Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the omentum, peritoneum, paratenon and skeletal muscle on the proliferation of the cartilage tissue using rabbit model as an in vivo culture medium. Methods: 6 months old forty-five New Zealand rabbits were randomized into omentu...

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Main Authors: Kadir Buyukdogan, Mahmut Nedim Doral, Onur Bilge, Egemen Turhan, Gazi Huri, Mustafa Fevzi Sargon
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Language:English
Published: AVES 2016-10-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16301109
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Mahmut Nedim Doral
Onur Bilge
Egemen Turhan
Gazi Huri
Mustafa Fevzi Sargon
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Mahmut Nedim Doral
Onur Bilge
Egemen Turhan
Gazi Huri
Mustafa Fevzi Sargon
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description Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the omentum, peritoneum, paratenon and skeletal muscle on the proliferation of the cartilage tissue using rabbit model as an in vivo culture medium. Methods: 6 months old forty-five New Zealand rabbits were randomized into omentum, peritoneum, muscle, and Achilles paratenon groups. Standard sized osteochondral grafts were harvested from right knees and immediately placed into the specified tissues. Control group was fresh cartilage at the end of follow-up. After five months, samples were collected and evaluated macroscopically by measuring their dimensions (vertical = D1, horizontal = D2, and depth = D3) and volumes, and histologically by counting the chondrocyte number using camera lucida method. Results: Macroscopically, increase in mean values for D1 and D2 dimensions of specimens from paratenon and omentum compared to pretransplant dimensions was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Although, volume measurements were higher in omentum and peritoneum group compared to pretransplant dimensions, increase was not significant (p > 0.05). Histologically, mean chondrocyte count was 14.0 ± 0.6 in fresh articular cartilage. Mean chondrocyte counts were 14.4 ± 0.9 in omentum group, 15.4 ± 1.0 in peritoneum group, 9.7 ± 1.3 in muscle group and 9.2 ± 0.4 in Achilles paratenon group respectively. However, mean chondrocyte counts were higher in samples of omentum and peritoneum group compared to fresh articular cartilage, increase was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Discussion: Transplantation of the cartilage grafts into mesothelium enhanced the chondrocyte counts and volumes compared with the pretransplant measurements. Mesothelium may have the potential to be used as an in vivo culture medium for osteochondral tissue growth. Keywords: Cartilage preservation, Mesothelium, Chondrocyte, Knee
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spelling doaj-art-d487fbced297416db03959d69762a6fb2025-08-20T03:57:43ZengAVESActa Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica1017-995X2016-10-0150553954310.1016/j.aott.2016.08.003Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal studyKadir Buyukdogan0Mahmut Nedim Doral1Onur Bilge2Egemen Turhan3Gazi Huri4Mustafa Fevzi Sargon5Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara, TurkeyHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey; Corresponding author.Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, TurkeyHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Ankara, TurkeyHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Ankara, TurkeyHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Ankara, TurkeyObjective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the omentum, peritoneum, paratenon and skeletal muscle on the proliferation of the cartilage tissue using rabbit model as an in vivo culture medium. Methods: 6 months old forty-five New Zealand rabbits were randomized into omentum, peritoneum, muscle, and Achilles paratenon groups. Standard sized osteochondral grafts were harvested from right knees and immediately placed into the specified tissues. Control group was fresh cartilage at the end of follow-up. After five months, samples were collected and evaluated macroscopically by measuring their dimensions (vertical = D1, horizontal = D2, and depth = D3) and volumes, and histologically by counting the chondrocyte number using camera lucida method. Results: Macroscopically, increase in mean values for D1 and D2 dimensions of specimens from paratenon and omentum compared to pretransplant dimensions was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Although, volume measurements were higher in omentum and peritoneum group compared to pretransplant dimensions, increase was not significant (p > 0.05). Histologically, mean chondrocyte count was 14.0 ± 0.6 in fresh articular cartilage. Mean chondrocyte counts were 14.4 ± 0.9 in omentum group, 15.4 ± 1.0 in peritoneum group, 9.7 ± 1.3 in muscle group and 9.2 ± 0.4 in Achilles paratenon group respectively. However, mean chondrocyte counts were higher in samples of omentum and peritoneum group compared to fresh articular cartilage, increase was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Discussion: Transplantation of the cartilage grafts into mesothelium enhanced the chondrocyte counts and volumes compared with the pretransplant measurements. Mesothelium may have the potential to be used as an in vivo culture medium for osteochondral tissue growth. Keywords: Cartilage preservation, Mesothelium, Chondrocyte, Kneehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16301109
spellingShingle Kadir Buyukdogan
Mahmut Nedim Doral
Onur Bilge
Egemen Turhan
Gazi Huri
Mustafa Fevzi Sargon
Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
title Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study
title_full Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study
title_fullStr Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study
title_full_unstemmed Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study
title_short Peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts: A comparative animal study
title_sort peritoneum and omentum are natural reservoirs for chondrocytes of osteochondral autografts a comparative animal study
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16301109
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