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Sherman SL, Raji Y, Calcei JG, Sherman MF. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair-Here to Stay or History Repeating Itself? Clin Sports Med 2024; 43:433-448. [PMID: 38811120 DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2023.09.001] [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] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries continue to be a prevalent concern among athletes and individuals with an active lifestyle. Traditionally, the standard of care for ACL tears has involved surgical reconstruction using autograft or allograft. This article aims to provide an overview of the evolving landscape of primary ACL repair, examining the current evidence, surgical techniques, patient selection criteria, outcomes, and potential future directions in this field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Seth L Sherman
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 450 Broadway, MC 6342, Pavilion C, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 450 Broadway, MC 6342, Pavilion C, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Hanna House 6th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Richmond University Medical Center, 2052 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA
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Han M, Singh M, Karimi D, Kim JY, Flannery SW, Ecklund K, Murray MM, Fleming BC, Gholipour A, Kiapour AM. LigaNET: A multi-modal deep learning approach to predict the risk of subsequent anterior cruciate ligament injury after surgery. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.07.25.23293102. [PMID: 37546855 PMCID: PMC10402234 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.25.23293102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are a common cause of soft tissue injuries in young active individuals, leading to a significant risk of premature joint degeneration. Postoperative management of such injuries, in particular returning patients to athletic activities, is a challenge with immediate and long-term implications including the risk of subsequent injury. In this study, we present LigaNET, a multi-modal deep learning pipeline that predicts the risk of subsequent ACL injury following surgical treatment. Postoperative MRIs (n=1,762) obtained longitudinally between 3 to 24 months after ACL surgery from a cohort of 159 patients along with 11 non-imaging outcomes were used to train and test: 1) a 3D CNN to predict subsequent ACL injury from segmented ACLs, 2) a 3D CNN to predict injury from the whole MRI, 3) a logistic regression classifier predict injury from non-imaging data, and 4) a multi-modal pipeline by fusing the predictions of each classifier. The CNN using the segmented ACL achieved an accuracy of 77.6% and AUROC of 0.84, which was significantly better than the CNN using the whole knee MRI (accuracy: 66.6%, AUROC: 0.70; P<.001) and the non-imaging classifier (accuracy: 70.1%, AUROC: 0.75; P=.039). The fusion of all three classifiers resulted in highest classification performance (accuracy: 80.6%, AUROC: 0.89), which was significantly better than each individual classifier (P<.001). The developed multi-modal approach had similar performance in predicting the risk of subsequent ACL injury from any of the imaging sequences (P>.10). Our results demonstrate that a deep learning approach can achieve high performance in identifying patients at high risk of subsequent ACL injury after surgery and may be used in clinical decision making to improve postoperative management (e.g., safe return to sports) of ACL injured patients.
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- Mo Han
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, 1 Hoppin St, Providence RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, 1 Hoppin St, Providence RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Menghini D, Kaushal SG, Flannery SW, Ecklund K, Murray MM, Fleming BC, Kiapour AM, Proffen B, Sant N, Portilla G, Sanborn R, Freiberger C, Henderson R, Barnett S, Yen YM, Kramer DE, Micheli LJ. Changes in the Cross-Sectional Profile of Treated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Within 2 Years After Surgery. Orthop J Sports Med 2022; 10:23259671221127326. [PMID: 36263311 PMCID: PMC9575446 DOI: 10.1177/23259671221127326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background: The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and
reconstructed graft has direct implications on its strength and knee
function. Little is known regarding how the CSA changes along the ligament
length and how those changes vary between treated and native ligaments over
time. Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that (1) the CSA of reconstructed ACLs and restored ACLs
via bridge-enhanced ACL restoration (BEAR) is heterogeneous along the
length. (2) Differences in CSA between treated and native ACLs decrease over
time. (3) CSA of the surgically treated ACLs is correlated significantly
with body size (ie, height, weight, body mass index) and knee size (ie,
bicondylar and notch width). Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging scans of treated and contralateral knees of 98
patients (n = 33 ACL reconstruction, 65 BEAR) at 6, 12, and 24 months
post-operation were used to measure the ligament CSA at 1% increments along
the ACL length (tibial insertion, 0%; femoral insertion, 100%). Statistical
parametric mapping was used to evaluate the differences in CSA between 6 and
24 months. Correlations between body and knee size and treated ligament CSA
along its length were also assessed. Results: Hamstring autografts had larger CSAs than native ACLs at all time points
(P < .001), with region of difference decreasing
from proximal 95% of length (6 months) to proximal 77% of length (24
months). Restored ACLs had larger CSAs than native ACLs at 6 and 12 months,
with larger than native CSA only along a small midsubstance region at 24
months (P < .001). Graft CSA was correlated
significantly with weight (6 and 12 months), bicondylar width (all time
points), and notch width (24 months). Restored ACL CSA was significantly
correlated with bicondylar width (6 months) and notch width (6 and 12
months). Conclusion: Surgically treated ACLs remodel continuously within the first 2 years after
surgery, leading to ligaments/grafts with heterogeneous CSAs along the
length, similar to the native ACL. While reconstructed ACLs remained
significantly larger, the restored ACL had a CSA profile comparable with
that of the contralateral native ACL. In addition to size and morphology
differences, there were fundamental differences in factors contributing to
CSA profile between the ACL reconstruction and BEAR procedures. Registration: NCT 02664545 (ClinicalTrials.gov
identifier).
