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Kroupa KR, Gangi LR, Zimmerman BK, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. Superficial zone chondrocytes can get compacted under physiological loading: A multiscale finite element analysis. Acta Biomater 2023; 163:248-258. [PMID: 36243365 PMCID: PMC10324087 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.10.013] [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: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Recent in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated that superficial zone (SZ) chondrocytes within articular layers of diarthrodial joints die under normal physiologic loading conditions. In order to further explore the implications of this observation in future investigations, we first needed to understand the mechanical environment of SZ chondrocytes that might cause them to die under physiological sliding contact conditions. In this study we performed a multiscale finite element analysis of articular contact to track the temporal evolution of a SZ chondrocyte's interstitial fluid pressure, hydraulic permeability, and volume under physiologic loading conditions. The effect of the pericellular matrix modulus and permeability was parametrically investigated. Results showed that SZ chondrocytes can lose ninety percent of their intracellular fluid after several hours of intermittent or continuous contact loading, resulting in a reduction of intracellular hydraulic permeability by more than three orders of magnitude. These findings are consistent with loss of cell viability due to the impediment of cellular metabolic pathways induced by the loss of fluid. They suggest that there is a simple mechanical explanation for the vulnerability of SZ chondrocytes to sustained physiological loading conditions. Future studies will focus on validating these specific findings experimentally. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: As with any mechanical system, normal 'wear and tear' of cartilage tissue lining joints is expected. Yet incidences of osteoarthritis are uncommon in individuals younger than 45. This counter-intuitive observation suggests there must be an intrinsic repair mechanism compensating for this wear and tear over many decades of life. Recent experimental studies have shown superficial zone chondrocytes die under physiologic loading conditions, suggesting that this repair mechanism may involve cell replenishment. To better understand the mechanical environment of these cells, we performed a multiscale computational analysis of articular contact under loading. Results indicated that normal activities like walking or standing can induce significant loss of intracellular fluid volume, potentially hindering metabolic activity and fluid transport properties, and causing cell death.
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- Kimberly R Kroupa
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, 220 S.W. Mudd, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 351 Engineering Terrace, 1210 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, 220 S.W. Mudd, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 351 Engineering Terrace, 1210 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street PH 11 - Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, 220 S.W. Mudd, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 351 Engineering Terrace, 1210 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Pellicore MJ, Gangi LR, Murphy LA, Lee AJ, Jacobsen T, Kenawy HM, Shah RP, Chahine NO, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. Toward defining the role of the synovium in mitigating normal articular cartilage wear and tear. J Biomech 2023; 148:111472. [PMID: 36753853 PMCID: PMC10295808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111472] [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: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cartilage repair has been studied extensively in the context of injury and disease, but the joint's management of regular sub-injurious damage to cartilage, or 'wear and tear,' which occurs due to normal activity, is poorly understood. We hypothesize that this cartilage maintenance is mediated in part by cells derived from the synovium that migrate to the worn articular surface. Here, we demonstrate in vitro that the early steps required for such a process can occur. First, we show that under physiologic mechanical loads, chondrocyte death occurs in the cartilage superficial zone along with changes to the cartilage surface topography. Second, we show that synoviocytes are released from the synovial lining under physiologic loads and attach to worn cartilage. Third, we show that synoviocytes parachuted onto a simulated or native cartilage surface will modify their behavior. Specifically, we show that synoviocyte interactions with chondrocytes lead to changes in synoviocyte mechanosensitivity, and we demonstrate that cartilage-attached synoviocytes can express COL2A1, a hallmark of the chondrogenic phenotype. Our findings suggest that synoviocyte-mediated repair of cartilage 'wear and tear' as a component of joint homeostasis is feasible and is deserving of future study.
