Experimental model of knee contracture in extension: its prevention using a sheet made from hyaluronic acid and carboxymethylcellulose
Tóm tắt
Treatment once extension contracture of the knee has completed is difficult and costly. The most effective treatment might be the prevention of contracture, especially after joint injury. In order to establish an effective method for contracture prevention we first made an extension contracture in rabbit knees, then studied the effect of a sheet made from hyaluronic acid and carboxymethyl cellulose (HA/CMC) for the prevention of knee contracture. One hundred and twenty two mature male Japanese white rabbits were divided into three groups: (1) group B (n=42), where bony holes were made at the medial and lateral epicondyles, (2) group H (n=40), where HA/CMC sheets were placed on the bony holes, and (3) group S (n=40),where only arthrotomy was performed. All surgical procedures were performed on the right knees. All right knees were fixed at 45° using external fixators; this is the maximum extension angle the rabbit is able to tolerate and still walk. At 1, 3, and 6 weeks after surgery, we measured the moment necessary to flex the knee using a special device. We defined the moment as flexion moment (FM). Forty four left knees were also tested as group N, not operated on and serving as the healthy side. In all groups, FM was increased parallel to the increment of flexion angle from 45° to 115°. At many flexion angles, the FM in group B was higher than those of group S at 3 and 6 weeks. The FM in group H was significantly lower than those of group B at 85° and 95° of flexion at 6 weeks after the operation. By macroscopic observation, the area and degree of adhesion were greater in group B than those of group S. In group H, adhesions around the bony hole were less evident than in group B at 6 weeks after the operation. By histological examination, dense granulation tissue was found adjacent to the bony hole in group B at 3 and 6 weeks after the operation. In contrast, in group H the amount of granulation tissue was smaller at 3 and 6 weeks after the operation than those of group B. The usage of HA/CMC sheet should be effective for prevention of contracture occurring after trauma such as treatment for intra-articular fracture.
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