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- Ata M. Kiapour PhD, MMSc, Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston,
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Quantifying the magnitude of local tendon injury from electrosurgical transection. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2022; 31:832-838. [PMID: 34582992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.08.020] [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: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Electrocautery is a common surgical technique and is often used during shoulder arthroplasty to elevate or transect the subscapularis tendon. The relative amount of tissue damage caused by cautery as opposed to sharp transection is not currently known. The purpose of this study was to examine local tissue damage resulting from electrocautery vs. sharp transection with a scalpel. We hypothesized that the electrosurgical unit would cause higher collateral tissue damage and cell death compared with sharp transection. METHODS Twelve cadaveric ovine shoulders were randomized to either the electrosurgical or sharp transection group. The infraspinatus tendon was isolated, and a partial-thickness transection was made using either a monopolar electrosurgical device (Bovie) or No. 10 scalpel blade. Tendon explants were then visualized with confocal microscopy to evaluate tissue architecture. A live/dead assay was performed using microscopy imaging analysis software. Comparisons between Bovie and scalpel transection were made using the Mann-Whitney U test, and the cell death percentage at standardized distances from the transection site was compared between groups using a mixed-model analysis. Significance was defined at P < .05. RESULTS The cellular and tendon fibril architecture was well maintained beyond the scalpel transection site, whereas Bovie transection disrupted the architecture beyond its transection path. The percentage of dead cells in the Bovie group (74.9% ± 31.2%) was significantly higher than that in the scalpel group (27.6% ± 29.9%, P = .0004). Compared with the transection site, the cell death percentage after Bovie transection significantly declined at 2.5 mm whereas that after scalpel transection significantly declined at 1 mm from the transection site. CONCLUSION There was a significantly higher dead cell percentage in the Bovie transection group, indicating extensive damage beyond the local incision site, compared with sharp transection. Electrosurgical transection of the ovine infraspinatus tendon ex vivo caused higher cell death and greater tissue architecture disruption compared with sharp scalpel transection.
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Spindler KP, Imrey PB, Yalcin S, Beck GJ, Calbrese G, Cox CL, Fadale PD, Farrow L, Fitch R, Flanigan D, Fleming BC, Hulstyn MJ, Jones MH, Kaeding C, Katz JN, Kriz P, Magnussen R, McErlean E, Melgaard C, Owens BD, Saluan P, Strnad G, Winalski CS, Wright R. Design Features and Rationale of the BEAR-MOON (Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network) Randomized Clinical Trial. Orthop J Sports Med 2022; 10:23259671211065447. [PMID: 35097143 PMCID: PMC8793429 DOI: 10.1177/23259671211065447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: BEAR (bridge-enhanced anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] restoration), a paradigm-shifting technology to heal midsubstance ACL tears, has been demonstrated to be effective in a single-center 2:1 randomized controlled trial (RCT) versus hamstring ACL reconstruction. Widespread dissemination of BEAR into clinical practice should also be informed by a multicenter RCT to demonstrate exportability and compare efficacy with bone--patellar tendon–bone (BPTB) ACL reconstruction, another clinically standard treatment. Purpose: To present the design and initial preparation of a multicenter RCT of BEAR versus BPTB ACL reconstruction (the BEAR: Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network [BEAR-MOON] trial). Design and analytic issues in planning the complex BEAR-MOON trial, involving the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the US Food and Drug Administration, the BEAR implant manufacturer, a data and safety monitoring board, and institutional review boards, can usefully inform both clinicians on the trial’s strengths and limitations and future investigators on planning of complex orthopaedic studies. Study Design: Clinical trial. Methods: We describe the distinctive clinical, methodological, and operational challenges of comparing the innovative BEAR procedure with the well-established BPTB operation, and we outline the clinical motivation, experimental setting, study design, surgical challenges, rehabilitation, outcome measures, and planned analysis of the BEAR-MOON trial. Results: BEAR-MOON is a 6-center, 12-surgeon, 200-patient randomized, partially blinded, noninferiority RCT comparing BEAR with BPTB ACL reconstruction for treating first-time midsubstance ACL tears. Noninferiority of BEAR relative to BPTB will be claimed if the total score on the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective knee evaluation form and the knee arthrometer 30-lb (13.61-kg) side-to-side laxity difference are both within respective margins of 16 points for the IKDC and 2.5 mm for knee laxity. Conclusion: Major issues include patient selection, need for intraoperative randomization and treatment-specific postoperative physical therapy regimens (because of fundamental differences in surgical technique, initial stability construct, and healing), and choice of noninferiority margins for short-term efficacy outcomes of a novel intervention with evident short-term advantages and theoretical, but unverified, long-term benefits on other dimensions.
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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- BEAR-MOON Design Group: All authors are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article
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Barnett SC, Murray MM, Flannery SW, Menghini D, Fleming BC, Kiapour AM, Proffen B, Sant N, Portilla G, Sanborn R, Freiberger C, Henderson R, Ecklund K, Yen YM, Kramer D, Micheli L. ACL Size, but Not Signal Intensity, Is Influenced by Sex, Body Size, and Knee Anatomy. Orthop J Sports Med 2022; 9:23259671211063836. [PMID: 34988237 PMCID: PMC8721387 DOI: 10.1177/23259671211063836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Little is known about sex-based differences in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tissue quality in vivo or the association of ACL size (ie, volume) and tissue quality (ie, normalized signal intensity on magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) with knee anatomy. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that (1) women have smaller ACLs and greater ACL normalized signal intensity compared with men, and (2) ACL size and normalized signal intensity are associated with age, activity levels, body mass index (BMI), bicondylar width, intercondylar notch width, and posterior slope of the lateral tibial plateau. Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Knee MRI scans of 108 unique ACL-intact knees (19.7 ± 5.5 years, 62 women) were used to quantify the ACL signal intensity (normalized to cortical bone), ligament volume, mean cross-sectional area, and length. Independent t tests were used to compare the MRI-based ACL parameters between sexes. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to investigate the associations between normalized signal intensity and size with age, activity levels, BMI, bicondylar width, notch width, and posterior slope of the lateral tibial plateau. Results: Compared with men, women had significantly smaller mean ACL volume (men vs women: 2028 ± 472 vs 1591 ± 405 mm3), cross-sectional area (49.4 ± 9.6 vs 41.5 ± 8.6 mm2), and length (40.8 ± 2.8 vs 38.1 ± 3.1 mm) (P < .001 for all), even after adjusting for BMI and bicondylar width. There was no difference in MRI signal intensity between men and women (1.15 ± 0.24 vs 1.12 ± 0.24, respectively; P = .555). BMI, bicondylar width, and intercondylar notch width were independently associated with a larger ACL (R2 > 0.16, P < .001). Younger age and steeper lateral tibial slope were independently associated with shorter ACL length (R2 > 0.03, P < .04). The combination of BMI and bicondylar width was predictive of ACL volume and mean cross-sectional area (R2 < 0.3). The combination of BMI, bicondylar width, and lateral tibial slope was predictive of ACL length (R2 = 0.39). Neither quantified patient characteristics nor anatomic variables were associated with signal intensity. Conclusion: Men had larger ACLs compared with women even after adjusting for BMI and knee size (bicondylar width). No sex difference was observed in signal intensity, suggesting no difference in tissue quality. The association of the intercondylar notch width and lateral tibial slope with ACL size suggests that the influence of these anatomic features on ACL injury risk may be partially explained by their effect on ACL size. Registration: NCT02292004 and NCT02664545 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).
