Effect of leukocyte-reduced platelet-rich plasma on osteoarthritis caused by cranial cruciate ligament rupture: A canine gait analysis model

PLoS One. 2018 Mar 19;13(3):e0194752. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194752. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

The goal of this study was to objectively assess the effect of a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derivate in English bulldogs with stifle degenerative joint disease secondary to cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR). We used a force platform and affixed electrogoniometers to measure peak vertical force (PVF), vertical impulse (VI), stance time (ST), and angular range of motion (AROM), from 12 lame client-owned English bulldogs with post-CCLR stifle joint abnormalities. The 12 affected subjects were treated with 4 intra-articular injections of PRP, at 30-day intervals. Ten untreated, sound English bulldogs were used as a reference group. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using a linear mixed effects model. Mean values of PVF, VI, ST, and AROM were improved within the first 3 months post-treatment in the CCLR group, with mean measured changes increasing to maximum 4.56% body weight gain, 1.5% body weight/second, 0.07 seconds, and 6.18 degrees, respectively. The effects declined progressively after the treatment interval, ending at nearly initial levels after 6 months. This study demonstrates that dogs with CCLR treated with intra-articular PRP had improved PVF, VI, ST, and AROM over time; the duration of effect was waning by the end of the post-treatment period.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / pathology
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / complications
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / therapy*
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / veterinary
  • Blood Component Transfusion* / methods
  • Blood Component Transfusion* / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases / therapy*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Leukocytes / cytology
  • Male
  • Osteoarthritis / etiology
  • Osteoarthritis / therapy*
  • Osteoarthritis / veterinary
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma / physiology*
  • Rupture / complications
  • Rupture / therapy*
  • Rupture / veterinary

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.