New surgical model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis: Isolated intra-articular bone injury in the rabbit
New surgical model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis: Isolated intra-articular bone injury in the rabbit
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DOI:
10.1002/jor.22284
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发表时间:
2013-06-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Frank, Cyril B.
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作者:
Huebner, Kyla D.;Shrive, Nigel G.;Frank, Cyril B.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. We hypothesized that inflammation following isolated intra-articular bone injury can stimulate post-traumatic OA and developed a rabbit model to test that concept. Sixty female New Zealand White Rabbits were used. Twenty-six experimental animals had two holes drilled into their right femoral-notch, 18 rabbits had sham surgery, and 16 were un-operated controls. Rabbits were euthanized in subgroups at 72h, 3, 6, 9, and 52 weeks. Knees were assessed grossly and tissues collected. Cartilage and synovium were analyzed with histology and qPCR and subgroups compared statistically. All surgical joints showed gross and histological (modified Mankin score) cartilage damage after surgery, with experimentals worsening with time (p