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- Samuel C Barnett
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Members of the BEAR Trial Team are listed in the Authors section at the end of this article.,Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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ACL Repair: A Game Changer or Will History Repeat Itself? A Critical Appraisal. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10050912. [PMID: 33652689 PMCID: PMC7956607 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10050912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Until the past decade the common thought was that the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was not able to heal and restore knee stability. In this manuscript a brief review of studies of the developers and the early adaptors of four different modern ACL repair techniques are presented. The present status and considerations for the future of ACL repair and its research are shared. After promising short- to midterm ACL healing results by the developers, the results of the early adaptors show more variety in terms of rerupture and reintervention for other reasons. Risk factors for failure are a young age, high preinjury sports activity level, midsubstance ruptures and impaired integrity of the ACL bundles and the synovial sheath. There is a call for more clinical data and randomized clinical trials. Conclusion: an important finding of the past decade is that the ACL is able to heal and subsequently restabilize the knee. Patient selection is emphasized: the ideal patient is a non-high athlete older than 25 and has an acute proximal one bundle ACL rupture. Further research will have to show if ACL repair could be a game changer or if history will repeat itself.
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Beveridge JE, Proffen BL, Karamchedu NP, Chin KE, Sieker JT, Badger GJ, Kiapour AM, Murray MM, Fleming BC. Cartilage Damage Is Related to ACL Stiffness in a Porcine Model of ACL Repair. J Orthop Res 2019; 37:2249-2257. [PMID: 31125133 PMCID: PMC6739195 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Inferior anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) structural properties may inadequately restrain tibiofemoral joint motion following surgery, contributing to the increased risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Using both a direct measure of ACL linear stiffness and an in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2 *-based prediction model, we hypothesized that cartilage damage and ACL stiffness would increase over time, and that an inverse relationship between cartilage damage and ACL stiffness would emerge at a later stage of healing. After either 6, 12, or 24 weeks (w) of healing after ACL repair, ACL linear stiffness was determined from the force-displacement relationship during tensile testing ex vivo and predicted in vivo from the MRI T2 *-based multiple linear regression model in 24 Yucatan minipigs. Tibiofemoral cartilage was graded postmortem. There was no relationship between cartilage damage and ACL stiffness at 6 w (R2 = 0.04; p = 0.65), 12 w (R2 = 0.02; p = 0.77), or when the data from all animals were pooled (R2 = 0.02; p = 0.47). A significant inverse relationship between cartilage damage and ACL stiffness based on both ex vivo measurement (R2 = 0.90; p < 0.001) and in vivo MRI prediction (R2 = 0.78; p = 0.004) of ACL stiffness emerged at 24 w. This result suggests that 90% of the variability in gross cartilage changes is associated with the repaired ACL linear stiffness at 6 months of healing. Clinical Significance: Techniques that provide a higher stiffness to the repaired ACL may be required to mitigate the post-traumatic osteoarthritis commonly seen after ACL injury, and MRI T2 * can be used as a noninvasive estimation of ligament stiffness. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 37:2249-2257, 2019.
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- Jillian E. Beveridge
- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
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Kiapour AM, Ecklund K, Murray MM, Fleming BC, Freiberger C, Henderson R, Kramer D, Micheli L, Thurber L, Yen YM, Fleming BC. Changes in Cross-sectional Area and Signal Intensity of Healing Anterior Cruciate Ligaments and Grafts in the First 2 Years After Surgery. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:1831-1843. [PMID: 31166701 PMCID: PMC6599545 DOI: 10.1177/0363546519850572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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 The quality of a repaired anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or reconstructed graft is typically quantified in clinical studies by evaluating knee, lower extremity, or patient performance. However, magnetic resonance imaging of the healing ACL or graft may provide a more direct measure of tissue quality (ie, signal intensity) and quantity (ie, cross-sectional area). HYPOTHESES (1) Average cross-sectional area or signal intensity of a healing ACL after bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR) or a hamstring autograft (ACL reconstruction) will change postoperatively from 3 to 24 months. (2) The average cross-sectional area and signal intensity of the healing ligament or graft will correlate with anatomic features of the knee associated with ACL injury. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. METHODS Patients with a complete midsubstance ACL tear who were treated with either BEAR (n = 10) or ACL reconstruction (n = 10) underwent magnetic resonance imaging at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. Images were analyzed to determine the average cross-sectional area and signal intensity of the ACL or graft at each time point. ACL orientation, stump length, and bony anatomy were also assessed. RESULTS Mean cross-sectional area of the grafts was 48% to 98% larger than the contralateral intact ACLs at all time points (P < .01). The BEAR ACLs were 23% to 28% greater in cross-sectional area than the contralateral intact ACLs at 3 and 6 months (P < .02) but similar at 12 and 24 months. The BEAR ACLs were similar in sagittal orientation to the contralateral ACLs, while the grafts were 6.5° more vertical (P = .005). For the BEAR ACLs, a bigger notch correlated with a bigger cross-sectional area, while a shorter ACL femoral stump, steeper lateral tibial slope, and shallower medial tibial depth were associated with higher signal intensity (R2 > .40, P < .05). Performance of notchplasty resulted in an increased ACL cross-sectional area after the BEAR procedure (P = .007). No anatomic features were correlated with ACL graft size or signal intensity. CONCLUSION Hamstring autografts were larger in cross-sectional area and more vertically oriented than the native ACLs at 24 months after surgery. BEAR ACLs had a cross-sectional area, signal intensity, and sagittal orientation similar to the contralateral ACLs at 24 months. The early signal intensity and cross-sectional area of the repaired ACL may be affected by specific anatomic features, including lateral tibial slope and notch width-observations that deserve further study in a larger cohort of patients. REGISTRATION NCT02292004 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).
