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Quantitative Analysis of Synovial Fibrosis in the Infrapatellar Fat Pad Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Takeshi Muneta, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Yoichi Ezura, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Kohtaro Furuya, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Haruyasu Yamamoto, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

We performed quantitative analysis of synovial fibrosis in the infrapatellar fat pad in 26 patients who under went arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate liga ment reconstructions. Twelve patients underwent re construction with patellar tendon autografts, and 14 had reconstructions with semitendinosus and gracilis tendon autografts. Synovial samples were obtained at the time of reconstruction from 10 patients and at second-look arthroscopy from all 26 patients. Sections from quick-frozen samples were stained with either hematoxylin and eosin or Fast green and Sirius red. We used sodium hydroxide in absolute methanol to elute the Fast green and Sirius red stains, and the total collagen content of each section was estimated by measuring the optical density of the eluted solution. The volume of each section was determined on a computer using an imaging program, and collagen content per unit of tissue was calculated. Median col lagen content was 15.3 µg/mm³ for the preoperative samples, 25.1 µg/mm³ for the group with patellar ten don autografts, and 27.1 µg/mm ³ for the group with hamstring tendons autografts. Analysis of preoperative and postoperative paired samples revealed a signifi cant increase in synovial collagen after anterior cruci ate ligament reconstruction. We observed increased fibrosis in patients who had pain on exertion or stiff ness in squatting after the reconstructive surgery.

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