With a biomechanical treatment in knee osteoarthritis, less knee pain did not correlate with synovitis reduction

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Research Article

Vikram Swaminathan¹  Matthew J Parkes¹  David T Felson²  Terence W O’Neill³  Michael J Callaghan⁴  Andrew D Gait⁵  Richard Hodgson⁵ 

[1] Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK;NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK;Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK;NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK;Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA;Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK;NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK;Department of Rheumatology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK;Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK;NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK;Faculty of Health, Psychology, and Social Care, Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK;Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK;Centre of Imaging Sciences, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;

关键词: Brace;    Patellofemoral;    Osteoarthritis;    Synovitis;    Dynamic contrast enhanced;    Magnetic resonance imaging;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-017-1691-1

 received in 2017-04-24, accepted in 2017-07-24,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBraces are used to treat pain in patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (PFJOA). In a trial, we previously reported pain improvement after 6-weeks brace use. The pain reduction did not correlate with changes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessed Bone Marrow Lesion volume or static synovial volume. Studies show that changes in the synovium on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI are more closely associated with symptom change than static synovial volume changes. We hypothesised change in synovitis assessed using dynamic imaging could explain the reduction in pain.MethodOne hundred twenty-six men and women aged 40–70 years with painful radiographically confirmed PFJOA were randomised to either brace wearing or no brace for 6-weeks. Pain assessment and DCE-MRI were performed at baseline and 6 weeks. DCE data was analysed using Tofts’s equation. Pain measures included a VAS of pain on nominated aggravating activity (VASNA), and the KOOS pain subscale. Paired t-tests were used to determine within person change in outcome measures and Spearman’s correlation coefficients were used to determine the correlation between change in pain and change in the DCE parameters.ResultsMean age of subjects was 55.5 years (SD = 7.5) and 57% were female. There was clear pain improvement in the brace users compared to controls (VASNA − 16.87 mm, p = <0.001). There was no significant change to the dynamic synovitis parameters among brace users nor was pain change correlated with change in dynamic synovitis parameters.ConclusionThe reduction in knee pain following brace wearing in patients with PFJOA is not explained by changes in synovitis.Trial registrationTrial registration number UK. ISRCTN50380458/Registered 21.5.2010.

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