Abstract
BackgroundTherapies for arthrofibrosis after knee surgery are needed to prevent loss of joint function. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonists (IL-1RA) have shown promise in treating established arthrofibrosis in pilot clinical studies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of intra-articular injection of IL-1RA to prevent knee joint contracture in a post-traumatic knee immobilization model. Methods20 male Sprague Dawley rats were block randomized into two groups: control and IL-1RA. Rats underwent intra-articular surgical trauma of the right knee with placement of an immobilization suture, securing the knees in 150° flexion. On post-operative days 1 and 8, each group received a 0.1 ml intra-articular injection of either saline (control) or anakinra (IL-1RA:single dosage; 2.63 mg/kg). Rats were euthanized fourteen days after surgery and the immobilization femorotibial angles were measured on the operative limbs with the suture and musculature intact. Subsequently, musculature was removed and femorotibial angles were measured in the operative and non-operative limbs with a defined extension moment applied with the posterior capsule intact or cut. A contracture angle was calculated as the angular difference between the operative and non-operative limb. ResultsThe immobilization knee flexion angle did not differ (P = 0.761) between groups (control: 152 ± 9; IL-1RA: 150 ± 11). The joint contracture angles (smaller angle = improved outcome) were reduced by 12 degrees on average in the IL-1RA group compared to the control for both the capsule intact (P = 0.024) and cut (P = 0.019) states. ConclusionsIntra-articular IL-1RA injection was found to diminish knee extension deficits associated with arthrofibrosis in a post-traumatic joint immobilization model.
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