between conditions for each intragroup (p > 0.05). The median Foot Function Index score of the subjects with pes planus was 9.78(0-44.35) for the right foot and 9.52(0-40.87) for the left foot. The median the Foot-Ankle Outcome Survey score of the subjects with pes planus was 88(65-100). CONCLUSION There was no difference in knee joint cartilage deformations under different loading conditions, neither in subjects with pes planus nor in controls.
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- Orhan Güvener
- Mersin University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Mersin University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Watkins LE, Haddock B, MacKay JW, Baker J, Uhlrich SD, Mazzoli V, Gold GE, Kogan F. [ 18F]Sodium fluoride PET-MRI detects increased metabolic bone response to whole-joint loading stress in osteoarthritic knees. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2022; 30:1515-1525. [PMID: 36031138 PMCID: PMC9922526 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Altered joint function is a hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA). Imaging techniques for joint function are limited, but [18F]sodium fluoride (NaF) PET-MRI may assess the acute joint response to loading stresses. [18F]NaF PET-MRI was used to study the acute joint response to exercise in OA knees, and compare relationships between regions of increased uptake after loading and structural OA progression two years later. METHODS In this prospective study, 10 participants with knee OA (59 ± 8 years; 8 female) were scanned twice consecutively using a PET-MR system and performed a one-legged squat exercise between scans. Changes in tracer uptake measures in 9 bone regions were compared between knees that did and did not exercise with a mixed-effects model. Areas of focally large changes in uptake between scans (ROIfocal, ΔSUVmax > 3) were identified and the presence of structural MRI features was noted. Five participants returned two years later to assess structural change on MRI. RESULTS There was a significant increase in [18F]NaF uptake in OA exercised knees (SUV P < 0.001, KiP = 0.002, K1P < 0.001) that differed by bone region. CONCLUSION There were regional differences in the acute bone metabolic response to exercise and areas of focally large changes in the metabolic bone response that might be representative of whole-joint dysfunction.
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- L E Watkins
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA.
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Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Walking on Pain Sensitivity in Women With Obesity With Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2022; 103:1707-1714. [PMID: 35337843 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.01.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the extent to which pain sensitivity is altered in women with obesity with frequent knee symptoms who walk with either a hybrid training system (HTS) that provides antagonist muscle electrical stimulation vs sensory transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). DESIGN Randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial. SETTING University-based fitness center. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-eight women (N=28) with obesity, aged 40-70 years, with daily knee symptoms. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomized to 12 weeks of biweekly 30-minute walking exercise with either HTS (HTSW group) or sensory TENS (control group). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) at the more symptomatic knee (local PPT) and PPT at the ipsilateral pain-free wrist (remote PPT). RESULTS After adjustment for preintervention values and body mass index (BMI), there was a statistically significant improvement in local PPT in the HTSW group compared with the control group (P=.039). After adjustment for pretraining value, age, and BMI, changes in remote PPT when comparing groups did not reach statistical significance, although the HTS group tended to demonstrate increased remote PPT (P=.052) compared with the control group. Moreover, after adjustment for pretraining value, knee pain, and quality of life, comparing groups did not reach statistical significance, although the HTS group tended to demonstrate decreased knee pain (P=.069) compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS Augmentation of walking exercise with HTS was more effective than application of sensory TENS in improving local pain sensitivity at the knee but not at the wrist in women with obesity with frequent knee symptoms.
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Simileysky A, Hull M. Agreement Between Two Methods for Computing the Anterior-Posterior Positions of Native Femoral Condyles Using 3D Bone Models with and Without Articular Cartilage and Smoothing. J Biomech Eng 2022; 144:1137720. [PMID: 35199157 DOI: 10.1115/1.4053914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Knowledge of anterior-posterior (AP) movement of the femoral condyles on the tibia in healthy knees serves to assess whether an artificial knee restores natural movement. Two methods for identifying AP positions and hence condylar movements include: 1) the flexion facet center (FFC), and 2) the lowest point (LP) methods. The objectives were to determine 1) agreement between the two methods, and 2) whether addition of articular cartilage and/or smoothing significantly affects AP positions. MR images of healthy knees were obtained from eleven subjects, who performed a deep knee bend under fluoroscopy. Four different MR models of the distal femur were created: femur bone, smoothed femur bone, femur bone with cartilage, and femur bone with smoothed cartilage. In the medial and lateral compartments for the femur bone with smoothed cartilage at 0 degrees flexion, mean AP positions of the LPs were 7.7 mm and 5.4 mm more anterior than those of the FFCs, respectively (p = 0.0001, p = 0.0002) and limits of agreement were plus/minus 5.5 mm. At 30 - 90 degrees flexion, the difference in mean AP positions was 1.5 mm or less and limits of agreement were plus/minus 2.4 mm. Differences in mean AP positions between model types were less than 1.3 mm for LPs and FFCs. Since adding cartilage to 3D bone models is not required to accurately determine AP positions, faster and less expensive imaging techniques such as CT can be used to generate 3D bone models.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis
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Cutcliffe HC, Kottamasu PK, McNulty AL, Goode AP, Spritzer CE, DeFrate LE. Mechanical metrics may show improved ability to predict osteoarthritis compared to T1rho mapping. J Biomech 2021; 129:110771. [PMID: 34627074 PMCID: PMC8744537 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Changes in cartilage structure and composition are commonly observed during the progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Importantly, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods, such as T1rho relaxation imaging, can noninvasively provide in vivo metrics that reflect changes in cartilage composition and therefore have the potential for use in early OA detection. Changes in cartilage mechanical properties are also hallmarks of OA cartilage; thus, measurement of cartilage mechanical properties may also be beneficial for earlier OA detection. However, the relative predictive ability of compositional versus mechanical properties in detecting OA has yet to be determined. Therefore, we developed logistic regression models predicting OA status in an ex vivo environment using several mechanical and compositional metrics to assess which metrics most effectively predict OA status. Specifically, in this study the compositional metric analyzed was the T1rho relaxation time, while the mechanical metrics analyzed were the stiffness and recovery (defined as a measure of how quickly cartilage returns to its original shape after loading) of the cartilage. Cartilage recovery had the best predictive ability of OA status both alone and in a multivariate model including the T1rho relaxation time. These findings highlight the potential of cartilage recovery as a non-invasive marker of in vivo cartilage health and motivate future investigation of this metric clinically.
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- Hattie C Cutcliffe
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States; Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States.
