Spinal flexibility increase after chymopapain injection is dose dependent: a possible alternative to anterior release in scoliosis.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
; 29(2): 123-8, 2004 Jan 15.
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ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN:
Experimental animal study.OBJECTIVES:
To investigate whether the increase in spinal flexibility after chymopapain injection is dose dependent and determine the "optimal" dosage of chymopapain to increase spinal flexibility in a rabbit model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Spinal instability after chymopapain injection may result in severe back pain. However, this undesired mechanical effect in treating disc herniation may provide a safe minimally invasive approach for anterior spinal release in scoliosis correction.METHODS:
A total of 138 lumbar intervertebral discs from 46 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly injected with chymopapain at 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 75, and 100 picokatals (pKats)/0.05 mL/disc. The rabbits were killed 1 week after the injection, and the lateral bending stiffness of the spinal segments without posterior elements was determined.RESULTS:
The lateral bending spinal stiffness showed no significant change after injection of 6.25 and 12.5 pKats/0.05 mL/disc but reduced significantly following chymopapain injection of 25, 50, 75, and 100 pKats (all P < 0.05 by post hoc least significant difference tests). While the lateral bending stiffness was lowest at the 100-pKats dose, there were no significant differences between the four higher dosages.CONCLUSION:
The reduction in the lateral bending spinal stiffness after chymopapain injection is dose dependent, and an optimal dosage for spinal release existed; doses greater than the optimal dosage did not result in further significant decrease in lateral bending spinal stiffness.
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Assunto principal:
Coluna Vertebral
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Quimiólise do Disco Intervertebral
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Quimopapaína
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Disco Intervertebral
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
Ano de publicação:
2004
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Article