TY - THES A1 - Leiblein, Maximilian T1 - MPFL-Rekonstruktion mit autologer Gracilissehne bei Patellaluxation T1 - MPFL-reconstruction with autologous gracilis tendon graft for patella dislocation N2 - Die patellofemorale Instabilität bzw. die Patellaluxation hat eine Inzidenz von 7 - 49 pro 100.000 Einwohner und verursacht 2-3% aller Knieverletzungen. Über 10% der muskuloskelettalen Symptome werden durch die patellofemorale Instabilität verursacht. Die Ätiologie der Patellaluxation ist stets multifaktoriell, als Risikofaktoren gelten jedoch die Trochleadysplasie, ein erhöhter Patellatilt, die Patella alta, ein erhöhter TTTG- Abstand und die Beschaffenheit des Ligamentum patellofemorale mediale. Zur Therapie eignen sich je nach individueller Symptomatik und Risikofaktoren sowohl konservative als auch operative Maßnahmen. In den letzten Jahren wurden zahlreiche Operationsmethoden und -techniken mit unterschiedlichem Ansatz und Erfolg beschrieben. Bei der hier untersuchten Technik wird das Ligamentum patellofemorale mediale mit Hilfe einer autologen Sehnenplastik (Sehne des M. gracilis) und einer Weichteilfixation an der patellaren Insertion ohne Einbringung weiteren Fremdmaterials anatomisch rekonstruiert. Das Ziel dieser prospektiven Verlaufsbeobachtung war es, die postoperative Entwicklung von Funktion, Stabilität und Schmerzen, sowie die Beurteilung der Einschränkung des Gesamtgesundheitszustandes der Patienten nach MPFL-Rekonstruktion zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden 27 Patienten im Alter zwischen zwölf und 45 Jahren, die zwischen Januar 2011 und November 2012 wegen habitueller bzw. habituell rezidivierender und in einem Fall traumatischer Patellaluxation operiert wurden, nach festgesetzten Kriterien in die Studie eingeschlossen und über den Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten postoperativ nachuntersucht. Die Ergebnisse wurden anhand des „Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Score“ und des „Validierten Fragebogen über Kniebeschwerden nach F. Flandry“ erhoben. Außerdem wurde eine standardisierte körperliche Untersuchung durchgeführt. Von den 27 eingeschlossenen Patienten konnten 24 über die volle Dauer nachuntersucht werden, drei Patienten nur über sechs Monate postoperativ. Die Ergebnisse im Kujala- Score verbesserten sich von durchschnittlich 72 Punkten (IQR = 35) präoperativ auf 95 Punkte (IQR = 9,25) nach zwölf Monaten. Nach bereits sechs Monaten war die Verbesserung hochsignifikant. Die Ergebnisse des Flandry-Score zeigten eine Verbesserung von 65,7 Punkten (IQR = 29,5) präoperativ auf 89,9 Punkte (IQR = 7,75) nach zwölf Monaten. Auch hier war die Verbesserung bereits nach einem halben Jahr hochsignifikant. Postoperativ gaben die Patienten am häufigsten Schwierigkeiten bei der Hocke und beim Knien an. Weitere Einschränkungen der Alltagsaktivitäten traten sechs Monate postoperativ nicht mehr auf. Auch die Häufigkeit und Intensität der Schmerzen aufgrund des Kniegelenkes entwickelten sich nach Ablauf eines halben Jahres sehr gut. Probleme bei sportlichen Aktivitäten wurden nach sechs Monaten nicht mehr angegeben, allerdings war bei 51,9% der Patienten noch nach einem Jahr eine Atrophie der Quadrizepsmuskulatur festzustellen. Bereits nach drei Monaten wurde kein „Giving Way“ mehr berichtet. Bei den 27 untersuchten Patienten trat insgesamt eine traumatische Reluxation auf. Weitere Komplikationen wurden nicht bekannt. Die subjektive Beurteilung des Gesamtgesundheitszustandes verbesserte sich bereits ein halbes Jahr nach der Operation hochsignifikant im Vergleich zum präoperativen Status. Die MPFL-Rekonstruktion mit autologer Gracilissehne und Weichteilfixation zeigte bezüglich Reluxationen und Stabilität nach einem Jahr sehr gute Ergebnisse. Die Rehabilitation und Wiederaufnahme von sportlichen Aktivitäten verlief zügig. Die Resultate dieser Untersuchung sind vielversprechend, es wird jedoch noch Studien mit größeren Patientenzahlen und längerem Nachuntersuchungszeitraum geben müssen. N2 - Patellofemoral instability, respectively dislocation of the patella is reported with an incidence of 7-49/100000 and causes 2-3 per cent of all knee injuries. More than 10 per cent of all musculoskeletal symptoms are caused by patellofemoral instability. The etiology of patella dislocation is multifactorial, common risk factors are a dysplastic trochlea, patella alta, increased patella tilt and TTTG-distance as well as the condition of the medial patellofemoral ligament. Depending on individual symptoms and risk factors therapy can be held conservatively or operatively. Multiple techniques with different approaches and outcomes have been described. With the evaluated technique the medial patellofemoral ligament is reconstructed with an autologous graft (Gracilis-tendon) and anatomically inserted at the patellar site by a soft tissue fixation without further implants. This prospective follow-up aims to examine postoperative development of function, stability and pain of the injured knee as well as the patient’s subjective evaluation of their condition. Between January 2011 and November 2012 27 patients between 12 and 45 years of age who underwent surgical reconstruction due to recurrent dislocation of the patella were included in the study following the before stated inclusion criteria. The follow up was 12 months. Besides the “Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Score” and “Flandry-Score” a standardized clinical examination was performed. Of the 27 included patients we were able to follow up 24 patients over 12 months, 3 patients dropped out after 6 months postoperatively. Results of “Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Score” improved from 72 points (IQR=35) to 95 points (IQR=9.25) after 12 months with a highly significant improvement after 6 months already. Results of “Flandry-Score” improved from 65.7 points (IQR=29.5) to 89.9 points (IQR=7.75) after 12 months with again a highly significant improvement after 6 months already. Postoperatively the most often stated problems were squatting and kneeling. No further limitations of ADL were reported after 6 months. Intensity and frequency of pain caused by the operated knee was decreasing after 6 months. No problems with sporting activities were reported after 6 months, the quadriceps muscle showed atrophy in 51.9 per cent after 12 months though. Already after 3 months no giving way was reported. Within the 27 examined patients one traumatic re-dislocation occurred. No further complications could be found. Subjective evaluation of the patient’s health condition improved highly significant after 6 months compared to the preoperatively reported state. Reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament with autologous gracilis graft and soft tissue fixation showed very good results concerning re-dislocations and stability after one year. Rehabilitation and resumption of sporting activities proceeded quickly. The reported results are promising, still further studies with higher numbers of patients and longer follow up are will be needed. KW - Patellaluxation KW - MPFL-Rekonstruktion Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-124273 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Konrads, C. A1 - Hoberg, M. A1 - Rudert, M. T1 - New Mechanism of Hip Endoprosthesis Damage Caused by High-frequency Electrocautery JF - Journal of Medical Implants & Surgery N2 - No abstract available. KW - endoprothesis Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-146528 VL - 1 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thibaudeau, Laure A1 - Taubenberger, Anna V. A1 - Theodoropoulos, Christina A1 - Holzapfel, Boris M. A1 - Ramuz, Olivier A1 - Straub, Melanie A1 - Hutmacher, Dietmar W. T1 - New mechanistic insights of integrin β1 in breast cancer bone colonization JF - Oncotarget N2 - Bone metastasis is a frequent and life-threatening complication of breast cancer. The molecular mechanisms supporting the establishment of breast cancer cells in the skeleton are still not fully understood, which may be attributed to the lack of suitable models that interrogate interactions between human breast cancer cells and the bone microenvironment. Although it is well-known that integrins mediate adhesion of malignant cells to bone extracellular matrix, their role during bone colonization remains unclear. Here, the role of β1 integrins in bone colonization was investigated using tissue-engineered humanized in vitro and in vivo bone models. In vitro, bone-metastatic breast cancer cells with suppressed integrin β1 expression showed reduced attachment, spreading, and migration within human bone matrix compared to control cells. Cell proliferation in vitro was not affected by β1 integrin knockdown, yet tumor growth in vivo within humanized bone microenvironments was significantly inhibited upon β1 integrin suppression, as revealed by quantitative in/ex vivo fluorescence imaging and histological analysis. Tumor cells invaded bone marrow spaces in the humanized bone and formed osteolytic lesions; osteoclastic bone resorption was, however, not reduced by β1 integrin knockdown. Taken together, we demonstrate that β1 integrins have a pivotal role in bone colonization using unique tissue-engineered humanized bone models. KW - tissue engineering KW - bone colonization KW - breast cancer KW - β1 integrin KW - humanized bone models Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-175432 VL - 6 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boelch, S. P. A1 - Jansen, H. A1 - Meffert, R. H. A1 - Frey, S. P. T1 - Six Sesamoid Bones on Both Feet: Report of a Rare Case JF - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research N2 - There is a variation of the total number of distinct bones in the human in the literature. This difference is mainly caused by the variable existence of sesamoid bones. Sesamoid bones at the first MTP are seen regularly. In contrast additional sesamoid bones at the divond to fifth MTP are rare. We report a case of additional sesamoid bones at every metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP) of both feet. A 22-year-old female Caucasian presented with weight-dependent pain of the divond MTP of the left foot. In the radiographs of both feet additional sesamoid bones at every MTP could be seen. This case reports a very rare variation in human anatomy. A similar case has not been displayed to the academic society and therefore should be acknowledged. KW - anatomy KW - genetics KW - variation Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-126073 VL - 9 IS - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wehrle, Esther A1 - Liedert, Astrid A1 - Heilmann, Aline A1 - Wehner, Tim A1 - Bindl, Ronny A1 - Fischer, Lena A1 - Haffner-Luntzer, Melanie A1 - Jakob, Franz A1 - Schinke, Thorsten A1 - Amling, Michael A1 - Ignatius, Anita T1 - The impact of low-magnitude high-frequency vibration on fracture healing is profoundly influenced by the oestrogen status in mice JF - Disease Models & Mechanisms N2 - Fracture healing is impaired in aged and osteoporotic individuals. Because adequate mechanical stimuli are able to increase bone formation, one therapeutical approach to treat poorly healing fractures could be the application of whole-body vibration, including low-magnitude high-frequency vibration (LMHFV). We investigated the effects of LMHFV on fracture healing in aged osteoporotic mice. Female C57BL/6NCrl mice (n=96) were either ovariectomised (OVX) or sham operated (non-OVX) at age 41 weeks. When aged to 49 weeks, all mice received a femur osteotomy that was stabilised using an external fixator. The mice received whole-body vibrations (20 minutes/day) with 0.3 g peak-to-peak acceleration and a frequency of 45 Hz. After 10 and 21 days, the osteotomised femurs and intact bones (contra-lateral femurs, lumbar spine) were evaluated using bending-testing, micro-computed tomography (mu CT), histology and gene expression analyses. LMHFV disturbed fracture healing in aged non-OVX mice, with significantly reduced flexural rigidity (-81%) and bone formation (-80%) in the callus. Gene expression analyses demonstrated increased oestrogen receptor β (ERβ, encoded by Esr2) and Sost expression in the callus of the vibrated animals, but decreased β-catenin, suggesting that ERβ might mediate these negative effects through inhibition of osteoanabolic Wnt/β-catenin signalling. In contrast, in OVX mice, LMHFV significantly improved callus properties, with increased flexural rigidity (+ 1398%) and bone formation (+637%), which could be abolished by subcutaneous oestrogen application (0.025 mg oestrogen administered in a 90-day-release pellet). On a molecular level, we found an upregulation of ER alpha in the callus of the vibrated OVX mice, whereas ERβ was unaffected, indicating that ERa might mediate the osteoanabolic response. Our results indicate a major role for oestrogen in the mechanostimulation of fracture healing and imply that LMHFV might only be safe and effective in confined target populations. KW - level mechanical vibrations KW - ovariectomized rats KW - bone formation KW - LMHFV KW - whole body vibration KW - receptor beta KW - replacement therapy KW - osteoblastic cells KW - early stage KW - alpha KW - Wnt KW - fracture healing KW - oestrogen receptor signalling KW - Wnt signalling Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-144700 VL - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wehrle, Esther A1 - Liedert, Astrid A1 - Heilmann, Aline A1 - Wehner, Tim A1 - Bindl, Ronny A1 - Fischer, Lena A1 - Haffner-Luntzer, Melanie A1 - Jakob, Franz A1 - Schinke, Thorsten A1 - Amling, Michael A1 - Ignatius, Anita T1 - The impact of low-magnitude high-frequency vibration on fracture healing is profoundly influenced by the oestrogen status in mice JF - Disease Models & Mechanisms N2 - Fracture healing is impaired in aged and osteoporotic individuals. Because adequate mechanical stimuli are able to increase bone formation, one therapeutical approach to treat poorly healing fractures could be the application of whole-body vibration, including low-magnitude high-frequency vibration (LMHFV). We investigated the effects of LMHFV on fracture healing in aged osteoporotic mice. Female C57BL/6NCrl mice (n=96) were either ovariectomised (OVX) or sham operated (non-OVX) at age 41 weeks. When aged to 49 weeks, all mice received a femur osteotomy that was stabilised using an external fixator. The mice received whole-body vibrations (20 minutes/day) with 0.3 G: peak-to-peak acceleration and a frequency of 45 Hz. After 10 and 21 days, the osteotomised femurs and intact bones (contra-lateral femurs, lumbar spine) were evaluated using bending-testing, micro-computed tomography (μCT), histology and gene expression analyses. LMHFV disturbed fracture healing in aged non-OVX mice, with significantly reduced flexural rigidity (-81%) and bone formation (-80%) in the callus. Gene expression analyses demonstrated increased oestrogen receptor β (ERβ, encoded by Esr2) and Sost expression in the callus of the vibrated animals, but decreased β-catenin, suggesting that ERβ might mediate these negative effects through inhibition of osteoanabolic Wnt/β-catenin signalling. In contrast, in OVX mice, LMHFV significantly improved callus properties, with increased flexural rigidity (+1398%) and bone formation (+637%), which could be abolished by subcutaneous oestrogen application (0.025 mg oestrogen administered in a 90-day-release pellet). On a molecular level, we found an upregulation of ERα in the callus of the vibrated OVX mice, whereas ERβ was unaffected, indicating that ERα might mediate the osteoanabolic response. Our results indicate a major role for oestrogen in the mechanostimulation of fracture healing and imply that LMHFV might only be safe and effective in confined target populations. KW - fracture healing KW - LMHFV KW - oestrogen receptor signalling KW - whole-body vibration KW - Wnt-signalling Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-121109 VL - 8 ER -