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- Ata M. Kiapour
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02818,School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02818
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Murray MM, Kiapour AM, Kalish LA, Ecklund K, Fleming BC, Henderson R, Kramer D, Micheli L, Yen YM, Fleming BC. Predictors of Healing Ligament Size and Magnetic Resonance Signal Intensity at 6 Months After Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:1361-1369. [PMID: 30986359 PMCID: PMC6497549 DOI: 10.1177/0363546519836087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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 Primary repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) augmented with a tissue engineered scaffold to facilitate ligament healing is a technique under development for patients with ACL injuries. The size (the amount of tissue) and signal intensity (the quality of tissue) of the healing ligament as visualized on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been shown to be related to its strength in large animal models. HYPOTHESIS Both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors could influence the size and signal intensity of the repaired ligament in patients at 6 months after surgery. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS 62 patients (mean age, 19.4 years; range, 14-35 years) underwent MRI of the knee 6 months after ACL repair augmented with an extracellular matrix scaffold. The signal intensity (normalized to cortical bone) and average cross-sectional area of the healing ligament were measured from the MRI stack obtained by use of a gradient echo sequence. Associations between these 2 measures and patient characteristics, which included demographic, clinical, and anatomic features, were determined by use of multivariable regression analysis. RESULTS A larger cross-sectional area of the repaired ligament at 6 months was associated with male sex, older age, and the performance of a larger notchplasty ( P < .05 for all associations). A lower signal intensity at 6 months, indicating greater similarity to normal ligament, was associated with a smaller tibial slope and greater side-to-side difference in quadriceps strength 3 months after surgery. Other factors, including preoperative body mass index, mechanism of injury, tibial stump length, and Marx activity score, were not significantly associated with either MRI parameter at 6 months. CONCLUSION Modifiable factors, including surgical notchplasty and slower recovery of quadriceps strength at 3 months, were associated with a larger cross-sectional area and improved signal intensity of the healing ACL after bridge-enhanced ACL repair in this preliminary study. Further studies to determine the optimal size of the notchplasty and the most effective postoperative rehabilitation strategy after ACL repair augmented by a scaffold are justified. REGISTRATION NCT02664545 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).
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- Martha M. Murray
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital Boston, MA 02115
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- Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children’s Hospital Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI 02818
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Murray MM, Kalish LA, Fleming BC, Flutie B, Freiberger C, Henderson RN, Perrone GS, Thurber LG, Proffen BL, Ecklund K, Kramer DE, Yen YM, Micheli LJ. Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: Two-Year Results of a First-in-Human Study. Orthop J Sports Med 2019; 7:2325967118824356. [PMID: 30923725 PMCID: PMC6431773 DOI: 10.1177/2325967118824356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Bridge-enhanced anterior cruciate ligament repair (BEAR) combines suture repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with a specific extracellular matrix scaffold (the BEAR scaffold) that is placed in the gap between the torn ends of the ACL to facilitate ligament healing. Purpose/Hypothesis The purpose of this study was to report the 12- and 24-month outcomes of patients who underwent the BEAR procedure compared with a nonrandomized concurrent control group who underwent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) with an autograft. We hypothesized that the BEAR group would have physical examination findings, patient-reported outcomes, and adverse events that were similar to those of the ACLR group. Study Design Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods Ten patients underwent BEAR, and 10 underwent ACLR with a 4-stranded hamstring autograft. At 24 months, 9 of the 10 BEAR patients and 7 of the 10 ACLR patients completed a study visit. Outcomes reported included International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective and objective results, knee anteroposterior (AP) laxity findings via an arthrometer, and functional outcomes. Results There were no graft or repair failures in the first 24 months after surgery. The IKDC subjective scores in both groups improved significantly from baseline (P < .0001) at 12 and 24 months, to 84.6 ± 17.2 in the ACLR group and to 91.7 ± 11.7 in the BEAR group. An IKDC objective grade of A (normal) was found in 44% of patients in the BEAR group and in 29% of patients in the ACLR group at 24 months; no patients in either group had C (abnormal) or D (severely abnormal) grades. Arthrometer testing demonstrated mean side-to-side differences in AP laxity that were similar in the 2 groups at 24 months (BEAR, 1.94 ± 2.08 mm; ACLR, 3.14 ± 2.66 mm). Functional hop testing results were similar in the 2 groups at 12 and 24 months after surgery. Hamstring strength indices were significantly higher in the BEAR group compared with the ACLR group (P = .0001). Conclusion In this small, first-in-human study, BEAR produced similar outcomes to ACLR with a hamstring autograft. BEAR may result in knee stability and patient-reported outcomes at 2 years sufficient to warrant longer term studies of efficacy in larger groups of patients.
