scholarly journals Investigations of Cartilage Matrix Degeneration in Patients with Early-Stage Femoral Head Necrosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 5783-5792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronghua Xu ◽  
Bo Wei ◽  
Jiayi Li ◽  
Chenyu Huang ◽  
Rongcai Lin ◽  
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1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
B.J. Berendsen ◽  
C.J. Wirth ◽  
H.V.D. Boom

Forty-seven intertrochanteric osteotomies were performed in 9 years on 40 patients with femoral head necrosis in Arlet and Ficat stages II and III in the Orthopaedic Department of the Medical School, Hannover. With an average follow up of 5.9 years (minimum 2.3 years, maximum 9.3 years), the study shows only 46% of the patients with satisfactory, good and very good results. After the joint saving operation, 26% of treated patients with pre-operative employment went into premature retirement. The average postoperative non-working period was 11 months (7-18 months). Clinical Relevance The results after the joint-saving operation were better when the operation was performed at an early stage of the disease with only a small area of necrosis. Although the operation will not prevent a progression of necrosis and a secondary arthrosis, we recommend that the joint-saving operation be performed during stages I and II to prolong the period before a total hip joint replacement becomes necessary. During stage III a total hip joint replacement may be preferable depending on clinical symptoms, patient age and the radiological findings (necrosis angle > 180°).


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Wang ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Xuemei Wang ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Jianbo Li ◽  
...  

Objective. To validate the ability of99mTc-Annexin V to visualize early stage of glucocorticoid-induced femoral head necrosis by comparing with99mTc-MDP bone scanning.Methods. Femoral head necrosis was induced in adult New Zealand white rabbits by intramuscular injection of methylprednisolone.99mTc-Annexin scintigraphy and99mTc-MDP scans were performed before and 5, 6, and 8 weeks after methylprednisolone administration. Rabbits were sacrificed at various time points and conducted for TUNEL and H&E staining.Results. All methylprednisolone treated animals developed femoral head necrosis; at 8 weeks postinjection, destruction of bone structure was evident in H&E staining, and apoptosis was confirmed by the TUNEL assay. This was matched by99mTc-Annexin V images, which showed a significant increase in signal over baseline. Serial99mTc-Annexin V scans revealed that increased99mTc-Annexin V uptake could be observed in 5 weeks. In contrast, there was no effect on99mTc-MDP signal until 8 weeks. The TUNEL assay revealed that bone cell apoptosis occurred at 5 weeks.Conclusion.99mTc-Annexin V is superior to99mTc-MDP for the early detection of glucocorticoid-induced femoral head necrosis in the rabbit and may be a better strategy for the early detection of glucocorticoid-induced femoral head necrosis in patients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (S) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Lan Thi Phi ◽  
Thuy Thi-Thanh Dao ◽  
Khanh Dinh-Van Nguyen ◽  
Phuc Van Pham ◽  
Khanh Hong-Thien Bui ◽  
...  

Background: Pathological animal models provide the foundation for developing new methods for treating. This research aims to establish a rabbit model of femoral head necrosis. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) was induced in rabbits by using methylpresnisolone combined with Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA). New Zealand White rabbits were divided into two groups. Group A (n=10) was given an intramuscular injection of 0.5 mg/kg (CFA) and 40mg/kg methylprednisolone (MPS). Group B (n=6) was received normal saline at the same location and same volume as those in Group A. The efficiency of ONFH rabbit model was assessed at 7 weeks after the last injection. Body weight was weighed. The histological structure of head femoral and bone were deteded by H&E staining. The empty lacuna was counted. Cartilage degeneration was evaluated using image analysis software. Blood vessel density was assessed after ink artery infusion. The cell cycle of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. The results showed that there was no difference in body weight change of rabbits between two groups. However, the bone morphology and cartilage surface of femoral head were abnormalities at group A. The percentage of empty osteocyte lacunae were significantly higher in Group A than Group B. Chondrocyte degeneration and fibrocartilage expression were observed at Group A. Compare to group B, Group A had less ink-stained blood vessels. Moreover, the fraction of bone marrow-derived mononuclear at S phase and G2/M phase of the cell cycle was significantly decreased in group A. Thus, CFA combined with MPS can  be used to establishing an early-stage femoral head necrosis model of rabbit.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1749
Author(s):  
Lan Thi Phi ◽  
Ha Thi -Ngan Le ◽  
Thuy Thi -Thanh Dao ◽  
Khanh Dinh-Van Nguyen ◽  
Khanh Hong-Thien Bui ◽  
...  