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Logerstedt DS, Ebert JR, MacLeod TD, Heiderscheit BC, Gabbett TJ, Eckenrode BJ. Effects of and Response to Mechanical Loading on the Knee. Sports Med 2021; 52:201-235. [PMID: 34669175 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-021-01579-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mechanical loading to the knee joint results in a differential response based on the local capacity of the tissues (ligament, tendon, meniscus, cartilage, and bone) and how those tissues subsequently adapt to that load at the molecular and cellular level. Participation in cutting, pivoting, and jumping sports predisposes the knee to the risk of injury. In this narrative review, we describe different mechanisms of loading that can result in excessive loads to the knee, leading to ligamentous, musculotendinous, meniscal, and chondral injuries or maladaptations. Following injury (or surgery) to structures around the knee, the primary goal of rehabilitation is to maximize the patient's response to exercise at the current level of function, while minimizing the risk of re-injury to the healing tissue. Clinicians should have a clear understanding of the specific injured tissue(s), and rehabilitation should be driven by knowledge of tissue-healing constraints, knee complex and lower extremity biomechanics, neuromuscular physiology, task-specific activities involving weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions, and training principles. We provide a practical application for prescribing loading progressions of exercises, functional activities, and mobility tasks based on their mechanical load profile to knee-specific structures during the rehabilitation process. Various loading interventions can be used by clinicians to produce physical stress to address body function, physical impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. By modifying the mechanical load elements, clinicians can alter the tissue adaptations, facilitate motor learning, and resolve corresponding physical impairments. Providing different loads that create variable tensile, compressive, and shear deformation on the tissue through mechanotransduction and specificity can promote the appropriate stress adaptations to increase tissue capacity and injury tolerance. Tools for monitoring rehabilitation training loads to the knee are proposed to assess the reactivity of the knee joint to mechanical loading to monitor excessive mechanical loads and facilitate optimal rehabilitation.
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- David S Logerstedt
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Gabbett Performance Solutions, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, USA
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Tenberg S, Kalo K, Niederer D, Vogt L. Effect of warm-up and muscle fatiguing exercise on knee joint sounds in motion by vibroarthrography: A randomized crossover trial. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257652. [PMID: 34534253 PMCID: PMC8448316 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Vibroarthrography measures joint sounds caused by sliding of the joint surfaces over each other. and can be affected by joint health, load and type of movement. Since both warm-up and muscle fatigue lead to local changes in the knee joint (e.g., temperature increase, lubrication of the joint, muscle activation), these may impact knee joint sounds. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of warm-up and muscle fatiguing exercise on knee joint sounds during an activity of daily living. Seventeen healthy, physically active volunteers (25.7 ± 2 years, 7 males) performed a control and an intervention session with a wash-out phase of one week. The control session consisted of sitting on a chair, while the intervention session contained a warm-up (walking on a treadmill) followed by a fatiguing exercise (modified sit-to-stand) protocol. Knee sounds were recorded by vibroarthrography (at the medial tibia plateau and at the patella) at three time points in each session during a sit-to-stand movement. The primary outcome was the mean signal amplitude (MSA, dB). Differences between sessions were determined by repeated measures ANOVA with intra-individual pre-post differences for the warm-up and for the muscle fatigue effect. We found a significant difference for MSA at the medial tibia plateau (intervention: mean 1.51 dB, standard deviation 2.51 dB; control: mean -1.28 dB, SD 2.61 dB; F = 9.5; p = .007; η2 = .37) during extension (from sit to stand) after the warm-up. There was no significant difference for any parameter after the muscle fatiguing exercise (p > .05). The increase in MSA may mostly be explained by an increase in internal knee load and joint friction. However, neuromuscular changes may also have played a role. It appears that the muscle fatiguing exercise has no impact on knee joint sounds in young, active, symptom-free participants during sit to stand.
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- Sarah Tenberg
- Department of Computer Science / Therapy Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Trier, Trier, Germany
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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The Influence of Running on Lower Limb Cartilage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Med 2021; 52:55-74. [PMID: 34478109 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-021-01533-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Running is a popular activity practiced worldwide. It is important to understand how running affects joint health to provide recommendations to sports medicine practitioners and runners. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to summarize the influence of running on lower limb cartilage morphology and composition using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS Prospective repeated-measures studies evaluating cartilage using MRI before and after running were included. Data sources included Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL, SportDiscus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials. Qualitative analyses considered the number and methodological quality ratings of studies based on the QualSyst tool, and recommendations were based on the strength of evidence (strong, moderate, limited, or very limited). Quantitative analysis involved meta-analyses, for which effect sizes were calculated as Hedge's g standardized mean differences. RESULTS We included 43 articles, assessing seven outcomes (lesions, volume, thickness, glycosaminoglycan content, and T1ρ, T2, and T2* relaxation times). Nineteen articles were rated as high quality, 24 were rated as moderate quality, and none were rated as low quality. Qualitative analyses suggest that running may cause an immediate reduction in knee cartilage volume, thickness, as well as T1ρ and T2 relaxation times immediately; however, these changes did not persist. Meta-analyses revealed a small and moderate decrease immediately following a single running bout in T2 relaxation time in the medial femur and tibia, respectively. Qualitative analyses indicated that the influence of repeated exposure to running on cartilage morphology and composition was limited. Despite conflicting evidence regarding pre-existing knee cartilage lesions, moderate evidence suggests that running does not lead to the formation of new lesions. Repeated running exposure did not cause changes to foot and ankle cartilage thickness or composition. CONCLUSIONS Changes to lower limb cartilage following running are transient. Immediate changes to cartilage morphology and composition, which likely reflect natural fluid dynamics, do not persist and were generally not significant when pooled statistically. Results suggest that cartilage recovers well from a single running bout and adapts to repeated exposure. Given that moderate evidence indicates that running does not lead to new lesions, future trials should focus on clinical populations, such as those with osteoarthritis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Not applicable.
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Gossla E, Bernhardt A, Tonndorf R, Aibibu D, Cherif C, Gelinsky M. Anisotropic Chitosan Scaffolds Generated by Electrostatic Flocking Combined with Alginate Hydrogel Support Chondrogenic Differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179341. [PMID: 34502249 PMCID: PMC8430627 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The replacement of damaged or degenerated articular cartilage tissue remains a challenge, as this non-vascularized tissue has a very limited self-healing capacity. Therefore, tissue engineering (TE) of cartilage is a promising treatment option. Although significant progress has been made in recent years, there is still a lack of scaffolds that ensure the formation of functional cartilage tissue while meeting the mechanical requirements for chondrogenic TE. In this article, we report the application of flock technology, a common process in the modern textile industry, to produce flock scaffolds made of chitosan (a biodegradable and biocompatible biopolymer) for chondrogenic TE. By combining an alginate hydrogel with a chitosan flock scaffold (CFS+ALG), a fiber-reinforced hydrogel with anisotropic properties was developed to support chondrogenic differentiation of embedded human chondrocytes. Pure alginate hydrogels (ALG) and pure chitosan flock scaffolds (CFS) were studied as controls. Morphology of primary human chondrocytes analyzed by cLSM and SEM showed a round, chondrogenic phenotype in CFS+ALG and ALG after 21 days of differentiation, whereas chondrocytes on CFS formed spheroids. The compressive strength of CFS+ALG was higher than the compressive strength of ALG and CFS alone. Chondrocytes embedded in CFS+ALG showed gene expression of chondrogenic markers (COL II, COMP, ACAN), the highest collagen II/I ratio, and production of the typical extracellular matrix such as sGAG and collagen II. The combination of alginate hydrogel with chitosan flock scaffolds resulted in a scaffold with anisotropic structure, good mechanical properties, elasticity, and porosity that supported chondrogenic differentiation of inserted human chondrocytes and expression of chondrogenic markers and typical extracellular matrix.