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- Martha M Murray
- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Investigation performed at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kiapour AM, Sieker JT, Proffen BL, Lam TT, Fleming BC, Murray MM. Synovial fluid proteome changes in ACL injury-induced posttraumatic osteoarthritis: Proteomics analysis of porcine knee synovial fluid. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212662. [PMID: 30822327 PMCID: PMC6396923 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Surgical transection of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the porcine model leads to posttraumatic osteoarthritis if left untreated. However, a recently developed surgical treatment, bridge-enhanced ACL repair, prevents further cartilage damage. Since the synovial fluid bathes all the intrinsic structures of knee, we reasoned that a comparative analysis of synovial fluid protein contents could help to better understand the observed chondroprotective effects of the bridge-enhanced ACL repair. We hypothesized that post-surgical changes in the synovial fluid proteome would be different in the untreated and repaired knees, and those changes would correlate with the degree of cartilage damage. Thirty adolescent Yucatan mini-pigs underwent unilateral ACL transection and were randomly assigned to either no further treatment (ACLT, n = 14) or bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR, n = 16). We used an isotopically labeled high resolution LC MS/MS-based proteomics approach to analyze the protein profile of synovial fluid at 6 and 12 months after ACL transection in untreated and repaired porcine knees. A linear mixed effect model was used to compare the normalized protein abundance levels between the groups at each time point. Bivariate linear regression analyses were used to assess the correlations between the macroscopic cartilage damage (total lesion area) and normalized abundance levels of each of the identified secreted proteins. There were no significant differences in cartilage lesion area or quantitative abundance levels of the secreted proteins between the ACLT and BEAR groups at 6 months. However, by 12 months, greater cartilage damage was seen in the ACLT group compared to the BEAR group (p = 0.005). This damage was accompanied by differences in the abundance levels of secreted proteins, with higher levels of Vitamin K-dependent protein C (p = 0.001), and lower levels of Apolipoprotein A4 (p = 0.021) and Cartilage intermediate layer protein 1 (p = 0.049) in the ACLT group compared to the BEAR group. There were also group differences in the secreted proteins that significantly changed in abundance between 6 and 12 months in ACLT and BEAR knees. Increased concentration of Ig lambda-1 chain C regions and decreased concentration of Hemopexin, Clusterin, Coagulation factor 12 and Cartilage intermediate layer protein 1 were associated with greater cartilage lesion area. In general, ACLT knees had higher concentrations of pro-inflammatory proteins and lower concentrations of anti-inflammatory proteins than BEAR group. In addition, the ACLT group had a lower and declining synovial concentrations of CILP, in contrast to a consistently high abundance of CILP in repaired knees. These differences suggest that the knees treated with bridge-enhanced ACL repair may be maintaining an environment that is more protective of the extracellular matrix, a function which is not seen in the ACLT knees.
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- Ata M. Kiapour
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
- MS & Proteomics Resource, W.M. Keck Biotechnology Resource Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Beveridge JE, Machan JT, Walsh EG, Kiapour AM, Karamchedu NP, Chin KE, Proffen BL, Sieker JT, Murray MM, Fleming BC. Magnetic resonance measurements of tissue quantity and quality using T 2 * relaxometry predict temporal changes in the biomechanical properties of the healing ACL. J Orthop Res 2018; 36:1701-1709. [PMID: 29227559 PMCID: PMC5995620 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to develop a magnetic resonance T2 * relaxometry-based multiple linear regression model to predict the structural properties of the healing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) over a 24-week healing period following ACL repair in Yucatan minipigs. Two hypotheses were tested: (i) that a regression model based on ACL sub-volumes containing short and long T2 * relaxation times would outperform a competing model based on sub-volumes of short T2 * relaxation times only; and (ii) that an optimized regression model would be capable of predicting ACL structural properties between 6 and 24 weeks post-repair. ACLs were imaged in 24 minipigs (8/group) at either 6, 12, or 24 weeks after ACL repair. The structural properties of the ACLs were determined from tensile failure tests. Four multiple linear regression models of increasing complexity were fitted to the data. Akaike Information Criterion values and Bland-Altman tests were used to compare model performance and to test the hypotheses. The structural properties predicted from the multiple linear regression model that was based on the change in ACL sub-volumes of both the short and long T2 * relaxation times over the healing period were in closest agreement to the measured values, suggesting that the amounts of both organized and disorganized collagen, and the change in these quantities over time, are required to predict the structural properties of healing ACLs accurately. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE our time-specific, T2 *-based regression model may allow us to estimate the structural properties of ACL repairs in vivo longitudinally. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:1701-1709, 2018.
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- Jillian E Beveridge
- Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Rhode Island Hospital Biostatistics Core, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Ardern CL, Ekås G, Grindem H, Moksnes H, Anderson AF, Chotel F, Cohen M, Forssblad M, Ganley TJ, Feller JA, Karlsson J, Kocher MS, LaPrade RF, McNamee M, Mandelbaum B, Micheli L, Mohtadi NG, Reider B, Roe JP, Seil R, Siebold R, Silvers-Granelli HJ, Soligard T, Witvrouw E, Engebretsen L. 2018 International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Orthop J Sports Med 2018; 6:2325967118759953. [PMID: 29594177 PMCID: PMC5865521 DOI: 10.1177/2325967118759953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In October 2017, the International Olympic Committee hosted an international expert group of physical therapists and orthopaedic surgeons who specialize in treating and researching pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The purpose of this meeting was to provide a comprehensive, evidence-informed summary to support the clinician and help children with ACL injury and their parents/guardians make the best possible decisions. Representatives from the following societies attended: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society; European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy; International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Artroscopia, Rodilla, y Deporte. Physical therapists and orthopaedic surgeons with clinical and research experience in the field and an ethics expert with substantial experience in the area of sports injuries also participated. This consensus statement addresses 6 fundamental clinical questions regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and management of pediatric ACL injuries. Injury management is challenging in the current landscape of clinical uncertainty and limited scientific knowledge. Injury management decisions also occur against the backdrop of the complexity of shared decision making with children and the potential long-term ramifications of the injury.
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- Clare L. Ardern, PT, PhD, Division of Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden (ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8102-3631) ()
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Ardern CL, Ekås G, Grindem H, Moksnes H, Anderson AF, Chotel F, Cohen M, Forssblad M, Ganley TJ, Feller JA, Karlsson J, Kocher MS, LaPrade RF, McNamee M, Mandelbaum B, Micheli L, Mohtadi N, Reider B, Roe J, Seil R, Siebold R, Silvers-Granelli HJ, Soligard T, Witvrouw E, Engebretsen L. 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. J ISAKOS 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/jisakos-2018-000200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ardern CL, Ekås GR, Grindem H, Moksnes H, Anderson AF, Chotel F, Cohen M, Forssblad M, Ganley TJ, Feller JA, Karlsson J, Kocher MS, LaPrade RF, McNamee M, Mandelbaum B, Micheli L, Mohtadi N, Reider B, Roe J, Seil R, Siebold R, Silvers-Granelli HJ, Soligard T, Witvrouw E, Engebretsen L. 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Br J Sports Med 2018; 52:422-438. [PMID: 29478021 PMCID: PMC5867447 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
In October 2017, the International Olympic Committee hosted an international expert group of physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons who specialise in treating and researching paediatric ACL injuries. Representatives from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy, International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Artroscopia, Rodilla y Deporte attended. Physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons with clinical and research experience in the field, and an ethics expert with substantial experience in the area of sports injuries also participated. Injury management is challenging in the current landscape of clinical uncertainty and limited scientific knowledge. Injury management decisions also occur against the backdrop of the complexity of shared decision-making with children and the potential long-term ramifications of the injury. This consensus statement addresses six fundamental clinical questions regarding the prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric ACL injuries. The aim of this consensus statement is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-informed summary to support the clinician, and help children with ACL injury and their parents/guardians make the best possible decisions.
