The histopathological synovitis score is influenced by biopsy location in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Author:

Mussawy Haider,Zustin Jozef,Luebke Andreas M.,Strahl André,Krenn Veit,Rüther Wolfgang,Rolvien TimORCID

Abstract

Abstract Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represent the most common forms of arthritis, which are mainly caused by mechanical and inflammatory components, respectively. Determination of synovial inflammation in synovial biopsies via the histopathological Krenn score may be crucial for correct diagnosis and treatment. Specifically, it remains unclear whether synovitis scores differ among multiple biopsy locations within a single joint. Materials and methods Eighty synovial samples were taken from four standardized regions of the knee in 20 patients (ten primary OA, ten secondary OA) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total synovectomy. The Krenn synovitis score (grade 0–9) was determined in a blinded manner by two expert pathologists in all biopsies. Next to the inter-rater reliability, we evaluated the agreement of the determined scores among the four biopsy locations within each knee. Results The inter-rater reliability between the two pathologists was very high (Cohen’s kappa = 0.712; r = 0.946; ICC = 0.972). The mean synovitis score was significantly higher in knees with secondary than in primary OA (p = 0.026). Importantly, we found clear differences between the scores of the four different biopsy locations within the individual knee joints, with an average deviation of 10.6%. These deviations were comparable in knees with primary and secondary OA (p = 0.64). Conclusions While we confirmed the synovitis score as a reliable and reproducible parameter to assess the histopathological synovitis grade in the knee, the considerable variability within the joint indicates that multiple synovial biopsies from different regions should be obtained to enable reliable results of the synovitis score.

Funder

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery,Surgery

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