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- Elke Gossla
- Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany; (E.G.); (M.G.)
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- Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany; (E.G.); (M.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany; (R.T.); (D.A.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany; (R.T.); (D.A.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany; (R.T.); (D.A.); (C.C.)
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- Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany; (E.G.); (M.G.)
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Agarwal BM, Yadav RP, Tambe SD, Kulkarni CC, Mullerpatan RP. Evaluation of Early Knee Osteoarthritis Using Biomechanical and Biochemical Markers. Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2021; 49:29-39. [PMID: 35993949 DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.2022043127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Altered cellular mechano-transduction and biochemistry lead to degeneration of articular cartilage in people with knee osteoarthritis. However, the influence of low-moderate exposure to weight-bearing activity such as squatting on cartilage metabolism has not been adequately studied. The current study explored associations between knee adduction moment (KAM) during walking, biochemical markers and daily squat exposure. 3D gait analysis was used to determine external loads acting on the knee as indicators of joint compressive forces whereas biomarkers-Urine type-II-collagen-telopeptide (uCTxII), antioxidant and phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity reflected on articular cartilage status. Following ethical approval, 66 participants with varying daily squat exposure (non-squatters [n = 21, exposure = 0 min]; activity of daily living [ADL] squatters [n = 16, exposure = 34 min]; occupational squatters [n = 13, exposure = 102 min]) and people with grade 2-3 knee osteoarthritis (n = 16, exposure = 28 min) were evaluated using 3D gait and biomarker analysis. The PLA2 activity was lowest in ADL squatters while occupational squatters demonstrated highest activity (p < 0.05). KAM and urine biomarker were similar among the groups. Moderate-strong positive association was observed between sweat PLA2 activity and age (r = 0.819, p = 0.004), daily squat exposure and biomarker uCTxII (r = 0.604, p = 0.013), antioxidant activity and Right-KAM (r = -0.917, p = 0.001), and Left-KAM (r = -0.767, p = 0.016), in people with knee OA. Healthy people demonstrated weak positive associations between KAM, uCTxII, and BMI. Associations between non-invasive biomechanical and biochemical markers indicate their potential use to identify early knee osteoarthritis. Studies with larger sample size are necessary to support prescription of body weight joint loading activities such as squatting in moderation, to delay functional decline caused by knee OA.
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- Bela M Agarwal
- MGM School of Physiotherapy, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector 1, Plot Number 1&2, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- MGMIHS OMICS Research Center, MGM Medical College, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector 1, Plot Number 1&2, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, India
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- MGMIHS OMICS Research Center, MGM Medical College, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector 1, Plot Number 1&2, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, India
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- MGMIHS OMICS Research Center, MGM Medical College, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector 1, Plot Number 1&2, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, India
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- MGM School of Physiotherapy, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector 1, Plot Number 1&2, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Benson JM, Kook C, Moore AC, Voinier S, Price C, Burris DL. Range-of-motion affects cartilage fluid load support: functional implications for prolonged inactivity. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2021; 29:134-142. [PMID: 33227436 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Joint movements sustain cartilage fluid load support (FLS) through a combination of contact migration and periodic bath exposure. Although there have been suggestions that small involuntary movements may disrupt load-induced exudation during prolonged inactivity, theoretical studies have shown otherwise. This work used well-controlled explant measurements to experimentally test an existing hypothesis that the range-of-motion must exceed the contact length to sustain non-zero FLS. METHOD Smooth glass spheres (1.2-3.2 mm radius) were slid at 1.5 mm/s (Péclet number >100) against bovine osteochondral explants under varying normal loads (0.05-0.1 N) and migration lengths (0.05-7 mm) using a custom instrument. In situ deformation measurements were used to quantify FLS. RESULTS Non-zero FLS was maintained at migration lengths as small as 0.05 mm or <10% the typical contact diameter. FLS peaked when track lengths exceeded 10 times the contact diameter. For migration lengths below this threshold, FLS decreased with increased contact stress. CONCLUSIONS Migration lengths far smaller than the contact diameter can sustain non-zero FLS, which, from a clinical perspective, indicates that fidgeting and drifting can mitigate exudation and loss of FLS during prolonged sitting and standing. Nonetheless, FLS decreased monotonically with decreased migration length when migration lengths were less than 10 times the contact diameter. The results demonstrate: (1) potential biomechanical benefits from small movement (e.g., drifting and fidgeting); (2) the quantitative limits of those benefits; (3) and how loads, movement patterns, and mobility likely impact long term FLS.
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- J M Benson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
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Effects of exercise mode in knee cartilage thickness. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020; 24:490-495. [PMID: 33218552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is unclear how cycling and running would differ in terms of changes in cartilage thickness. Also, given squats are a popular type of exercise used to strengthen lower limbs, it is critical to assess if loads used during resisted training could lead to changes in cartilage cushioning properties. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of exercise mode in knee cartilage thickness. METHODS This study utilized a randomized cross-over design with repeated measures. All sessions were completed between 48hrs and seven days, at the same time of the day. Fourteen (seven males and seven females) apparently healthy participants without musculoskeletal or neurological diseases volunteered for the study. Participants were assessed after squats and functional exercises (n = 18 knees) or after running and cycling (n = 10 knees). All ultrasound images were collected at participants' arrival in the laboratory (Baseline), after warm-up (Pre-exercise), after the completion of each exercise protocol (Post-exercise), and at five (5-min) and 10 minutes (10-min) after exercise. RESULTS Cartilage thickness did not change after squats performed with 60% of 1-RM or after a set of three functional exercises (i.e. sit-to-stand, lunges, and step-ups; p = 0.68). However, longer duration exercises (i.e. cycling and running) led to increases in cartilage thickness after 5-min from the completion of the exercise (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION Knee cartilage may have capacity to sustain short-term cyclical loads applied during exercise (i.e. squats and functional exercises) but not to moderate duration exercises (i.e. cycling and running).
