期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
卷 43, 期 10, 页码 1868-1877出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-016-3379-4
关键词
Healing; Power Doppler ultrasonography; F-18-FDG; Positron emission tomography; Loading; ATRS
资金
- Center of Healthy Aging, Danish Association of Rheumatism, IOC Sports Medicine Copenhagen
- Danish Medical Research Council
- Swedish Society for Medical Research
- Lundbeck Foundation [R198-2015-207] Funding Source: researchfish
- Novo Nordisk Fonden [NNF14OC0012491] Funding Source: researchfish
Following Achilles tendon rupture, running is often allowed after 6 months. However, tendon healing is slow and the metabolic status of the tendon at this point is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate tendon metabolism (glucose uptake) and vascularization at 3, 6 and 12 months after Achilles tendon rupture as measured using PET and power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS). The study group comprised 23 patients with surgically repaired Achilles tendon rupture who were investigated at 3 months (n = 7), 6 months (n = 7) and 12 months (n = 9) after surgery. The triceps surae complex was loaded over 20 min of slow treadmill walking while a radioactive tracer (F-18-FDG) was administered prior to PET. Vascularization was measured in terms of PDUS flow activity, and patient-reported outcomes were scored using the Achilles tendon rupture score (ATRS) and sports assessment (VISA-A) questionnaire. Relative glucose uptake (F-18-FDG) was higher in repaired tendons than in intact tendons at all time-points (6, 3 and 1.6 times higher at 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively; P a parts per thousand currency sign 0.001), and was also higher in the tendon core than in the periphery at 3 and 6 months (P a parts per thousand currency sign 0.02), but lower at 12 months (P = 0.06). Relative glucose uptake was negatively related to ATRS at 6 months after repair (r = -0.89, P a parts per thousand currency sign 0.01). PDUS flow activity was higher in repaired tendons than in intact tendons at 3 and 6 months (P < 0.05 for both), but had normalized by 12 months. These data demonstrate that the healing process as determined by metabolic activity and vascularization continues for 6 months after injury when large loads are typically allowed on the tendon. Indeed, metabolic activity remained elevated for more than 1 year after injury despite normalized vascularization. The robust negative correlation between tendon metabolism and patient-reported outcome suggests that a high metabolic activity 6 months after the injury may be related to a poor clinical healing outcome.
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