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Neurofilament distribution in the superior labrum and the long head of the biceps tendon

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Title
Neurofilament distribution in the superior labrum and the long head of the biceps tendon
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, November 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13018-017-0686-9
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Sandra Boesmueller, Antal Nógrádi, Patrick Heimel, Christian Albrecht, Sylvia Nürnberger, Heinz Redl, Christian Fialka, Rainer Mittermayr

Abstract

The postoperative course after arthroscopic superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) repair using suture anchors is accompanied by a prolonged period of pain, which might be caused by constriction of nerve fibres. The purpose was to histologically investigate the distribution of neurofilament in the superior labrum and the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT), i.e. the location of type II SLAP lesions. Ten LHBTs including the superior labrum were dissected from fresh human specimen and immunohistochemically stained against neurofilament (NF). All slides were scanned at high resolution and converted into tagged image file format, and regions of interest (ROIs) were defined as follows: ROI I-superior labrum anterior to the LHBT origin, ROI II-mid-portion of the superior labrum at the origin of the LHBT, ROI III-superior labrum posterior to the LHBT origin and ROI IV-the most proximal part of the LHBT before its attachment to the superior labrum. The entire images were automatically segmented according to the defined ROIs and measured using a programmed algorithm specifically created for this purpose. The NF-positive cells were counted, and their total size and the area of other tissue were measured separately for the different ROIs. Distribution of NF-positive cells in absolute numbers revealed a clear but insignificantly higher amount in favour of ROI I, representing the superior labrum anterior to the LHBT origin. Setting ROI I at 100%, a significant difference could be seen compared to ROI III, representing the superior labrum posterior to the LHBT origin (ROI I vs. ROI III with a p value < 0.05). Summarizing, the density of neurofilament is inhomogeneously distributed throughout the superior labrum with the highest number of neurofilament in the anterior superior labrum. Thus, suture placement in type II SLAP repair could play an important role for the postoperative pain-related outcome.

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Unknown 24 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 4 17%
Student > Master 3 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 13%
Other 2 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 4%
Other 4 17%
Unknown 7 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 7 29%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 13%
Engineering 2 8%
Psychology 1 4%
Unspecified 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 8 33%
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