Introduction: Pathological animal models provide the foundation for developing new methods for disease treatment. This research aims to establish a rabbit model of femoral head necrosis. Methods: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) was induced in rabbits by using methylprednisolone (MPS) combined with Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA). New Zealand White rabbits were divided into two groups. ONFH group (n=10) was given an intramuscular injection of 0.5 mg/kg CFA and 40 mg/kg methylprednisolone. Normal group (n=6) received normal saline at the same location and same volume as those in ONFH group. The efficiency of the ONFH rabbit model was assessed at week 7 after the last injection. Body weight was detected, and the histological structure of head femoral and bone were assessed by H&E staining. The empty lacunae were counted. Cartilage degeneration was evaluated using image analysis software. Blood vessel density was assessed after ink artery infusion. The cell cycle of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. Results: The results showed that there was no difference in body weight changes of rabbits between the two groups. However, the bone morphology and cartilage surface of the femoral head showed abnormalities in the ONFH group. The percentage of empty osteocyte lacunae was significantly higher in ONFH group than normal group. Chondrocyte degeneration and fibrocartilage expression were observed in the ONFH group. Compared to the normal group, the ONFH group had less ink-stained blood vessels. However, the fraction of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells in S phase and G2/M phase of the cell cycle was significantly increased in the ONFH group. Conclusion: Thus, CFA combined with MPS for 7 weeks can be used to establish an early-stage femoral head necrosis model in rabbits.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 497-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Camporesi ◽  
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Giuliano Vezzani ◽  
Vincenzo Zanon ◽  
Daniele Manelli ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (18) ◽  
pp. 441-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Huang ◽  
Xuan Gong ◽  
Steve Sandiford ◽  
Xiaoqiang He ◽  
Feilong Li ◽  
...  

Lupus ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 096120332110211
Author(s):  
Yin Long ◽  
Shangzhu Zhang ◽  
Jiuliang Zhao ◽  
Hanxiao You ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
...  

Objective Osteonecrosis (ON), which can lead to physical disability, is a common complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ON and identify possible risk factors in Chinese SLE patients. Methods SLE patients who fulfilled the 1997 American College of Rheumatology SLE classification criteria were recruited from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The chi-square test (χ 2 test) and multivariate regression analyses were used to evaluate risk factors. The Cox proportional-hazards model was used to construct the survival curves and estimate the simultaneous effects of prognostic factors on survival. Results We consecutively enrolled 1,158 patients, of which 88 patients (7.6%) developed ON. Among ON patients, 57.1% of patients had isolated femoral head necrosis and 42.9% had multiple joint involvement. The mean age of ON patients (24.62 ± 8.89 years) was significantly younger than SLE patients without ON (27.23 ± 10.16 years, p = 0.09). The ON group presented with a much longer disease course (10.68 ± 5.97 years, p < 0.001) and increased incidence of arthritis, kidney, and central nervous system (CNS) involvement (65.9% [ p < 0.05], 57.6% [ p < 0.05], and 16.5% [ p < 0.05], respectively, in the ON group). ON patients were more likely to be treated with glucocorticoid (GC) and to receive a high dose of prednisolone at the initial stage of SLE ( p < 0.05). The percentage of patients who received hydroxychloroquine was much higher in the control group ( p < 0.001). Cox regression analysis suggested that CNS involvement and GC therapy were two independent risk factors for ON in SLE patients. The presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPLs) was a risk factor for multiple joint necrosis (odds ratio: 6.28, p = 0.009). Conclusions ON remains a serious and irreversible complication in SLE. In addition to glucocorticoid therapy, we found that CNS system involvement was a risk factor for ON, while the administration of hydroxychloroquine was a protective factor. The clinical characteristics of multiple site ON patients were distinct from isolated femoral head necrosis patients. The presence of aPLs was a risk factor for multiple site osteonecrosis.


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