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Schad P, Wollenweber M, Thüring J, Schock J, Eschweiler J, Palm G, Radermacher K, Eckstein F, Prescher A, Kuhl C, Truhn D, Nebelung S. Magnetic resonance imaging of human knee joint functionality under variable compressive in-situ loading and axis alignment. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2020; 110:103890. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cutcliffe HC, Davis KM, Spritzer CE, DeFrate L. The Characteristic Recovery Time as a Novel, Noninvasive Metric for Assessing In Vivo Cartilage Mechanical Function. Ann Biomed Eng 2020; 48:2901-2910. [PMID: 32666421 PMCID: PMC7723945 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02558-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease characterized by the degeneration of cartilage tissue, and is a leading cause of disability in the United States. The clinical diagnosis of OA includes the presence of pain and radiographic imaging findings, which typically do not present until advanced stages of the disease when treatment is difficult. Therefore, identifying new methods of OA detection that are sensitive to earlier pathological changes in cartilage, which may be addressed prior to the development of irreversible OA, is critical for improving OA treatment. A potentially promising avenue for developing early detection methods involves measuring the tissue’s in vivo mechanical response to loading, as changes in mechanical function are commonly observed in ex vivo studies of early OA. However, thus far the mechanical function of cartilage has not been widely assessed in vivo. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a novel methodology that can be used to measure an in vivo mechanical property of cartilage: the characteristic recovery time. Specifically, in this study we quantified the characteristic recovery time of cartilage thickness after exercise in relatively young subjects with asymptomatic cartilage. Additionally, we measured baseline cartilage thickness and T1rho and T2 relaxation times (quantitative MRI) prior to exercise in these subjects to assess whether baseline MRI measures are predictive of the characteristic recovery time, to understand whether or not the characteristic recovery time provides independent information about cartilage’s mechanical state. Our results show that the mean recovery strain response across subjects was well-characterized by an exponential approach with a characteristic time of 25.2 min, similar to literature values of human characteristic times measured ex vivo. Further, we were unable to detect a statistically significant linear relationship between the characteristic recovery time and the baseline metrics measured here (T1rho relaxation time, T2 relaxation time, and cartilage thickness). This might suggest that the characteristic recovery time has the potential to provide additional information about the mechanical state of cartilage not captured by these baseline MRI metrics. Importantly, this study presents a noninvasive methodology for quantifying the characteristic recovery time, an in vivo mechanical property of cartilage. As mechanical response may be indicative of cartilage health, this study underscores the need for future studies investigating the characteristic recovery time and in vivo cartilage mechanical response at various stages of OA.
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- Hattie C Cutcliffe
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. .,Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Said O, Schock J, Krämer N, Thüring J, Hitpass L, Schad P, Kuhl C, Abrar D, Truhn D, Nebelung S. An MRI-compatible varus-valgus loading device for whole-knee joint functionality assessment based on compartmental compression: a proof-of-concept study. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2020; 33:839-854. [PMID: 32314105 PMCID: PMC8302563 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-020-00844-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Beyond static assessment, functional techniques are increasingly applied in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Stress MRI techniques bring together MRI and mechanical loading to study knee joint and tissue functionality, yet prototypical axial compressive loading devices are bulky and complex to operate. This study aimed to design and validate an MRI-compatible pressure-controlled varus-valgus loading device that applies loading along the joint line. METHODS Following the device's thorough validation, we demonstrated proof of concept by subjecting a structurally intact human cadaveric knee joint to serial imaging in unloaded and loaded configurations, i.e. to varus and valgus loading at 7.5 kPa (= 73.5 N), 15 kPa (= 147.1 N), and 22.5 kPa (= 220.6 N). Following clinical standard (PDw fs) and high-resolution 3D water-selective cartilage (WATSc) sequences, we performed manual segmentations and computations of morphometric cartilage measures. We used CT and radiography (to quantify joint space widths) and histology and biomechanics (to assess tissue quality) as references. RESULTS We found (sub)regional decreases in cartilage volume, thickness, and mean joint space widths reflective of areal pressurization of the medial and lateral femorotibial compartments. DISCUSSION Once substantiated by larger sample sizes, varus-valgus loading may provide a powerful alternative stress MRI technique.
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- Oliver Said
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, University Dusseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute of Computer Vision and Imaging, RWTH University Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, University Dusseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Computer Vision and Imaging, RWTH University Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, University Dusseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Flies A, Denecke T, Kraus N, Kruppa P, Provencher MT, Becker R, Kopf S. Tendon regeneration and muscle hypotrophy after isolated Gracilis tendon harvesting - a pilot study. J Exp Orthop 2020; 7:19. [PMID: 32266508 PMCID: PMC7138873 DOI: 10.1186/s40634-020-00236-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Purpose The gracilis tendon (GT) is a commonly used autologous graft in Orthopaedic surgery. The majority of information on knee function and outcomes after hamstring harvest is related to both semitendinosus and GT harvest. Little is known regarding isolated harvest of a GT. It was hypothesized that isolated GT harvest would lead to altered gait patterns (e.g. augmented anterior-posterior translation or rotation in the tibiofemoral joint) and consequently a higher prevalence of cartilage lesions and meniscal tears in knees. Methods GT harvesting was performed on patients with chronic acromioclavicular joint instability without previous knee injuries or surgeries. MRI of both knees and thighs were performed. Knee MRI were evaluated using the Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (WORMS). Inter- and intraobserver reliabilities, cross-sectional areas of different muscles, fatty infiltration of the gracilis muscle (GM) and GT regeneration were evaluated. The contralateral limb served as reference. The observers were blinded towards the identity of the patients and the operatively treated side. Results After a mean time of 44 months after surgery testing was performed on 12 patients. No significant side-to-side differences were found using WORMS, although there was a trend towards increased cartilage lesions after GT harvest (median healthy knee 4.8 and GT harvested knee 7.8 p = 0.086). Inter- and intraobserver repeatability was high with 0.899 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.708–0.960) and 0.988 (95% CI 0.973–0.995), respectively. A significant hypotrophy of the GM with a mean decrease of 25.3%, 18.4% and 16.9% occurred at 25% (p = 0.016), 50% (p = 0.007) and 75% (p = 0.002) of the length of the femur from distal. No compensatory hypertrophy of other thigh muscles or increased fatty infiltration of the GM was found. Tendon regeneration took place in eight out of 12 patients. In case of regeneration, the regenerated tendon inserted in a more proximal place. Conclusion Isolated harvest of the GT for shoulder procedures did not affect knee MRI significantly indicating therefore in general suitable graft utilization for surgeries outside of the knee. GT regenerated in most patients with just a more proximal insertion and a hypotrophy of the muscle belly.
