Bleeding from the bone marrow enhances remodeling of the in situ frozen-thawed anterior cruciate ligament
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Background: The purpose of this study is to biomechanically and histologically evaluate the effect of bleeding from bone marrow on remodeling of the in situ frozen-thawed anterior cruciate ligament. Methods: Forty-four rabbits were used. Eight rabbits were used to evaluate the amount of bleeding at days 1–4. Thirty-six rabbits were divided into two groups, after the right anterior cruciate ligament underwent the freeze-thaw treatment. In Group I, no treatments were applied. In Group II, a tunnel was drilled into the bone marrow the femoral intercondylar notch. Each rabbit was sacrificed at 6 or 12 weeks. We examined the mechanical properties, and the histology of the anterior cruciate ligament. Findings: A small amount of blood clot was observed only on the first day in Group I, while a large amount of blood clot was seen around the anterior cruciate ligament for 3 days after surgery in Group II. In the midsubstance, a number of cells were scattered in Group II, no cells were seen in Group I at 6 weeks. The tangent modulus showed some tendency of difference between Groups I and II at each period. Interpretation: Bleeding from the bone marrow obviously enhanced extrinsic cell infiltration into the in situ frozen-thawed anterior cruciate ligament at 6 weeks, and showed some effects on its mechanical properties. This study implied that, in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, the blood from a bone tunnel play an important role in graft remodeling.
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- Clinical Biomechanics
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Clinical Biomechanics 22 (8), 941-949, 2007-10
Elsevier Ltd.
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1050001338992930304
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- NII Article ID
- 120000955811
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- HANDLE
- 2115/30187
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- ISSN
- 02680033
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Article Type
- journal article
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- Data Source
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- IRDB
- CiNii Articles