Effectiveness of autologous lipoinjection into the hand to improve function in patients with scleroderma: pilot study

Authors

  • Juan Pablo Espinosa-Torres Department of Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, HGCMN La Raza, IMSS. CDMX, Mexico
  • Pedro Grajeda-López Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, HECMN La Raza. IMSS, CDMX, Mexico
  • María del Pilar Cruz-Domínguez Department of Research Division, HECMN La Raza. IMSS, CDMX, Mexico
  • Luis Rodrigo Carazo-Quiroz Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, CMNSXXI, IMSS. CDMX, Mexico
  • Edgar Ramírez-López Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Regional General Hospital El Marques, IMSS, Qro. Mexico
  • Maribel Belmontes-Castillo Fellow in Plastic Surgery and Facial Aesthetics, Innovare Hospital, Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico
  • Alan Isaac Valderrama-Treviño Laboratory of experimental immunotherapy and tissue engineering, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, CDMX, Mexico
  • Rodrigo Banegas-Ruíz Service of Traumatology, Rehabilitation Hospital, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, CDMX, Mexico
  • Víctor Manuel Ramos-Lojero Epidemiology Service, General Directorate of Epidemiology, CDMX, Mexico
  • Baltazar Barrera-Mera Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, CDMX, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193112

Keywords:

Atologous transplant, Fibrosis, Lipoinjection, Scleroderma, Sclerotic stage, Thickened fingers

Abstract

Background: Scleroderma is a rare disease of the tissues that is characterized for being inflammatory and developing fibrosis in the skin. Typically, this disease affects middle-aged women.

Methods: A study was conducted in which 10 patients with scleroderma with involvement in the sclerotic stage were included. One of the hands was chosen randomly for treatment with fatty graft processed by Coleman technique and the other hand, physiological solution was placed. Patients were evaluated at 45 and 90 days after the procedure using the Cochin Hand Functional Scale (CHFS) questionnaire, modified Rodnan scale for the skin (mRSS), grip strength with dynamometer and measurement of fingertip to palm of hand in flexion.

Results: The average of CHFS before treatment was 42.30 and 25.70 at 90 days p=0.007. The average strength in the experimental hand before treatment was 11.67 and 14.58 at 90 days p=0.007, in the control hand p=0.873. The mean finger-palm tip distance before treatment was 44.80 and from 36.00 to 90 days p=0.019, in the control hand p=0.149. There is a significant difference in the degree of severity at 90 days of the mRSS of the back of the hands p=0.011 and phalanges p=0.000 between the patients with lipoinjection and physiological solution.

Conclusion: Significant improvement was observed in patients with scleroderma treated with autologous lipoinjection.

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2019-07-25

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Espinosa-Torres, J. P., Grajeda-López, P., Cruz-Domínguez, M. del P., Carazo-Quiroz, L. R., Ramírez-López, E., Belmontes-Castillo, M., Valderrama-Treviño, A. I., Banegas-Ruíz, R., Ramos-Lojero, V. M., & Barrera-Mera, B. (2019). Effectiveness of autologous lipoinjection into the hand to improve function in patients with scleroderma: pilot study. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 7(8), 2883–2886. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193112

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