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- Anne Flies
- Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Microsurgery/Hand surgery, Hospital Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany
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- Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel, 14770, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel, 14770, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
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Shegaf A, Speirs A. Cartilage Biomechanical Response Differs Under Physiological Biaxial Loads and Uniaxial Cyclic Compression. J Biomech Eng 2020; 142:1071855. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4045661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The main function of articular cartilage is to distribute loads and provide low friction for the opposing surfaces in synovial joints. Biphasic lubrication provided by high fluid load support due to relative motion of the contact surfaces has been widely accepted as the main lubrication mode in diarthrodial joints. However, assessment of chondrocyte response to mechanical loads typically employed nonphysiological uniaxial loads with static contact area. This study aimed to introduce a more physiologically relevant loading protocol for in vitro mechanobiological testing of cartilage explants. Finite element analysis was conducted to examine the biomechanical response of cartilage to two different loading regimes, biaxial loading, that permits migrating contact area, and unconfined uniaxial cyclic compression, traditionally used in mechanobiological experiments. Results predicted in this study showed that continuous tissue rehydration provided by relative surface motion maintained constant fluid pressure and tissue strains through the simulation. On the contrary, due to rapid tissue consolidation predicted in cyclic compression simulation, fluid pressure and transverse strain were reduced by 19% and 26%, respectively. Furthermore, relative surface motion simulation resulted in depth-dependent distribution of fluid pressure and tissue strains while unconfined uniaxial cyclic compression produced nearly uniform fluid pressure through the depth but higher at the center of the sample. Based on the results obtained from this study and since sliding contact occurs in vivo, this physiological loading mode should be considered in assessing biomechanical and mechanobiological cartilage behavior.
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- Ali Shegaf
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, MC, Rm. 3037, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, CB, Rm. 3203, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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Comparison of Cartilage Mechanical Properties Measured During Creep and Recovery. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1547. [PMID: 32005844 PMCID: PMC6994684 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58220-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) currently depends on the presence of pain and radiographic imaging findings, which generally do not present until later stages of the disease when the condition is difficult to treat. Therefore, earlier detection of OA pathology is needed for improved disease management. Ex vivo cartilage studies indicate that changes in the mechanical function of cartilage occur as degeneration progresses during OA. Thus, measurement of the in vivo cartilage mechanical response may serve as an earlier indicator of OA pathology. Though mechanical characterization is classically performed during loading, the unloading (recovery) response of cartilage may also enable determination of mechanical response. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to validate the use of the recovery response for mechanical characterization of cartilage in a controlled, ex vivo environment. To do so, confined compression creep and recovery tests were conducted on cartilage explants (N = 10), and the resulting mechanical properties from both the creep and recovery phases were compared. No statistically significant differences were found in the mechanical properties between the two phases, reinforcing the hypothesis that unloading (recovery) may be a good surrogate for loading.
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Jerban S, Chang EY, Du J. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of knee joint under mechanical loading: Review. Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 65:27-36. [PMID: 31670237 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2019.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a very common disease that affects the human knee joint, particularly the articular cartilage and meniscus components which are regularly under compressive mechanical loads. Early-stage OA diagnosis is essential as it allows for timely intervention. The primary non-invasive approaches currently available for OA diagnosis include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which provides excellent soft tissue contrast at high spatial resolution. MRI-based knee investigation is usually performed on joints at rest or in a non-weight-bearing condition that does not mimic the actual physiological condition of the joint. This discrepancy may lead to missed detections of early-stage OA or of minor lesions. The mechanical properties of degenerated musculoskeletal (MSK) tissues may vary markedly before any significant morphological or structural changes detectable by MRI. Recognizing distinct deformation characteristics of these tissues under known mechanical loads may reveal crucial joint lesions or mechanical malfunctions which result from early-stage OA. This review article summarizes the large number of MRI-based investigations on knee joints under mechanical loading which have been reported in the literature including the corresponding MRI measures, the MRI-compatible devices employed, and potential challenges due to the limitations of clinical MRI sequences.
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- Saeed Jerban
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; Radiology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Roberts HM, Law RJ, Thom JM. The time course and mechanisms of change in biomarkers of joint metabolism in response to acute exercise and chronic training in physiologic and pathological conditions. Eur J Appl Physiol 2019; 119:2401-2420. [PMID: 31650307 PMCID: PMC6858392 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04232-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The benefits of exercise across the lifespan and for a wide spectrum of health and diseases are well known. However, there remains less clarity as to the effects of both acute and chronic exercise on joint health. Serum biomarkers of joint metabolism are sensitive to change and have the potential to differentiate between normal and adverse adaptations to acute and chronic load. Therefore, the primary objective of this review is to evaluate how serum biomarkers can inform our understanding of how exercise affects joint metabolism. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was completed to identify joint biomarkers previously used to investigate acute and chronic exercise training. RESULTS Identified biomarkers included those related to joint cartilage, bone, synovium, synovial fluid, and inflammation. However, current research has largely focused on the response of serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) to acute loading in healthy young individuals. Studies demonstrate how acute loading transiently increases serum COMP (i.e., cartilage metabolism), which is mostly dependent on the duration of exercise. This response does not appear to be associated with any lasting deleterious changes, cartilage degradation, or osteoarthritis. CONCLUSION Several promising biomarkers for assessing joint metabolism exist and may in future enhance our understanding of the physiological response to acute and chronic exercise. Defining 'normal' and 'abnormal' biomarker responses to exercise and methodological standardisation would greatly improve the potential of research in this area to understand mechanisms and inform practice.
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- Harry M Roberts
- School of Biosciences and Medicine, University of Surrey, The Leggett Building, Daphne Jackson Road, Guildford, GU2 7WG, UK.
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- North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, School of Health Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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Bratke G, Bruggemann GP, Willwacher S, Mählich D, Trudeau MB, Rohr E, Weir G, Maintz D, Hamill J. Does footwear affect articular cartilage volume change after a prolonged run? Scand J Med Sci Sports 2019; 30:332-338. [PMID: 31605631 DOI: 10.1111/sms.13576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate knee intra-articular cartilage volume changes after a prolonged running bout in three footwear conditions. Twelve participants performed 75-minute running bouts in the three footwear conditions. Before and after each running bout, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were obtained using a high-resolution 3.0 Tesla MRI. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the cartilage plates of the patella, the femur, and the tibia was created to quantify cartilage volume change due to the 75-minute running bout. Three-dimensional biomechanical data were also collected using an integrated motion capture and force treadmill system. There were no statistically significant differences among shoe conditions for all anatomical regions. However, significant cartilage volume reductions at all anatomical sites were observed after the 75-minute running bout in each footwear condition. These data suggest that the intra-articular knee cartilage undergoes a significant reduction in cartilage volume during a prolonged run that may indicate an increase in joint loading. There was a considerable variation in cartilage volume between participants across footwear conditions indicating an individual cartilage volume response to footwear. An individualistic approach to footwear recommendations may help in minimizing this change in cartilage.