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- Clare L Ardern
- Division of Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital Femme Mere Enfant, Lyon, France
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- Orthopedic Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
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- OrthoSport Victoria Research Unit, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Australia.,College of Science, Health & Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, USA.,The Steadman Clinic, Vail, USA
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- Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group, Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.,The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg, Luxembourg.,Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany.,HKF International Center for Hip, Knee, Foot Surgery and Sports Traumatology, ATOS Klinik, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical & Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Chateau de Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Medical & Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Chateau de Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Ardern CL, Ekås G, Grindem H, Moksnes H, Anderson A, Chotel F, Cohen M, Forssblad M, Ganley TJ, Feller JA, Karlsson J, Kocher MS, LaPrade RF, McNamee M, Mandelbaum B, Micheli L, Mohtadi N, Reider B, Roe J, Seil R, Siebold R, Silvers-Granelli HJ, Soligard T, Witvrouw E, Engebretsen L. 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2018; 26:989-1010. [PMID: 29455243 PMCID: PMC5876259 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-018-4865-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
In October 2017, the International Olympic Committee hosted an international expert group of physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons who specialise in treating and researching paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Representatives from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Artroscopia, Rodilla y Deporte attended. Physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons with clinical and research experience in the field, and an ethics expert with substantial experience in the area of sports injuries also participated. Injury management is challenging in the current landscape of clinical uncertainty and limited scientific knowledge. Injury management decisions also occur against the backdrop of the complexity of shared decision-making with children and the potential long-term ramifications of the injury. This consensus statement addresses six fundamental clinical questions regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and management of paediatric ACL injuries. The aim of this consensus statement is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-informed summary to support the clinician, and help children with ACL injury and their parents/guardians make the best possible decisions.
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- Clare L. Ardern
- 0000 0001 2162 9922grid.5640.7Division of Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden ,0000 0001 2342 0938grid.1018.8School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- 0000 0004 0389 8485grid.55325.34Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway ,0000 0000 8567 2092grid.412285.8Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway ,0000 0004 1936 8921grid.5510.1Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- 0000 0000 8567 2092grid.412285.8Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- 0000 0000 8567 2092grid.412285.8Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.414103.3Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital Femme Mere Enfant, Lyon, France
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- 0000 0001 0514 7202grid.411249.bOrthopedic Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 0000 0004 1937 0626grid.4714.6Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- 0000 0001 0680 8770grid.239552.aDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
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- 0000 0001 0459 5396grid.414539.eOrthoSport Victoria Research Unit, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Australia ,0000 0001 2342 0938grid.1018.8College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- 0000 0000 9919 9582grid.8761.8Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 0000 0004 0378 8438grid.2515.3Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA ,000000041936754Xgrid.38142.3cHarvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- 0000 0001 0367 5968grid.419649.7Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, USA ,0000 0001 0027 3736grid.419648.6The Steadman Clinic, Vail, USA
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- 0000 0001 0658 8800grid.4827.9College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group, Los Angeles, USA
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- 0000 0004 0378 8438grid.2515.3Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA ,000000041936754Xgrid.38142.3cHarvard Medical School, Boston, USA ,The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, USA
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- 0000 0004 1936 7697grid.22072.35University of Calgary Sports Medicine Centre, Calgary, Canada
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- 0000 0004 1936 7822grid.170205.1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- 0000 0004 0382 8241grid.420075.4North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney, Australia
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- 0000 0004 0578 0421grid.418041.8Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg ,0000 0004 0621 531Xgrid.451012.3Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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- 0000 0001 2190 4373grid.7700.0Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany ,HKF International Center for Hip, Knee, Foot Surgery and Sportstraumatology, ATOS Klinik, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 0000 0004 0626 1762grid.469323.9Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Chateau de Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland ,0000 0004 1936 7697grid.22072.35Faculty of Kinesiology, Sports Injury Prevention Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada
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- 0000 0001 2069 7798grid.5342.0Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Healthscience, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- 0000 0004 0389 8485grid.55325.34Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway ,0000 0000 8567 2092grid.412285.8Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway ,0000 0004 1936 8921grid.5510.1Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,0000 0004 0626 1762grid.469323.9Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Chateau de Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Nguyen QT, Norelli JB, Graver A, Ekstein C, Schwartz J, Chowdhury F, Drakos MC, Grande DA, Chahine NO. Therapeutic Effects of Doxycycline on the Quality of Repaired and Unrepaired Achilles Tendons. Am J Sports Med 2017; 45:2872-2881. [PMID: 28759732 DOI: 10.1177/0363546517716637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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 Achilles tendon tears are devastating injuries, especially to athletes. Elevated matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity after a tendon injury has been associated with deterioration of the collagen network and can be inhibited with doxycycline (Doxy). HYPOTHESIS Daily oral administration of Doxy will enhance the histological, molecular, and biomechanical quality of transected Achilles tendons. Additionally, suture repair will further enhance the quality of repaired tendons. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Randomized unilateral Achilles tendon transection was performed in 288 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. The injured tendons were either unrepaired (groups 1 and 2) or surgically repaired (groups 3 and 4). Animals from groups 2 and 4 received Doxy daily through oral gavage, and animals from groups 1 and 3 served as controls (no Doxy). Tendons were harvested at 1.5, 3, 6, and 9 weeks after the injury (n = 18 per group and time point). The quality of tendon repair was evaluated based on the histological grading score, collagen fiber orientation, gene expression, and biomechanical properties. RESULTS In surgically repaired samples, Doxy enhanced the quality of tendon repair compared with no Doxy ( P = .0014). Doxy had a significant effect on collagen fiber dispersion, but not principal fiber angle. There was a significant effect of time on the gene expression of MMP-3, MMP-9 and TIMP1, and Doxy significantly decreased MMP-3 expression at 9 weeks. Doxy treatment with surgical repair increased the dynamic modulus at 6 weeks but not at 9 weeks after the injury ( P < .001). Doxy also increased the equilibrium modulus and decreased creep strain irrespective of the repair group. Doxy did not have a significant effect on the histology or biomechanics of unrepaired tendons. CONCLUSION The findings indicate that daily oral administration of Doxy accelerated matrix remodeling and the dynamic and equilibrium biomechanics of surgically repaired Achilles tendons, although such enhancements were most evident at the 3- to 6-week time points. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The inhibition of MMPs at the optimal stage of the repair process may accelerate Achilles tendon repair and improve biomechanical properties, especially when paired with surgical management.
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- Quynhhoa T Nguyen
- Bioengineering-Biomechanics Laboratory, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.,Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Bioengineering-Biomechanics Laboratory, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.,Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.,Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Bioengineering-Biomechanics Laboratory, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.,Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
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Sensitivity of ACL volume and T 2∗ relaxation time to magnetic resonance imaging scan conditions. J Biomech 2017; 56:117-121. [PMID: 28359570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) volume and T2∗ relaxation times from magnetic resonance (MR) images have been previously shown to predict the structural properties of healing ligaments. We investigated whether MR imaging scan resolution and condition (in vivo, in situ, or ex vivo) affected ACL volume and T2∗ relaxation times in intact ligaments. ACLs of 14 pigs were imaged using a 3T scanner and a six-channel flexcoil using at least two of four possible scan conditions: (1) in vivo moderate resolution (n=14); (2) in vivo high resolution (n=7); (3) in situ high resolution acquired within 60 minutes of euthanasia (n=6); and (4) ex vivo high resolution following hind limb disarticulation and one freeze-thaw cycle (n=7). T2∗ relaxation times were mapped to the ACL voxels. The total ACL volume was then divided into four sub-volumes (Vol1-4) based on predetermined increasing ranges of T2∗ times. ACL T2∗ statistics (first quartile, median, and standard deviation (SD)) were computed. Scan resolution had no effect on the total ACL volume, but Vol1 and first quartile T2∗ times decreased with high resolution and in situ/ex vivo scan conditions. The most dramatic differences in T2∗ summary statistics were between in vivo moderate and ex vivo high resolution scan conditions that included a freeze-thaw cycle: ACL T2∗ SD increased by over 50% in 9 animals, and more than 90% in 4 animals. Our results indicated that T2∗-based prediction models to quantify in vivo structural properties of healing ligaments should be based on high resolution in vivo MR scan conditions.
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Biercevicz AM, Proffen BL, Murray MM, Walsh EG, Fleming BC. T2* relaxometry and volume predict semi-quantitative histological scoring of an ACL bridge-enhanced primary repair in a porcine model. J Orthop Res 2015; 33:1180-7. [PMID: 25764143 PMCID: PMC4497917 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) variables, such as T2* and volume, can predict the healing ligament structural properties. How these MR variables relate to semi-quantitative histology of the healing ACL is yet unknown. We hypothesized that T2* and volume would predict the histological scoring of a healing ACL. Yucatan minipigs underwent ACL transection and received bridge-enhanced ACL repair or no treatment. The surgical legs were harvested after 52 weeks and imaged using a high resolution 2-echo sequence. For each ligament, the volume and median T2* values were determined. The ACL specimens were then histologically analyzed using the advanced Ligament Maturity Index (LMI). The T2* of the healing ligaments significantly predicted the total LMI score as well as the cell, collagen and vessel sub-scores; R(2) = 0.78, 0.67, 0.65, and 0.60, respectively (p ≤ 0.001). The ligament volume also predicted the total LMI score, cell, and collagen sub-scores; R(2) = 0.39, 0.33, 0.37, and 0.60, respectively (p ≤ 0.001). A lower ligament T2* or a higher volume was associated with higher histological scores of the healing ligaments. This study provides a critical step in the development of a non-invasive method to evaluate ligament healing on a microscopic scale.
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- Alison M. Biercevicz
- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI,School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston MA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI,School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI
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Kiapour AM, Fleming BC, Proffen BL, Murray MM. Sex Influences the Biomechanical Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in a Preclinical Large Animal Model. Am J Sports Med 2015; 43:1623-31. [PMID: 25939612 PMCID: PMC4490080 DOI: 10.1177/0363546515582024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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 The risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is 2 to 10 times greater in women than men. While the effect of sex on injury risk is well established, its effects on surgical outcomes remain controversial. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS To investigate whether the biomechanical outcomes of ACL reconstruction are affected by sex using an established porcine model that displays similar sex-specific differences in knee anatomy and ligament structural properties to humans. The hypothesis was that there will be sex differences in ACL reconstruction outcomes with regard to the graft structural properties, knee laxity, and cartilage damage. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS A total of 41 adolescent Yucatan minipigs (23 male, 18 female) underwent unilateral ACL transection and ACL reconstruction using sex-matched bone-patellar tendon-bone allografts (with or without additional bioenhancement). Graft biomechanical and histological properties, knee laxity, and cartilage damage were assessed after 15 weeks. A 2-factor analysis of variance was used to investigate the effect of sex on all the measured outcomes after adjusting for the treatment effect. RESULTS After 15 weeks of healing, female pigs had a significantly lower mean normalized graft yield load (by 18.5% ± 7.7%; P = .023) and linear stiffness (by 11.9% ± 5.6%; P = .043) compared with male pigs. Female pigs had significantly greater side-to-side differences in anteroposterior knee laxity at 30° (by 1.4 ± 0.6 mm; P = .028) and 90° (by 1.8 ± 0.8 mm; P = .032). Female pigs had a lower graft vascular density (by 0.8 ± 0.3 [analog scoring]; P = .021) with similar cellular and collagen-based histologic scores in both sexes (P > .6). Female pigs also had a significantly larger area of cartilage damage (by 43.3 ± 14.8 mm(2); P = .014) after conventional ACL reconstruction compared with their male counterparts. CONCLUSION Female pigs had significantly worse outcomes (ie, graft structural properties, knee laxity, and cartilage damage) compared with male pigs in this translational model after 15 weeks of healing. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These data suggest that further optimization of ACL injury treatments may be needed to accommodate each sex instead of using a "one fits all" approach to improve surgical outcomes, decrease incidence of reinjury, and decrease posttraumatic osteoarthritis risk after ACL reconstruction.
