Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Department of Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 18;7(1):8708. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07812-6.
Few studies discuss kinetic changes in tendinopathy models. We propose a customized corridor to evaluate dynamic weight bearing (DWB) and shearing forces. Sixty rats were randomly given ultrasound-assisted collagenase injections (Collagenase rats) or needle punctures (Control rats) in their left Achilles tendons, and then evaluated 1, 4, and 8 weeks later. The Collagenase rats always had significantly (p < 0.001) higher histopathological and ultrasound feature scores than did the Controls, significantly lower DWB values in the injured than in the right hindlimbs, and compensatorily higher (p < 0.05) DWB values in the contralateral than in the left forelimbs. The injured hindlimbs had lower outward shearing force 1 and 4 weeks later, and higher (p < 0.05) push-off shearing force 8 weeks later, than did the contralateral hindlimbs. Injured Control rat hindlimbs had lower DWB values than did the contralateral only at week 1. The Collagenase rats had only lower static weight bearing ratios (SWBRs) values than did the Controls at week 1 (p < 0.05). Our customized corridor showed changes in DWB compatible with histopathological and ultrasound feature changes in the rat tendinopathy model. The hindlimb SWBRs did not correspond with any tendinopathic changes.
鲜有研究探讨肌腱病模型中的动力学变化。我们提出了一种定制的通道来评估动态负重(DWB)和剪切力。60 只大鼠的左跟腱随机接受超声辅助胶原酶注射(胶原酶组)或针刺(对照组),然后在 1、4 和 8 周后进行评估。胶原酶组的组织病理学和超声特征评分始终显著(p < 0.001)高于对照组,损伤侧后肢的 DWB 值显著低于对侧后肢,而对侧前肢的 DWB 值显著高于损伤侧(p < 0.05)。受伤后肢在 1 周和 4 周后出现较低的外向剪切力,而在 8 周后出现较高的(p < 0.05)蹬离剪切力。受伤的对照组后肢在第 1 周的 DWB 值低于对侧,仅在第 1 周,胶原酶组的 DWB 值低于对照组(p < 0.05)。胶原酶组仅在第 1 周的静态负重比(SWBR)值低于对照组(p < 0.05)。我们的定制通道显示 DWB 的变化与大鼠肌腱病模型中的组织病理学和超声特征变化一致。后肢的 SWBR 与任何肌腱病变化均不对应。