Immediate Microcirculatory Derangements in Skeletal Muscle and Periosteum after Closed Tibial Fracture
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
- Vol. 54 (5), 979-985
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ta.0000025796.74054.5b
Abstract
Severe musculoskeletal soft tissue injury sustained after a closed fracture to the extremities significantly influences bone healing and determines the patient's prognosis. The present study was aimed at quantitatively assessing immediate microcirculatory changes in skeletal muscle and periosteum after standardized closed fracture.Standardized closed fracture of the left tibia in isoflurane-anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 14) was induced using a modified weight-drop technique. The left extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle (n = 7) and tibial periosteum (n = 7) were surgically exposed for in vivo fluorescence microscopy 15 minutes after fracture. Nonfractured rats (n = 14) served as controls. EDL muscle edema was determined by the ratio of wet to dry weight (EDL water content).Closed tibial fracture resulted in a significant reduction of functional capillary density, red blood cell velocity, and volumetric blood flow in both EDL muscle and periosteum. Microvascular diameter, leukocyte adherence, and macromolecular leakage were markedly increased, indicating trauma-induced inflammation and endothelial disintegration. EDL muscle edema was found increased significantly after fracture.This model permits for the first time direct in vivo visualization and quantification of fracture-induced microhemodynamic changes and cellular interactions within the surrounding soft tissue. It demonstrates that even simple fractures lead to profound microcirculatory disturbances in skeletal muscle and periosteum, and also at sites remote from the diaphyseal fracture site. It provides a useful approach for the development of therapeutic strategies to counteract fracture-induced microvascular dysfunction.Keywords
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