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ArticleBone & joint research2018

Comparison of pain behaviour and osteoarthritis progression between anterior cruciate ligament transection and osteochondral injury in rat models.

T Tawonsawatruk, O Sriwatananukulkit, W Himakhun, W Hemstapat

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Article in Bone & joint research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

T TawonsawatrukDepartment of Orthopedics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
O SriwatananukulkitDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
W HimakhunDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
W HemstapatDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Thammasat University · THInstitute of Forensic Science · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIn this study, we compared the pain behaviour and osteoarthritis (OA) progression between anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) and osteochondral injury in surgically-induced OA rat models.

methodsOA was induced in the knee joints of male Wistar rats using transection of the ACL or induction of osteochondral injury. Changes in the percentage of high limb weight distribution (%HLWD) on the operated hind limb were used to determine the pain behaviour in these models. The development of OA was assessed and compared using a histological evaluation based on the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) cartilage OA histopathology score.

resultsBoth models showed an increase in joint pain as indicated by a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the values of %HLWD at one week post-surgery. In the osteochondral injury model, the %HLWD returned to normal within three weeks, while in the ACLT model, a significant decrease in the %HLWD was persistent over an eight-week period. In addition, OA progression was more advanced in the ACLT model than in the osteochondral injury model. Furthermore, the ACLT model exhibited a higher mean OA score than that of the osteochondral injury model at 12 weeks.

conclusionThe development of pain patterns in the ACLT and osteochondral injury models is different in that the OA progression was significant in the ACLT model. Although both can be used as models for a post-traumatic injury of the knee, the selection of appropriate models for OA in preclinical studies should be specified and relevant to the clinical scenario.Cite this article: T. Tawonsawatruk, O. Sriwatananukulkit, W. Himakhun, W. Hemstapat. Comparison of pain behaviour and osteoarthritis progression between anterior cruciate ligament transection and osteochondral injury in rat models.

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Anterior cruciate ligament transectionOsteoarthritis progressionOsteochondral injuryPainSurgically induced osteoarthritis model

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PMCPMC5987699
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