Efficacy of P188 on lapine meniscus preservation following blunt trauma
Abstract
Traumatic injury to the knee leads to the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. The objective of this study was to characterize the effects of a single intra-articular injection of a non-ionic surfactant, Poloxamer 188 (P188), in preservation of meniscal tissue following trauma through maintenance of meniscal glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content and mechanical properties. Flemish Giant rabbits were subjected to a closed knee joint, traumatic compressive impact with the joint constrained to prevent anterior tibial translation. The contralateral limb served as an un-impacted control. Six animals (treated) received an injection of P188 in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) post trauma, and another six animals (sham) received a single injection of PBS to the impacted limb. Histological analyses for GAG was determined 6 weeks post trauma, and functional outcomes were assessed using stress relaxation micro-indentation. The impacted limbs of the sham group demonstrated a significant decrease in meniscal GAG coverage compared to non-impacted limbs (. p<0.05). GAG coverage of the impacted P188 treated limbs was not significantly different than contralateral non-impacted limbs in all regions except the medial anterior (. p<0.05). No significant changes were documented in mechanics for either the sham or treated groups compared to their respective control limbs. This suggests that a single intra-articular injection of P188 shows promise in prevention of trauma induced GAG loss.
Publication Title
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Recommended Citation
Coatney, G., Abraham, A., Fischenich, K., Button, K., Haut, R., & Haut Donahue, T. (2015). Efficacy of P188 on lapine meniscus preservation following blunt trauma. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 47, 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.03.008