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- Grischa Bratke
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopedics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopedics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopedics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Brooks Running Inc, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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Cumulative load reflects the total accumulated load across a loading exposure. Estimated cumulative load can identify individuals with or at risk for pathology. However, there is no research into the accuracy of the estimated cumulative load. This study determined: (1) which impulses, from a 500 revolution bicycling activity, accurately estimate cumulative pedal reaction force; and (2) how many impulses are required to accurately estimate cumulative pedal reaction force over 500 revolutions. Twenty-four healthy adults (mean 23.4 [SD 3.1] years; 11 men) participated. Participants performed three bicycling bouts of 10-min in duration and were randomized to one of two groups (group 1 = self-selected power and prescribed cadence of 80 revolutions per minute; group 2 = prescribed power of 100 W and self-selected cadence). The first 10 revolutions (2%) of the normal pedal reaction force (PRFN) and resultant pedal reaction force (PRFR), and the first five revolutions (1%) of the anterior-posterior reaction force (PRFAP) over-estimated cumulative load. The PRFN, PRFAP, and PRFR required 80 revolutions (16%), 320 revolutions (64%) and 65 revolutions (13%), respectively, to accurately estimate cumulative load across 500 cycles. These findings highlight that the context and amount of data collected are important in producing accurate estimates of cumulative load.
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- Anthony A Gatti
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University; 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo; 200 University Ave, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Pflieger I, Stolberg-Stolberg J, Foehr P, Kuntz L, Tübel J, Grosse CU, Burgkart R. Full biomechanical mapping of the ovine knee joint to determine creep-recovery, stiffness and thickness variation. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2019; 67:1-7. [PMID: 31054436 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clinical cartilage repair strategies can be tested using the sheep model as suggest by the European Medicines Agency. To characterize variation within the joint a full biomechanical mapping is necessary. The aim of this study is to establish a loading model, to map regional differences within the knee and determine reference areas for area specific replacement techniques. METHODS A porous indenter was selected to evaluate 22 defined test locations (femoral condyles, tibia plateau, patella, femoral groove) on ovine knees (n = 7). A high-dynamic force-controlled micro creep and creep-recovery indentation test system applied five loading (0.11 MPa) and unloading (5.6 kPa) cycles for 60 s each and recorded creep-recovery. Needle indentation was used to measure cartilage thickness and calculate total strain. FINDINGS Steady state behaviour was observed from the third cycle and further evaluated. Little variation of stiffness in N/mm was found within the patella (4.3SD0.5) and femoral groove (8.1SD0.7) compared to larger variations in the femur (7.9SD2.0) and tibia (7.5SD3.2). Creep indentation showed values of 14.5%(SD2.7%) for the patella and 17.4%(SD3%) for the femoral grove opposed to 13.4%(SD4.3%) for the femoral condyles and 21.8%(SD6.6%) for the tibia plateau. Similar trends were observed analysing creep-recovery. Values were normalized to cartilage thickness which ranged between 0.36 mm and 1.14 mm. INTERPRETATION Our setup allows a reliable evaluation of zonal differences. Homogenous biomechanical behaviour is found within the patella and femoral groove whereas significant biomechanical variation within the femoral condyles and tibia plateau indicates the need for site-specific cartilage repair products.
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- Iris Pflieger
- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; Department of Trauma Surgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Professor-Küntscher-Str. 8, 82418 Murnau, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building W1, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; Chair of Non-destructive Testing, Technical University of Munich, Baumbachstr. 7, 81245 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Non-destructive Testing, Technical University of Munich, Baumbachstr. 7, 81245 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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Lange T, Taghizadeh E, Knowles BR, Südkamp NP, Zaitsev M, Meine H, Izadpanah K. Quantification of patellofemoral cartilage deformation and contact area changes in response to static loading via high-resolution MRI with prospective motion correction. J Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 50:1561-1570. [PMID: 30903682 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Higher-resolution MRI of the patellofemoral cartilage under loading is hampered by subject motion since knee flexion is required during the scan. PURPOSE To demonstrate robust quantification of cartilage compression and contact area changes in response to in situ loading by means of MRI with prospective motion correction and regularized image postprocessing. STUDY TYPE Cohort study. SUBJECTS Fifteen healthy male subjects. FIELD STRENGTH 3 T. SEQUENCE Spoiled 3D gradient-echo sequence augmented with prospective motion correction based on optical tracking. Measurements were performed with three different loads (0/200/400 N). ASSESSMENT Bone and cartilage segmentation was performed manually and regularized with a deep-learning approach. Average patellar and femoral cartilage thickness and contact area were calculated for the three loading situations. Reproducibility was assessed via repeated measurements in one subject. STATISTICAL TESTS Comparison of the three loading situations was performed by Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. RESULTS Regularization using a deep convolutional neural network reduced the variance of the quantified relative load-induced changes of cartilage thickness and contact area compared to purely manual segmentation (average reduction of standard deviation by ∼50%) and repeated measurements performed on the same subject demonstrated high reproducibility of the method. For the three loading situations (0/200/400 N), the patellofemoral cartilage contact area as well as the mean patellar and femoral cartilage thickness were significantly different from each other (P < 0.05). While the patellofemoral cartilage contact area increased under loading (by 14.5/19.0% for loads of 200/400 N), patellar and femoral cartilage thickness exhibited a load-dependent thickness decrease (patella: -4.4/-7.4%, femur: -3.4/-7.1% for loads of 200/400 N). DATA CONCLUSION MRI with prospective motion correction enables quantitative evaluation of patellofemoral cartilage deformation and contact area changes in response to in situ loading. Regularizing the manual segmentations using a neural network enables robust quantification of the load-induced changes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;50:1561-1570.
