A New Surgical Technique for the Repair of the Achilles Tendon Rupture: Repair of the Achill Tendon Rupture by Implant without Immobilization and Compared with Traditional Suture Techniques in Rabbits

Aygun H., Kilic E., Huseyinoglu U., Ozaydin I., Ermutlu C. S., Alsaran A., ...More

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.16, no.5, pp.777-782, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.777-782
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose of this study was to repair achilles tendon rupture with protection of the integrity of the tendon without the need for the joint immobilization and prevent the complications reported with other techniques. For this purpose, mostly used techniques, Krackow, Modified Kessleer, Bunnel techniques were compared with the newly developed technique using the objective histologic and biomechanic criteria. Depending on the preliminary results of the pull-out tests, 6 tendons were included at each group, consisting of four groups totally. Operations were performed under the anesthesia of xylazine hydrochlorur, bupivacain HCI. At group 1, imlant prepared from the flexible polyethylene material was used. Krackow technique at group 2, Modified Kessler technique at group 3, Bunnell technique at group 4 were utilized. Rabbits were euthanised at 6th week postoperatively by use of overdose of sodium pentobarbital (50 mg/kg). While there was no difference between groups at histological analysis, at biomechanical analysis ultimate load to failure was found to be higher than all other techniques. Depending on these results, newly described technique can be applied clinically and may help to solve this orthopaedic problem.