EFFECT OF AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET-RICH PLASMA ON ARRANGEMENT OF COLLAGEN FIBERS AT INJURED ACHILLES TENDON ENTHESES IN RABBITS

Authors

  • Tayyaba Faisal Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Khadija Qamar Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Rafia Asjid Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Faiza Umbreen Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Saima Sohail Fazaia Medical College Islamabad Pakistan
  • Sumyyia Bashir Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v69i2.2734

Keywords:

Achilles tendon enthesis, Collagen fibers, Platelet-rich plasma

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of autologous platelet-rich plasma on arrangement of collagen fibers at injured Achilles tendon entheses in rabbits.

Study Design: Laboratory-based experimental study.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anatomy, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, in collaboration with National Institute of Health, Islamabad, from March to May, 2018.

Material and Methods: Forty, healthy, male, “New Zealand white rabbits”, 4-6 months of age, weighing 2000- 2500g, were randomly divided into 4 equal groups (A, B, C and D). Group A served as control, while B, C and D were experimental groups. Injuries were surgically induced at Achilles tendon entheses of rabbits of experimental groups, which were treated with injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma, either at the time of inducing injury or two weeks after injury in groups C and D respectively while group B was left untreated. Animals were sacrificed after 12 weeks. Tissues were processed and stained for histological evaluation. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 22. A p-value of ≤0.05 was taken as significant.

Results: Experimental group B showed marked deterioration in Bonar’s modified score for arrangement of collagen fibers as compared to the control group A. The scores were significantly improved in treatment groups C and D as compared to group B.

Conclusions: Injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma effectively improved the Bonar modified score for arrangement of collagen fibers at injured entheses, 12 weeks after injury as compared to non-treatment group.

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19-04-2019

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Faisal T, Qamar K, Asjid R, Umbreen F, Sohail S, Bashir S. EFFECT OF AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET-RICH PLASMA ON ARRANGEMENT OF COLLAGEN FIBERS AT INJURED ACHILLES TENDON ENTHESES IN RABBITS. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 19 [cited 2024 Dec. 5];69(2):262-67. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2734