{"title":"前交叉韧带重建中骨未成熟与成熟患者半腱肌腱移植物显微结构和力学质量的差异。","authors":"Kazuki Asai , Junsuke Nakase , Toru Kuzumaki , Tatsuya Ishikawa , Noriyuki Ozaki , Hiroyuki Tsuchiya","doi":"10.1016/j.jos.2023.11.004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div><span>This study aimed to investigate the microstructural and mechanical properties of semitendinosus tendon graft tissues during </span>anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and the clinical outcomes in skeletally immature and mature patients.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twenty-two patients who underwent primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction<span><span><span> using a hamstring tendon graft were analyzed and divided into skeletally immature (n = 7) and mature groups (n = 15) based on magnetic resonance imaging findings of the </span>epiphyseal plate<span> of the distal femur. Tissue samples were collected from the mid-portion of the semitendinosus tendon. The </span></span>collagen fibril diameter, maximum stress, and strain at maximum stress point in the semitendinosus tendon tissues were calculated for comparison of the microstructural and mechanical properties between the two groups. Postoperative outcomes were also assessed between the two groups.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean and 60th and 80th percentiles of fibril diameters in the skeletally immature group were significantly smaller than those in the mature group (65.9 ± 13.0, 73.5 ± 19.3, and 91.3 ± 27.4 nm in the skeletally immature group; and 90.3 ± 14.7, 94.0 ± 18.4, and 125.3 ± 19.9 nm in the skeletally immature group; p = 0.001, 0.024, and 0.004, respectively). Additionally, the strain at maximum stress was higher in the skeletally immature group (237.2 ± 102.4% vs. 121.5 ± 51.9%, p = 0.024). However, there was no difference in maximum stress between the skeletally immature and mature groups (19.9 ± 14.3 MPa vs. 24.5 ± 23.4 MPa, p = 0.578). Strain was negatively correlated with the mean fibril diameter and the 60th and 80th percentiles of fibril diameters, whereas stress was positively correlated with the mean fibril diameter. The skeletally immature group had a higher pivot shift test-positive rate than the mature group at the last follow-up (p = 0.023).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Semitendinosus tendon graft tissues differed microstructurally and mechanically between skeletally immature and mature patients.</div></div><div><h3>Level of evidence</h3><div>Level Ⅳ</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16939,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Orthopaedic Science","volume":"29 6","pages":"Pages 1430-1437"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Differences in the microstructural and mechanical qualities of semitendinosus tendon grafts between skeletally immature and mature patients in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction\",\"authors\":\"Kazuki Asai , Junsuke Nakase , Toru Kuzumaki , Tatsuya Ishikawa , Noriyuki Ozaki , Hiroyuki Tsuchiya\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jos.2023.11.004\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Background</h3><div><span>This study aimed to investigate the microstructural and mechanical properties of semitendinosus tendon graft tissues during </span>anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and the clinical outcomes in skeletally immature and mature patients.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twenty-two patients who underwent primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction<span><span><span> using a hamstring tendon graft were analyzed and divided into skeletally immature (n = 7) and mature groups (n = 15) based on magnetic resonance imaging findings of the </span>epiphyseal plate<span> of the distal femur. Tissue samples were collected from the mid-portion of the semitendinosus tendon. The </span></span>collagen fibril diameter, maximum stress, and strain at maximum stress point in the semitendinosus tendon tissues were calculated for comparison of the microstructural and mechanical properties between the two groups. Postoperative outcomes were also assessed between the two groups.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean and 60th and 80th percentiles of fibril diameters in the skeletally immature group were significantly smaller than those in the mature group (65.9 ± 13.0, 73.5 ± 19.3, and 91.3 ± 27.4 nm in the skeletally immature group; and 90.3 ± 14.7, 94.0 ± 18.4, and 125.3 ± 19.9 nm in the skeletally immature group; p = 0.001, 0.024, and 0.004, respectively). Additionally, the strain at maximum stress was higher in the skeletally immature group (237.2 ± 102.4% vs. 121.5 ± 51.9%, p = 0.024). 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Differences in the microstructural and mechanical qualities of semitendinosus tendon grafts between skeletally immature and mature patients in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Background
This study aimed to investigate the microstructural and mechanical properties of semitendinosus tendon graft tissues during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and the clinical outcomes in skeletally immature and mature patients.
Methods
Twenty-two patients who underwent primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a hamstring tendon graft were analyzed and divided into skeletally immature (n = 7) and mature groups (n = 15) based on magnetic resonance imaging findings of the epiphyseal plate of the distal femur. Tissue samples were collected from the mid-portion of the semitendinosus tendon. The collagen fibril diameter, maximum stress, and strain at maximum stress point in the semitendinosus tendon tissues were calculated for comparison of the microstructural and mechanical properties between the two groups. Postoperative outcomes were also assessed between the two groups.
Results
The mean and 60th and 80th percentiles of fibril diameters in the skeletally immature group were significantly smaller than those in the mature group (65.9 ± 13.0, 73.5 ± 19.3, and 91.3 ± 27.4 nm in the skeletally immature group; and 90.3 ± 14.7, 94.0 ± 18.4, and 125.3 ± 19.9 nm in the skeletally immature group; p = 0.001, 0.024, and 0.004, respectively). Additionally, the strain at maximum stress was higher in the skeletally immature group (237.2 ± 102.4% vs. 121.5 ± 51.9%, p = 0.024). However, there was no difference in maximum stress between the skeletally immature and mature groups (19.9 ± 14.3 MPa vs. 24.5 ± 23.4 MPa, p = 0.578). Strain was negatively correlated with the mean fibril diameter and the 60th and 80th percentiles of fibril diameters, whereas stress was positively correlated with the mean fibril diameter. The skeletally immature group had a higher pivot shift test-positive rate than the mature group at the last follow-up (p = 0.023).
Conclusion
Semitendinosus tendon graft tissues differed microstructurally and mechanically between skeletally immature and mature patients.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Orthopaedic Science is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. The journal publishes the latest researches and topical debates in all fields of clinical and experimental orthopaedics, including musculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine, locomotive syndrome, trauma, paediatrics, oncology and biomaterials, as well as basic researches.