A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE MECHANISM OF REPARING MENISCUS INJURY USING CHINESE MEDICAL HERBS——An Experimental Investigation in Rabbits
- VernacularTitle:中药治疗损伤半月板的动物实验观察(一)
- Author:
Shengyu HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
meniscus injury;
Chinese medical herb
- From:
Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine
1982;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
By means of animal experiment, the effect of Chinese medical herbs on the healing of incisedwound made on lateral meniscus of the rabbit and the histological observation are described asfollows: 1. Blood vessels were abundant at the junction of the margin of the meniscus and the jointcapsule. Small vessels were seen at the lateral 3rd of the meniscus. Capillaries with red cells inthem were present in the middle 3rd. No nervedistribution was found in the parenchyma. Both thefemoral and tibial surfaces of the cartilage were covered by synovial membrane. 2. The portion of the incision on the margin of the meniscus was already healed. The portion ofthe incision on the main part of the meniscus was likely to heal later, since there were granulationtissues formed by foreign body giant cells and blood vessels were observed. Capillaries were dilatedand congested with red cells in them. 3. At the middle and the medial parts of the incision, where blood vessels were less or absent,chondrocytes showed nest and column shaped proliferaion, collagen fibers became enlarged andinterlaced and the wound completely healed. This could be due to the capacity of proliferationof the synovial membrane, of synovial cells in the synovial fluid and of the meniscus itself; thiscould also be due to the effect of Chinese medical herbs. Through this experiment, it is believed that Chinese medical herbs are helpful in the improve-ment of local blood circulation and thereby have a good effect on the repair of meniscus injury andregeneration of blood vessels.
