Non-invasive electroarthrography measures cartilage in live horses and correlates to direct measurements of cartilage streaming potentials in weight bearing regions of equine metacarpophalangeal joints.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
; 32(10): 1235-1244, 2024 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To perform non-invasive Electroarthrography (EAG) on live horses and establish relationships between EAG and direct measurements of cartilage streaming potentials in weight bearing areas of the equine metacarpophalangeal joint.DESIGN:
EAG was performed bilaterally on the metacarpophalangeal joints of live horses (n = 3). Separate experiments used metacarpophalangeal joint explants (n = 11) to measure EAG obtained during simulated loading followed by direct measurements of cartilage streaming potentials on joint surfaces using the Arthro-BST probe. Joints were assigned to relatively normal (n = 5) and mildly degraded (n = 6) groups based on histological scoring of Safranin-O/Fast Green stained sections.RESULTS:
EAG, involving application of electrodes to skin surrounding the joint and repeated weight shifting, was well-tolerated in live horses. One pair of distal forelimbs were available for analogous ex vivo EAG testing and measurements were strongly correlated to in vivo EAG measurements obtained on the same joints (r = 0.804, p = 0.016, n = 8). Both indirect (EAG) and direct (Arthro-BST) measurements of cartilage streaming potentials distinguished between normal and mildly degraded cartilage with statistically significant differences at 5 of 6 and 4 of 6 electrodes during simulated standing and walking, respectively. Strong and moderate correlations for weight bearing regions on the dorsal phalanx and central metacarpus were detected during both standing and walking. At the metacarpus/sesamoid interface a moderate correlation occurred during walking.CONCLUSION:
Non-invasive EAG was used successfully in a clinical scenario and correlated to direct measurements of streaming potentials in weight bearing cartilage. These data support the potential of EAG to contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative joint diseases.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cartilage, Articular
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Weight-Bearing
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Metacarpophalangeal Joint
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Osteoarthr. cartil
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Osteoarthritis Cartilage
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Osteoarthritis and cartilage
Journal subject:
ORTOPEDIA
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REUMATOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United kingdom