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- Matthew J Pellicore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Munsch AE, Pietrosimone B, Franz JR. Walking speed does not affect net vastus lateralis fascicle length change on average during weight acceptance. J Biomech 2022; 144:111300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Quadriceps Muscle Action and Association With Knee Joint Biomechanics in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Appl Biomech 2022; 38:328-335. [PMID: 36007878 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2021-0381] [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: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Insufficient quadriceps force production and altered knee joint biomechanics after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) may contribute to a heightened risk of osteoarthritis. Quadriceps muscle lengthening dynamics affect force production and knee joint loading; however, no study to our knowledge has quantified in vivo quadriceps dynamics during walking in individuals with ACLR or examined correlations with joint biomechanics. Our purpose was to quantify bilateral vastus lateralis (VL) fascicle length change and the association thereof with gait biomechanics during weight acceptance in individuals with ACLR. The authors hypothesized that ACLR limbs would exhibit more fascicle lengthening than contralateral limbs. The authors also hypothesized that ACLR limbs would exhibit positive correlations between VL fascicle lengthening and knee joint biomechanics during weight acceptance in walking. The authors quantified VL contractile dynamics via cine B-mode ultrasound imaging in 18 individuals with ACLR walking on an instrumented treadmill. In partial support of our hypothesis, ACLR limb VL fascicles activated without length change on average during weight acceptance while fascicle length on the contralateral limb decreased on average. The authors found a positive association between fascicle lengthening and increase in knee extensor moments in both limbs. Our results suggest that examining quadriceps muscle dynamics may elucidate underlying mechanisms relevant to osteoarthritis.
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Morais GP, Chemerka C, Masson A, Seerattan RA, da Rocha AL, Krawetz R, da Silva ASR, Herzog W. Excessive downhill training leads to early onset of knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2021; 29:870-881. [PMID: 33798706 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with the release of degradative enzymes leading to osteoarthritis (OA) development. Although physical exercise (PE) is generally recognized as beneficial for OA symptoms, excessive training workload and eccentric muscular exercise have increased OA risk. Here, we investigated the effects of excessive exercise workload and exercise type on systemic inflammation and knee joint OA. METHODS Mice were divided into five groups: sedentary (SED), uphill training (TRU), downhill training (TRD), excessive uphill training (ETU), and excessive downhill training (ETD) for an 8-week training intervention protocol. RESULTS ETD group had increased pro-inflammatory cytokines in serum, vastus lateralis (VL), and vastus medialis (VM) muscles, while ETU group mice had increased cytokine levels in the VL and VM. Total knee joint OARSI score were more significant in ETD group compared to SED and TRU groups. They were also more meaningful for the medial tibial plateau of ETD group compared to SED group. MMP-3 and cleaved Caspase-3 were higher in the ETD group than the SED and TRU group, while Adamts-5 was higher in the ETD group than the SED group. TRU group had increased PRG-4 levels compared to ETU and ETD group. ETD group had decreased total bone volume, trabecular bone volume, and cortical thickness compared to SED group. CONCLUSION Excessive downhill training induced a chronic pro-inflammatory state in mice and was associated with early signs of cartilage and bone degeneration that are clinical indicators of knee OA.
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- G P Morais
- Postgraduate Program in Physical Education and Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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- Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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- Postgraduate Program in Physical Education and Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Biomechanics Laboratory, School of Sports, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil.
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Abughazaleh N, Abusara Z, Krawetz R, Herzog W. The influence of maximal and submaximal cyclic concentric and eccentric exercise on chondrocyte death and synovial fluid proteins in the rabbit knee. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2020; 78:105095. [PMID: 32590144 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.105095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanical stimulation of joints regulates the biosynthetic activity of chondrocytes. It has been argued that excessive loading might cause chondrocyte death, leading to degeneration of cartilage and cause osteoarthritis. The aims of this study were to apply a high, short-term loading, and a low intensity, long-term loading protocol to intact joints in life animals and determine changes in synovial fluid and the percentage of dead cells in rabbit knee cartilage. METHOD Nine rabbits were subjected to unilateral exercise loading consisting of five sets of 10 maximal eccentric knee contractions. Another 6 rabbits were subjected to submaximal concentric contractions for 30 min at 20% of the maximum isometric knee extensor force. Contralateral joints served as unloaded controls. Cell viability was assessed using confocal microscopy. Synovial fluid was analyzed for total protein concentration and total number of identifiable proteins and was compared to protein content of control rabbits (n = 4). FINDINGS Neither the high-intensity, short-term nor the low-intensity, long-term loading protocol caused increased chondrocyte death compared to the unloaded control joints. Total synovial fluid protein concentration was the same before and after exercise. Following the high-intensity exercise protocol, the number of identifiable proteins was decreased, while following the low-intensity exercise protocol, the number of identifiable proteins was increased compared to control. INTERPRETATION Chondrocytes are well protected in the intact joint and withstood maximal eccentric muscular loading, and maximal endurance loading. Synovial fluid protein content was changed after exercise, and these changes depended crucially on the type of loading.
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- Nada Abughazaleh
- Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Advanced Imaging and Histopathology Core, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Biomechanics Laboratory, School of Sports, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
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Han SW, Sawatsky A, de Brito Fontana H, Herzog W. Contribution of individual quadriceps muscles to knee joint mechanics. J Exp Biol 2019; 222:jeb.188292. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.188292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Many attempts have been made to determine the contribution of individual muscles in an agonistic group to the mechanics of joints. However, previous approaches had the limitations that muscles often could not be controlled in a precise manner, that individual muscles in an agonistic group could not be activated individually, and that individual muscle contributions could not be measured in an actively contracting agonistic group. Here, we introduce a surgical approach that allows for controlled activation of individual muscles of an agonistic group. The approach is illustrated for the vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), and rectus femoris (RF) of the rabbit quadriceps femoris group. We provide exemplar results for potential applications of the approach, such as measuring the pressure distribution in the patellofemoral joint, and the torque–angle relationship of VL, VM and RF when activated individually and when the three muscles are activated simultaneously.
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- Seong-won Han
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Morphological Sciences Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Menisci in the knee joint are thought to provide stability, increased contact area, decreased contact pressures, and offer protection to the underlying articular cartilage and bone during joint loading. Meniscal loss or injury is typically accompanied by degenerative changes in the knee, leading to an increased risk for osteoarthritis in animals including humans. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying joint degeneration and the development of osteoarthritis remain largely unknown, and the acute effects of meniscal loss have not been studied systematically. We developed a microscopy-based system to study microscale joint mechanics in living mice loaded by controlled muscular contractions. Here, we show how meniscal loss is associated with rapid chondrocyte death (necrosis) in articular cartilage within hours of injury, and how intact menisci protect chondrocytes in vivo in the presence of intense muscle-based joint loading and/or injury to the articular cartilage. Our findings suggest that loading the knee after meniscal loss is associated with extensive cell death in intact and injured knees, and that early treatment interventions should be aimed at preventing chondrocyte death.
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Bourne DA, Moo EK, Herzog W. Cartilage and chondrocyte response to extreme muscular loading and impact loading: Can in vivo pre-load decrease impact-induced cell death? Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2015; 30:537-45. [PMID: 25957254 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impact loading causes cartilage damage and cell death. Pre-loading prior to impact loading may protect cartilage and chondrocytes. However, there is no systematic evidence and understanding of the effects of pre-load strategies on cartilage damage and chondrocyte death. This study aimed at determining the effects of the pre-load history on impact-induced chondrocyte death in an intact joint. METHODS Patellofemoral joints from 42 rabbits were loaded by controlled quadriceps muscle contractions and an external impacter. Two extreme muscular loading conditions were used: (i) a short-duration, high intensity, static muscle contraction, and (ii) a long-duration, low-intensity, cyclic muscle loading protocol. A 5-Joule centrally-oriented, gravity-accelerated impact load was applied to the joints. Chondrocyte viability was quantified following the muscular loading protocols, following application of the isolated impact loads, and following application of the impact loads that were preceded by the muscular pre-loads. Joint contact pressures were measured for all loading conditions by a pressure-sensitive film. FINDINGS Comparing to cartilage injured by impact loading alone, cartilage pre-loaded by static, maximal intensity, short-term muscle loads had lower cell death, while cartilage pre-loaded by repetitive, low-intensity, long-term muscular loads has higher cell death. The locations of peak joint contact pressures were not strongly correlated with the locations of greatest cell death occurrence. INTERPRETATION Static, high intensity, short muscular pre-load protected cells from impact injury, whereas repetitive, low intensity, prolonged muscular pre-loading to the point of muscular fatigue left the chondrocytes vulnerable to injury. However, cell death seems to be unrelated to the peak joint pressures.
