Gastrocnemius Muscle Injury Is the Condition to Induce Cartilage Degeneration of the Rabbit Tibiofemoral Joint: A New Perspective.

ABSTRACT: The knee osteoarthritis is a common joint disease that causes pain and inconvenience. Clinically, patients with knee osteoarthritis often have response points on the gastrocnemius. Gastrocnemius plays an essential role in stabilizing joints and changing gait and pace, which also has a close relationship with the knee joint. The objective of this study is to determine changes in the tibiofemoral joint after medial and lateral gastrocnemius injury. Rabbits were divided into a medial gastrocnemius injury group, a lateral gastrocnemius injury group, and a control group with two intervals: 6 and 8 weeks after modeling of the semisevered gastrocnemius. The gastrocnemius was weighed and sectioned for histology. The joint space and subchondral bone were observed using X-ray and microcomputed tomog

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462983 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature