Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society (대한족부족관절학회지)
- Volume 10 Issue 2
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- Pages.117-124
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- 2006
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- 1738-3757(pISSN)
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- 2288-8551(eISSN)
Histopathologic Changes of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone in Cylindrical Biopsy Specimen from Talar Osteochondral Lesions
거골의 골연골 병변의 원주형 생검에서 관절 연골과 연골하 골의 조직병리학적 변화
- Lee, Ho-Seong (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University) ;
- Jang, Jae-Suk (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University) ;
- Lee, Jong-Suk (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University) ;
- Cho, Kyung-Ja (Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University) ;
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Lee, Sang-Hoon
(Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University) ;
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Jung, Hong-Keun
(Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kunkuk University) ;
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Kim, Yong-Min
(Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
- 이호승 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 정형외과학 교실) ;
- 장재석 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 정형외과학 교실) ;
- 이종석 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 정형외과학 교실) ;
- 조경자 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 조직병리학 교실) ;
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이상훈
(울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 방사선과학 교실) ;
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정홍근
(건국대학교 의과대학 정형외과학 교실) ;
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김용민
(충북대학교 의과대학 정형외과학 교실)
- Published : 2006.12.01
Abstract
Purpose: This study was aimed at elucidating the pathogenesis of talar osteochondral lesion by analyzing the histopathological findings. Materials and Methods: Twenty specimens from 20 patients who underwent surgical treatment for talus osteochondral lesions were studied. Preoperative MRI images including T1, T2, and stir images were taken and cases were classified according to modification of the Anderson's classification. There were 5 cases of MRI group 1, 6 cases of group 2, 7 cases of group 3 and 2 cases of group 4. A full thickness osteochondral plug including the osteochondral lesion of the talus was harvested from each patient and reviewed histopathologic changes of osteochondral fragment using H-E staining. Mean diameter of specimens was 8.5 mm and mean depth was 10.3 mm. Pathologic changes of articular cartilage and subchondral bone were observed. Subchondral bone was divided into superficial, middle and deep zones according to depth. Cartilage formation, trabecular thickening and marrow fibrosis were observed in each zone. Results: There were detachment of the joint cartilage at the tidemark in 16 cases of 20 cases and the separated cartilages were almost necrotic on the histopathologic findings. Cartilage formation within subchondral bone was discovered beneath the tidemark in 12 cases. Trabeculae were increased and thickened in 17 cases. These pathologic changes were similar to fracture healing process and these findings were more conspicuous near the tidemark and showed transition to normal bone marrow tissue with depth. No correlation between the pathological progression and MRI stages was found. A large cyst shown on MRI's was microscopically turned out to be multiple micro-cysts accompanied by fibrovascular structure and newly formed cartilage tissue. Conclusion: The histopathologic findings of osteochondral lesions are detachment of overlying cartilage at the tidemark and subsequent changes of subchondral bone. Subchondral bone changes are summarized as cartilage formation, marrow fibrosis and trabecular thickening that mean healing process following repeated micro fractures of trabecular. These osteochondral lesions should have differed from osteochondral fractures.