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- Douglas A Bourne
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Egloff C, Sawatsky A, Leonard T, Fung T, Valderrabano V, Herzog W. Alterations in patellofemoral kinematics following vastus medialis transection in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient rabbit knee. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2014; 29:577-82. [PMID: 24703827 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and quadriceps muscle weakness are considered to be important risk factors for aberrant patellar tracking and subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis. However, data from in vivo experiments looking at dynamic patellar joint kinematics and muscle force are scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of anterior cruciate ligament transection and loss of vastus medialis force on patellar tracking in the rabbit knee in vivo. METHODS Eight skeletally mature New Zealand White Rabbits, weighing 6.0kg (0.6kg standard deviation) were used. The experimental trials consisted of active, concentric and eccentric movements of the knee joint. Measurements were performed with the intact, the anterior cruciate ligament deficient, and the vastus medialis transected knee. Patellofemoral kinematics (shift, rotation) were quantified from high speed video. FINDINGS Following anterior cruciate ligament transection, patellar tracking occurred more laterally, and caused a significant lateral rotation of the patella. The addition of vastus medialis transection did not alter patellar tracking or rotation significantly for any of the force-matched experimental conditions. INTERPRETATION The loss of the anterior cruciate ligament results in lateral patellar shift and rotation while the loss of vastus medialis muscle force does not affect patellar tracking or rotation in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee. We suggest that the current results should be considered carefully in future interpretations of knee extensor imbalance. More research is needed to describe the contribution of vastus medialis muscle strength to medial patellofemoral stability and confirm these results in the human knee.
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- Christian Egloff
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Orthopaedic Department, University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Statistics, Information Technologies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Orthopaedic Department, University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Ozawa J, Kaneguchi A, Tanaka R, Kawamata S, Kurose T, Moriyama H, Kito N, Kawaguchi N, Matsuura N. Interaction between gastrocnemius muscle weakness and moderate exercise deteriorates joint integrity in rat knee. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2014; 25:e11-9. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.12195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- J. Ozawa
- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation; Hiroshima International University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Technology and Health Welfare Sciences; Hiroshima International University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation; Hiroshima International University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences; Kobe University; Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation; Hiroshima International University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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Kulmala JP, Äyrämö S, Avela J. Knee extensor and flexor dominant gait patterns increase the knee frontal plane moment during walking. J Orthop Res 2013; 31:1013-9. [PMID: 23417834 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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High gait-induced knee frontal plane moment is linked with the development of knee osteoarthritis. Gait patterns across the normal population exhibit large inter-individual variabilities especially at the knee sagittal plane moment profile during loading response and terminal stance phase. However, the effects of different gait patterns on this moment remain unknown. Therefore, we examined whether different gait patterns are associated with atypically high knee frontal plane moments. Profiles of knee joint moments divided a sample of 24 subjects into three subgroups (11, 7, 6) through cluster analysis. Kinetics, kinematics, and spatio-temporal parameters were compared among clusters. Subjects who showed a typical sagittal plane moment pattern (n = 11) had 43% lower first peak of knee frontal plane moment compared to the cluster, which showed the dominance of the knee extensor moment during stance phase (n = 7, p < 0.01). In addition, a typical gait pattern cluster had 44% lower second peak knee frontal plane moment than the cluster, which showed the dominance of the knee flexor moment during the terminal stance phase (n = 6, p < 0.05). These findings indicate that different knee strategies driving gait considerably impact knee loading, suggesting that knee extensor and flexor dominant gait patterns demonstrate atypically high knee frontal plane moments. People in these subgroups may, therefore, be at higher risk of developing knee osteoarthritis.
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- Juha-Pekka Kulmala
- Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Rautpohjan Katu 8A, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Horisberger M, Fortuna R, Valderrabano V, Herzog W. Long-term repetitive mechanical loading of the knee joint by in vivo muscle stimulation accelerates cartilage degeneration and increases chondrocyte death in a rabbit model. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2013; 28:536-43. [PMID: 23701865 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Excessive chronic loading is thought to be one factor responsible for the onset of osteoarthritis. For example, studies using treadmill running have shown an increased risk for osteoarthritis, thereby suggesting that muscle-induced joint loading may play a role in osteoarthritis onset and progression. However, in these studies, muscle-induced loading was not carefully quantified. Here, we present a model of controlled muscular loading which allows for the accurate quantification of joint loading. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of long-term, cyclic, isometric and dynamic, muscle-induced joint loading of physiologic magnitude but excessive intensity on cartilage integrity and cell viability in the rabbit knee. METHODS 24 rabbits were divided into an (i) eccentric, (ii) concentric, or (iii) isometric knee extensor contraction group (50 min of cyclic, submaximal stimulation 3 times/week for four weeks=19,500 cycles) controlled by the stimulation of a femoral nerve cuff electrode on the right hind limb. The contralateral knee was used as a non-loaded control. The knee articular cartilages were analysed by confocal microscopy for chondrocyte death, and histologically for Mankin Score, cartilage thickness and cell density. FINDINGS All loaded knees had significantly increased cell death rates and Mankin Scores compared to the non-loaded joints. Cartilage thicknesses did not systematically differ between loaded and control joints. INTERPRETATION Chondrocyte death and Mankin Scores were significantly increased in the loaded joints, thereby linking muscular exercise of physiologic magnitude but excessive intensity to cartilage degeneration and cell death in the rabbit knee.
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- Monika Horisberger
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Abusara Z, Krawetz R, Steele B, DuVall M, Schmidt T, Herzog W. Muscular loading of joints triggers cellular secretion of PRG4 into the joint fluid. J Biomech 2013; 46:1225-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Leumann A, Fortuna R, Leonard T, Valderrabano V, Herzog W. Dynamic in-vivo force transfer in the lapine knee loaded by quadriceps muscle contraction. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2013; 28:199-204. [PMID: 23312211 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The rabbit knee is a frequently used model for experimental osteoarthritis (OA). Despite the acknowledged importance of joint loading in the onset and progression of OA, the load transfer in the three compartments of the intact rabbit knee remains unknown. Therefore, this study was aimed at determining load transfer in the three compartments for isometric, concentric, and eccentric knee extensor contractions. METHODS Maximal and sub-maximal isometric, concentric, and eccentric knee extensor contractions were produced by electrical stimulation of the femoral nerve in 13 rabbits. Knee extensor forces were measured using a custom-built servomotor. Contact areas and pressure distributions were measured in the patello-femoral, and the medial and lateral tibio-femoral joints using Fuji Presensor film. FINDINGS Contact areas and peak pressures increased with increasing quadriceps forces for all compartments. Maximal knee extensor forces, joint moments, and contact pressures reached values of 504 N, 5.5 Nm and 60 MPa, respectively. Force transfer in the patello-femoral joint was about twice that observed in the individual tibio-femoral joints. During isometric contractions, force transfer was higher in the medial compared to the lateral tibio-femoral joint, while this trend was reversed for dynamic contractions. INTERPRETATION The results of this study suggest that the increasing muscular forces are transferred through an increased contact area, thereby limiting the increase in average contact pressure. These results may be used as reference data for contact pressures in the intact rabbit knee and may form the foundation for studies using the lapine knee as an experimental model of osteoarthritis.
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- Andre Leumann
- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Hamann N, Zaucke F, Heilig J, Oberländer KD, Brüggemann GP, Niehoff A. Effect of different running modes on the morphological, biochemical, and mechanical properties of articular cartilage. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2012; 24:179-88. [PMID: 22889098 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01513.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mechanical loading plays an important role not solely in cartilage development, but also in cartilage degeneration. Its adaptation behavior to mechanical loading has not been clearly delineated. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of different running modes (with different muscle contraction types) on morphological, biochemical, and mechanical properties of articular cartilage in the knee of growing rats. Thirty-six female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into a nonactive age-matched control (AMC), level (LEVEL), and 20° downhill (DOWN) running group (n = 12 each). Running groups were trained on a treadmill for 30 min/day, 5 days/week for 6 weeks. Immunohistochemical staining and analysis of expression for collagen II, collagen IX, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), and matrilin-3, histomorphometry of femoral cartilage height and femoral COMP staining height, and indentation testing of tibial articular cartilage were performed. Rats subjected to downhill running showed a significantly (P = 0.015) higher COMP staining height and a tendentially (P = 0.084) higher cartilage height in the high-weight bearing area of femoral articular cartilage. Cartilage thickness, mechanical properties, and expression of cartilage network proteins in tibial cartilage remained unaffected by different running modes. Our data suggest that joint loading induced by eccentric muscle contractions during downhill running may lead to a site-specific adaptation.
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- N Hamann
- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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