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- Thomas Lange
- Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Image Computing Group, Department of Informatics, University of Bremen, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Image Computing Group, Department of Informatics, University of Bremen, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Culvenor AG, Eckstein F, Wirth W, Lohmander LS, Frobell R. Loss of patellofemoral cartilage thickness over 5 years following ACL injury depends on the initial treatment strategy: results from the KANON trial. Br J Sports Med 2019; 53:1168-1173. [PMID: 30737199 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate changes in patellofemoral cartilage thickness over 5 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and to determine the impact of treatment strategy. METHODS 121 adults (ages 18-35 years, 26% women) had an ACL injury and participated in the KANON randomised controlled trial. Of those, 117 had available MRIs at baseline (<4 weeks post-ACL rupture) and at least one follow-up measurement (2, 5 years). Patellofemoral cartilage thickness was analysed by manual segmentation (blinded to acquisition order). Patellar, trochlear and total patellofemoral cartilage thickness changes were compared between as-randomised (rehabilitation+early ACL reconstruction (ACLR) (n=59) vs rehabilitation+optional delayed ACLR (n=58)) and as-treated groups (rehabilitation+early ACLR (n=59) vs rehabilitation +delayed ACLR (n=29) vs rehabilitation alone (n=29)). RESULTS Patellofemoral cartilage thickness decreased -58 µm (95% CI -104 to -11 µm) over 5 years post-ACL rupture, with the greatest loss observed in trochlea during the first 2 years. Participants randomised to rehabilitation+early ACLR had significantly greater loss of patellar cartilage thickness compared with participants randomised to rehabilitation+optional delayed ACLR over the first 2 years (-25 µm (-52, 1 µm) vs +14 µm (-6 to 34 µm), p=0.02) as well as over 5 years (-36 µm (-78 to 5 µm) vs +18 µm (-7, 42 µm), p=0.02). There were no statistically significant differences in patellofemoral cartilage thickness changes between as-treated groups. CONCLUSION Patellofemoral (particularly trochlear) cartilage thickness loss was observed in young adults following acute ACL rupture. Early ACLR was associated with greater patellofemoral (particularly patellar) cartilage thickness loss over 5 years compared with optional delayed ACLR, indicating that early surgical intervention may be associated with greater short-term structural patellofemoral cartilage deterioration compared with optional delayed surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN84752559; Post-results.
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- Adam G Culvenor
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.,Institute of Anatomy, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg and Nuremburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Anatomy, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg and Nuremburg, Salzburg, Austria.,Chondrometrics GmbH, Ainring, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg and Nuremburg, Salzburg, Austria.,Chondrometrics GmbH, Ainring, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden
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Rehabilitation before regenerative cartilage knee surgery: a new prehabilitation guideline based on the best available evidence. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2019; 139:217-230. [PMID: 30132073 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-018-3026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Focal cartilage defects are an increasingly relevant clinical problem especially in athletes. Cartilage regenerative surgery (CRS) including microfracture and autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) to treat such isolated cartilage defects in the knee joint has been well established in the last two decades. In contradiction to high-level evidence concerning the surgical technique, cell-related issues, and clinical results, the knowledge about the optimal rehabilitation process is still sparse although the importance of optimizing the rehabilitation process has recently led to new research focus in this field. The preoperative time frame may be used to start rehabilitation which may fasten the postoperative recovery and optimize clinical outcome ("Prehabilitation"-PREHAB). The aim of this article, therefore, was to review the available literature on prehabilitation concepts and to present a prehabilitation guideline for CRS patients based on the best evidence available. METHODS A systemic literature research was conducted on rehabilitation for cartilage regenerative surgery as well as prehabilitation in knee joint procedures. From the available literature a prehabilitation concept was generated and tested in 10 ACI patients. RESULTS As the literature search found no studies addressing prehabilitation in CRS patients, an evidence-based PREHAB program has been compiled based on the available evidence from (a) studies addressing postoperative rehabilitation in CRS patients and (b) PREHAB studies on other knee procedures including TKA. This presented prehabilitation guideline has been tested in > 50 CRS patients and was found to be feasible as all of the patients showed a good compliance and were able to perform the protocol as suggested. CONCLUSION The presented PREHAB regimen may serve clinicians as a guideline for early rehabilitation of their CRS patients. Obviously, further research is mandatory to quantify its clinical effect and to demonstrate its cost-effectiveness and benefits in surgically treated patients.
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Sutter EG, Liu B, Utturkar GM, Widmyer MR, Spritzer CE, Cutcliffe HC, Englander ZA, Goode AP, Garrett WE, DeFrate LE. Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency on Tibiofemoral Cartilage Thickness and Strains in Response to Hopping. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:96-103. [PMID: 30365903 PMCID: PMC6559720 DOI: 10.1177/0363546518802225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Changes in knee kinematics after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury may alter loading of the cartilage and thus affect its homeostasis, potentially leading to the development of posttraumatic osteoarthritis. However, there are limited in vivo data to characterize local changes in cartilage thickness and strain in response to dynamic activity among patients with ACL deficiency. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose was to compare in vivo tibiofemoral cartilage thickness and cartilage strain resulting from dynamic activity between ACL-deficient and intact contralateral knees. It was hypothesized that ACL-deficient knees would show localized reductions in cartilage thickness and elevated cartilage strains. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Magnetic resonance images were obtained before and after single-legged hopping on injured and uninjured knees among 8 patients with unilateral ACL rupture. Three-dimensional models of the bones and articular surfaces were created from the pre- and postactivity scans. The pre- and postactivity models were registered to each other, and cartilage strain (defined as the normalized difference in cartilage thickness pre- and postactivity) was calculated in regions across the tibial plateau, femoral condyles, and femoral cartilage adjacent to the medial intercondylar notch. These measurements were compared between ACL-deficient and intact knees. Differences in cartilage thickness and strain between knees were tested with multiple analysis of variance models with alpha set at P < .05. RESULTS Compressive strain in the intercondylar notch was elevated in the ACL-deficient knee relative to the uninjured knee. Furthermore, cartilage in the intercondylar notch and adjacent medial tibia was significantly thinner before activity in the ACL-deficient knee versus the intact knee. In these 2 regions, thinning was significantly influenced by time since injury, with patients with more chronic ACL deficiency (>1 year since injury) experiencing greater thinning. CONCLUSION Among patients with ACL deficiency, the medial femoral condyle adjacent to the intercondylar notch in the ACL-deficient knee exhibited elevated cartilage strain and loss of cartilage thickness, particularly with longer time from injury. It is hypothesized that these changes may be related to posttraumatic osteoarthritis development. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study suggests that altered mechanical loading is related to localized cartilage thinning after ACL injury.