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- Ata M Kiapour
- Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Seil R, Weitz FK, Pape D. Surgical-experimental principles of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with open growth plates. J Exp Orthop 2015; 2:11. [PMID: 26914879 PMCID: PMC4538715 DOI: 10.1186/s40634-015-0027-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Objective To review surgical and animal experimental studies performed with open growth plates in relation with pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Backround When it comes to the treatment of ACL injured children, there is a lack of current international guidelines, leaving the treating physicians with a therapeutic dilemma. A variety of surgical and animal experimental studies have been undertaken over the last decades in relation with open growth plates and ACL-reconstruction. Method Based on our own previous animal experimental data, we highlighted 15 specific points concerning pediatric ACL-reconstruction and reviewed additional literature concerning these individual items. Results Pediatric ACL-reconstruction could be proven to be safe in animal models. Growth abnormalities, risk factors and factors, which were specifically related to biological healing processes in children, were identified. From them surgical principles for safe pediatric ACL replacements can be deducted. Applying these principles through a correct technical execution of surgery may prevent clinically significant growth changes. Conclusion Over the last 2 decades it has been shown that a technically correct pediatric ACL reconstruction has little risk in creating clinically significant growth abnormalities. Animal experiments support this hypothesis despite the fact that the gained knowledge cannot be fully generalized to humans. More long time follow-up is needed to fully understand the complete risk factors related to ACL surgery with open growth plates. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40634-015-0027-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Romain Seil
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg, Clinique d'Eich. 78, rue d'Eich, L-1460, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. .,Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 78 rue d'Eich, L-1460, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tampere, Teiskontie 35, 33521, Tampere, Finland.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg, Clinique d'Eich. 78, rue d'Eich, L-1460, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. .,Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 78 rue d'Eich, L-1460, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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Fleming BC, Proffen BL, Vavken P, Shalvoy MR, Machan JT, Murray MM. Increased platelet concentration does not improve functional graft healing in bio-enhanced ACL reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2015; 23:1161-70. [PMID: 24633008 PMCID: PMC4167989 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-2932-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The use of an extracellular matrix scaffold (ECM) combined with platelets to enhance healing of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft ("bio-enhanced ACL reconstruction") has shown promise in animal models. However, the effects of platelet concentration on graft healing remain unknown. The objectives of this study were to determine whether increasing the platelet concentration in the ECM scaffold would (1) improve the graft biomechanical properties and (2) decrease cartilage damage after surgery. METHODS Fifty-five adolescent minipigs were randomized to five treatment groups: untreated ACL transection (n = 10), conventional ACL reconstruction (n = 15) and bio-enhanced ACL reconstruction using 1× (n = 10), 3× (n = 10) or 5× (n = 10) platelet-rich plasma. The graft biomechanical properties, anteroposterior (AP) knee laxity, graft histology and macroscopic cartilage integrity were measured at 15 weeks. RESULTS The mean linear stiffness of the bio-enhanced ACL reconstruction procedure using the 1× preparation was significantly greater than traditional reconstruction, while the 3× and 5× preparations were not. The failure loads of all the ACL-reconstructed groups were equivalent but significantly greater than untreated ACL transection. There were no significant differences in the Ligament Maturity Index or AP laxity between reconstructed knees. Macroscopic cartilage damage was relatively minor, though significantly less when the ECM-platelet composite was used. CONCLUSIONS Only the 1× platelet concentration improved healing over traditional ACL reconstruction. Increasing the platelet concentration from 1× to 5× in the ECM scaffold did not further improve the graft mechanical properties. The use of an ECM-platelet composite decreased the amount of cartilage damage seen after ACL surgery.
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- Braden C Fleming
- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA,
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Proffen BL, Vavken P, Haslauer CM, Fleming BC, Harris CE, Machan JT, Murray MM. Addition of autologous mesenchymal stem cells to whole blood for bioenhanced ACL repair has no benefit in the porcine model. Am J Sports Med 2015; 43:320-30. [PMID: 25549633 PMCID: PMC4511104 DOI: 10.1177/0363546514559826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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 Coculture of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from the retropatellar fat pad and peripheral blood has been shown to stimulate anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) fibroblast proliferation and collagen production in vitro. Current techniques of bioenhanced ACL repair in animal studies involve adding a biologic scaffold, in this case an extracellular matrix-based scaffold saturated with autologous whole blood, to a simple suture repair of the ligament. Whether the enrichment of whole blood with MSCs would further improve the in vivo results of bioenhanced ACL repair was investigated. HYPOTHESIS The addition of MSCs derived from adipose tissue or peripheral blood to the blood-extracellular matrix composite, which is used in bioenhanced ACL repair to stimulate healing, would improve the biomechanical properties of a bioenhanced ACL repair after 15 weeks of healing. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Twenty-four adolescent Yucatan mini-pigs underwent ACL transection followed by (1) bioenhanced ACL repair, (2) bioenhanced ACL repair with the addition of autologous adipose-derived MSCs, and (3) bioenhanced ACL repair with the addition of autologous peripheral blood derived MSCs. After 15 weeks of healing, the structural properties of the ACL (yield load, failure load, and linear stiffness) were measured. Cell and vascular density were measured in the repaired ACL via histology, and its tissue structure was qualitatively evaluated using the advanced Ligament Maturity Index. RESULTS After 15 weeks of healing, there were no significant improvements in the biomechanical or histological properties with the addition of adipose-derived MSCs. The only significant change with the addition of peripheral blood MSCs was an increase in knee anteroposterior laxity when measured at 30° of flexion. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the addition of adipose or peripheral blood MSCs to whole blood before saturation of an extracellular matrix carrier with the blood did not improve the functional results of bioenhanced ACL repair after 15 weeks of healing in the pig model. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Whole blood represents a practical biologic additive to ligament repair, and any other additive (including stem cells) should be demonstrated to be superior to this baseline before clinical use is considered.
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- Benedikt L. Proffen
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Biostatistics, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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