V P Mantripragada1, W Gao2, N S Piuzzi1,3, C D Hoemann4, G F Muschler1,3, R J Midura1. 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. 3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 4. Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of collagen orientation and arrangement in articular cartilage can improve our understanding of primary osteoarthritis (OA) progression and targeted therapies. Our goal was to determine if polarized light microscopy (PLM) for collagen organization is useful in identifying early primary OA features in comparison to current standard histopathological methods. DESIGN: Osteochondral specimens from 90 total knee arthroplasty patients with relatively preserved lateral femoral condyle were scored using (1) histological-histochemical grading system (HHGS); (2) Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI); (3) PLM-Changoor system for repair cartilage, scores ranging between 0 (totally disorganized cartilage) and 5 (healthy adult cartilage); and (4) new PLM system for primary OA cartilage with superficial zone PLM (PLM-SZ) and deep zone PLM (PLM-DZ) scores, each ranging between 0 (healthy adult SZ and DZ collagen organization) and 4 (total loss of collagen organization). Serial sections were stained for collagen I and II antibodies. Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) were determined. RESULTS: The associations between: (1) PLM-Changoor and HHGS or OARSI were weak (rs = -0.36) or moderate (rs = -0.56); (2) PLM-SZ and HHGS or OARSI were moderate (rs = 0.46 or rs = 0.53); and (3) PLM-DZ and HHGS or OARSI were poor (rs = 0.31 or rs = 0.21), respectively. Specimens exhibiting early and mild OA (HHGS < 5 and OARSI < 8.6) had PLM-SZ and PLM-DZ scores between 0 and 4 and between 0 and 3, respectively, and indicated new histopathological features not currently considered by HHGS/OARSI. CONCLUSIONS: PLM was effective at identifying early SZ and DZ collagen alterations that were not evident in the traditional scoring systems. Incorporating PLM scores and/or additional HHGS/OARSI features can help improve characterization of early primary OA cartilage.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of collagen orientation and arrangement in articular cartilage can improve our understanding of primary osteoarthritis (OA) progression and targeted therapies. Our goal was to determine if polarized light microscopy (PLM) for collagen organization is useful in identifying early primary OA features in comparison to current standard histopathological methods. DESIGN: Osteochondral specimens from 90 total knee arthroplasty patients with relatively preserved lateral femoral condyle were scored using (1) histological-histochemical grading system (HHGS); (2) Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI); (3) PLM-Changoor system for repair cartilage, scores ranging between 0 (totally disorganized cartilage) and 5 (healthy adult cartilage); and (4) new PLM system for primary OA cartilage with superficial zone PLM (PLM-SZ) and deep zone PLM (PLM-DZ) scores, each ranging between 0 (healthy adult SZ and DZ collagen organization) and 4 (total loss of collagen organization). Serial sections were stained for collagen I and II antibodies. Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) were determined. RESULTS: The associations between: (1) PLM-Changoor and HHGS or OARSI were weak (rs = -0.36) or moderate (rs = -0.56); (2) PLM-SZ and HHGS or OARSI were moderate (rs = 0.46 or rs = 0.53); and (3) PLM-DZ and HHGS or OARSI were poor (rs = 0.31 or rs = 0.21), respectively. Specimens exhibiting early and mild OA (HHGS < 5 and OARSI < 8.6) had PLM-SZ and PLM-DZ scores between 0 and 4 and between 0 and 3, respectively, and indicated new histopathological features not currently considered by HHGS/OARSI. CONCLUSIONS: PLM was effective at identifying early SZ and DZ collagen alterations that were not evident in the traditional scoring systems. Incorporating PLM scores and/or additional HHGS/OARSI features can help improve characterization of early primary OA cartilage.
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