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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019

Changes in viscoelastic properties of articular cartilage in early stage of osteoarthritis, as determined by optical coherence tomography-based strain rate tomography.

Suguru Nakamura, Mitsuhiko Ikebuchi, Souichi Saeki, Daisuke Furukawa, Kumi Orita, Nobuo Niimi, Yoshito Tsukahara, Hiroaki Nakamura

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Suguru NakamuraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. s_nakamura@sanokinen.jp.
Mitsuhiko IkebuchiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
Souichi SaekiDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-8502, Japan.
Daisuke FurukawaDepartment of Intelligent Mechatronics, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University, 84-4 Ebinokuchi Tsuchiya, Yurihonjo, Akita, 015-0055, Japan.
Kumi OritaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
Nobuo NiimiNippon Sigmax Co. Ltd., 33rd Floor Shinjuku Oak Tower, 6-8-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-6033, Japan.
Yoshito TsukaharaNippon Sigmax Co. Ltd., 33rd Floor Shinjuku Oak Tower, 6-8-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-6033, Japan.
Hiroaki NakamuraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
Osaka City University · JPAkita Prefectural University · JPMeijo University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17K11023Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 26350510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBiomechanical changes in articular cartilage are associated with the onset of osteoarthritis. We developed an optical coherence tomography-based strain rate tomography method: stress relaxation optical coherence straingraphy (SR-OCSA). The purpose of this study was to establish an approach for measuring mechanical properties of articular cartilage using SR-OCSA, and to investigate the distribution of viscoelastic properties of articular cartilage in early osteoarthritis.

methodsAnterior cruciate ligament transection surgery was performed on the left knees of 8-9-month-old New Zealand white rabbits. SR-OCSA was used to visualize and measure the viscoelastic properties of articular cartilage via attenuation coefficient of strain rate (ACSR). Using the same conditions as in the SR-OCSA test, an indentation test was conducted, and relaxation time was measured to evaluate the relationship between ACSR and relaxation time.

resultsSR-OCSA could nondestructively detect and visualize changes in the distribution of viscoelastic properties of articular cartilage in early osteoarthritis. SR-OCSA captured significant increases in ACSR in cartilage at 2 weeks after surgery, when a histologically slight osteoarthritis sign was present. As cartilage degeneration progressed, ACSR increased, whereas relaxation time decreased in a time-dependent manner. Moreover, ACSR negatively correlated with relaxation time. In particular, ACSR was elevated around the tidemark and the elevation tended to move as cartilage degeneration progressed.

conclusionsSR-OCSA could tomographically and nondestructively detect and visualize changes in the distribution of viscoelastic properties of articular cartilage in early osteoarthritis. The mechanical properties around the tidemark were degraded as cartilage degeneration progressed. Thus, SR-OCSA provides important data needed to understand the biomechanics of early osteoarthritis.

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AnimalsAnterior Cruciate LigamentCartilage, ArticularDisease Models, AnimalElasticityFemaleHumansKnee JointOsteoarthritis, KneeRabbitsStress, MechanicalTime FactorsTomography, Optical CoherenceAttenuation coefficientCartilageOptical coherence tomographyOsteoarthritisStrain rateViscoelastic property

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