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- E. Grant Sutter
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham,
NC
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University,
Durham, NC
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University,
Durham, NC
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham,
NC
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham,
NC,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University,
Durham, NC,Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Duke University, Durham, NC
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Collins AT, Kulvaranon ML, Cutcliffe HC, Utturkar GM, Smith WAR, Spritzer CE, Guilak F, DeFrate LE. Obesity alters the in vivo mechanical response and biochemical properties of cartilage as measured by MRI. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20:232. [PMID: 30333058 PMCID: PMC6235204 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1727-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Obesity is a primary risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, there remains a lack of in vivo data on the influence of obesity on knee cartilage mechanics and composition. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between obesity and tibiofemoral cartilage properties. Methods Magnetic resonance images (3T) of cartilage geometry (double-echo steady-state) and T1rho relaxation of the knee were obtained in healthy subjects with a normal (n = 8) or high (n = 7) body mass index (BMI) before and immediately after treadmill walking. Subjects had no history of lower limb injury or surgery. Bone and cartilage surfaces were segmented and three-dimensional models were created to measure cartilage thickness and strain. T1rho relaxation times were measured before exercise in both the tibial and femoral cartilage in order to characterize biochemical composition. Body fat composition was also measured. Results Subjects with a high BMI exhibited significantly increased tibiofemoral cartilage strain and T1rho relaxation times (P <0.05). Tibial pre-exercise cartilage thickness was also affected by BMI (P <0.05). Correlational analyses revealed that pre-exercise tibial cartilage thickness decreased with increasing BMI (R2 = 0.43, P <0.01) and body fat percentage (R2 = 0.58, P <0.01). Tibial and femoral cartilage strain increased with increasing BMI (R2 = 0.45, P <0.01; R2 = 0.51, P <0.01, respectively) and increasing body fat percentage (R2 = 0.40, P <0.05; R2 = 0.38, P <0.05, respectively). Additionally, tibial T1rho was positively correlated with BMI (R2 = 0.39, P <0.05) and body fat percentage (R2 = 0.47, P <0.01). Conclusions Strains and T1rho relaxation times in the tibiofemoral cartilage were increased in high BMI subjects compared with normal BMI subjects. Additionally, pre-exercise tibial cartilage thickness decreased with obesity. Reduced proteoglycan content may be indicative of pre-symptomatic osteoarthritic degeneration, resulting in reduced cartilage thickness and increased deformation of cartilage in response to loading.
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- Amber T Collins
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Campus Box 90281, 101 Science Drive, Durham, 27708, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University, Box 3808, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, 27710, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Campus Box 8233, Couch Research Building, Room 3121, St. Louis, 63110, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Campus Box 90281, 101 Science Drive, Durham, 27708, NC, USA. .,Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Campus Box 90300, Hudson Hall, Durham, 27708, NC, USA.
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Association of childhood adiposity measures with adulthood knee cartilage defects and bone marrow lesions: a 25-year cohort study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018; 26:1055-1062. [PMID: 29775733 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the associations between childhood adiposity measures and adulthood knee cartilage defects and bone marrow lesions (BMLs) measured 25 years later. METHODS 327 participants from the Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey (ASHFS) of 1985 (aged 7-15 years) were followed up 25 years later (aged 31-41 years). Childhood measures (weight, height and skinfolds) were collected in 1985. Body mass index (BMI), overweight status and fat mass were calculated. Participants underwent 1.5 T knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during 2008-2010, and cartilage defects and BMLs were scored from knee MRI scans. Log binomial regressions were used to examine the associations. RESULTS Among 327 participants (47.1% females), 21 (6.4%) were overweight in childhood. Childhood adiposity measures were associated with the increased risk of adulthood patellar cartilage defects (Weight relative risk (RR) 1.05/kg, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.09; BMI 1.10/kg/m2, 1.01-1.19; Overweight 2.22/yes, 1.21-4.08; fat mass 1.11/kg, 1.01-1.22), but not tibiofemoral cartilage defects. Childhood adiposity measures were not significantly associated with adulthood knee BMLs except for the association between childhood overweight status and adulthood patellar BMLs (RR 2.87/yes, 95% CI 1.10-7.53). These significant associations persisted after adjustment for corresponding adulthood adiposity measure. CONCLUSION Childhood adiposity measures were associated with the increased risk of adulthood patellar cartilage defects and, to a lesser extent, BMLs, independent of adulthood adiposity measures. These results suggest that adiposity in childhood has long-term effects on patellar structural abnormalities in young adults.
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Bricca A, Juhl CB, Steultjens M, Wirth W, Roos EM. Impact of exercise on articular cartilage in people at risk of, or with established, knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Br J Sports Med 2018; 53:940-947. [PMID: 29934429 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of knee joint loading exercise on articular cartilage in people at risk of, or with established, knee osteoarthritis (OA) by conducting a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). DESIGN We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. DATA SOURCES We performed a literature search with no restriction on publication year or language in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science up to September 2017. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA RCTs investigating the impact of exercise on MRI-assessed articular cartilage in people over 18 years of age. RESULTS We included nine trials, including a total of 14 comparisons of cartilage morphometry, morphology and composition outcomes, of which two included participants at increased risk of knee OA and 12 included participants with knee OA. In participants at increased risk, one study comparison reported no effect on cartilage defects and one had positive effects on glycosaminoglycans (GAG). In participants with OA, six study comparisons reported no effect on cartilage thickness, volume or defects; one reported a negative effect and one no effect on GAG; two reported a positive effect and two no effect on collagen. CONCLUSIONS Knee joint loading exercise seems to not be harmful for articular cartilage in people at increased risk of, or with, knee OA. However, the quality of evidence was low, including some interventions studying activities considered outside the therapeutic loading spectrum to promote cartilage health.
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- University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Paracelsus Medical University (PMU) Salzburg and Nuremberg, Salzburg, Austria.,Medical Data Processing, Chondrometrics GmbH, Ainring, Germany
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- University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Harkey MS, Blackburn JT, Hackney AC, Lewek MD, Schmitz RJ, Nissman D, Pietrosimone B. Comprehensively Assessing the Acute Femoral Cartilage Response and Recovery after Walking and Drop-Landing: An Ultrasonographic Study. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2018; 44:311-320. [PMID: 29198383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We compared the acute response and recovery of ultrasonography (US) cartilage outcomes (i.e., thickness, cross-sectional area, and echo intensity) between walking, drop-landing and control conditions in 43 young adults with no history of lower extremity injury. A femoral cartilage US assessment was performed before and after each condition to determine the acute cartilage response and recovery at 15, 30 and 45 min. Percentage change scores from pre- to all post-time points were used for analysis. Acute cartilage response and recovery were analyzed with a 3 × 4 (condition × time) repeated-measures analysis of variance. Greater deformation of the medial and lateral femoral cartilage was observed immediately after both the walking and drop-landing conditions compared with the control condition. Cartilage deformation after the drop-landing condition required longer time to recover compared with the walking condition. The femoral cartilage deformation was not accompanied by concurrent alterations in cartilage echo intensity.
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- Matthew S Harkey
- Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Department of Exercise and Sports Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Exercise and Sports Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Exercise and Sports Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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