Research Article

The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons

Volume: 39 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Volkan Oztuna
  • Ali Yilmaz
  • Cengiz Yilmaz
  • Metin Eskandari
  • İrfan Ayan
  • Abdullah Milcan
  • Fehmi Kuyurtar
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The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, the biomechanical properties of peripheral tendon repair with the use of epitendinous suture technique and N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) (NBSA), a biodegradable glue, were compared.
Methods: Twenty-four flexor tendons were harvested from sheep hind limbs. Following transection of the tendons, 12 tendons (group 1) were repaired with modified Kessler core sutures using no 2 prolene and epitendinous running sutures with 3/0 prolene. In the other 12 tendons (group 2), NBSA was applied between the cut surfaces before placing modified Kessler core sutures. Placed on an hydrolic test machine, half of the tendons from each group were subjected to load to failure with a tensile force of 20 mm/min and the other half to cyclic loading with a tensile loading between 1-15 N at a rate of 20 cycles/min. Observation of a gap of 1 mm between the tendon ends in each test was regarded as repair failure.
Results: The mean load to failure was 27.3 N (range 25 to 32 N) for group 1 and 50.4 N (range 32 to 63 N) for group 2 (p=0.022). The mean number of cycles at failure was 140 (range 45 to 250) in group 1 and 350 (range 150 to 600) in group 2 (p=0.032).
Conclusion: Our results showed that peripheral tendon repair with the use of NBSA has biomechanical advantages over repair with the epitendinous running suture technique.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Volkan Oztuna This is me

Ali Yilmaz This is me

Cengiz Yilmaz This is me

Metin Eskandari This is me

İrfan Ayan This is me

Abdullah Milcan This is me

Fehmi Kuyurtar This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2005 Volume: 39 Number: 3

APA
Oztuna, V., Yilmaz, A., Yilmaz, C., Eskandari, M., Ayan, İ., Milcan, A., & Kuyurtar, F. (2006). The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(3), 258-262. https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA
AMA
1.Oztuna V, Yilmaz A, Yilmaz C, et al. The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39(3):258-262. https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA
Chicago
Oztuna, Volkan, Ali Yilmaz, Cengiz Yilmaz, et al. 2006. “The Use of N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in Primary Tendon Repair: A Biomechanical Study With Sheep Flexor Tendons”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 (3): 258-62. https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA.
EndNote
Oztuna V, Yilmaz A, Yilmaz C, Eskandari M, Ayan İ, Milcan A, Kuyurtar F (September 1, 2006) The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 3 258–262.
IEEE
[1]V. Oztuna et al., “The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 258–262, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA
ISNAD
Oztuna, Volkan - Yilmaz, Ali - Yilmaz, Cengiz - Eskandari, Metin - Ayan, İrfan - Milcan, Abdullah - Kuyurtar, Fehmi. “The Use of N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in Primary Tendon Repair: A Biomechanical Study With Sheep Flexor Tendons”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39/3 (September 1, 2006): 258-262. https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA.
JAMA
1.Oztuna V, Yilmaz A, Yilmaz C, Eskandari M, Ayan İ, Milcan A, Kuyurtar F. The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39:258–262.
MLA
Oztuna, Volkan, et al. “The Use of N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in Primary Tendon Repair: A Biomechanical Study With Sheep Flexor Tendons”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 258-62, https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA.
Vancouver
1.Volkan Oztuna, Ali Yilmaz, Cengiz Yilmaz, Metin Eskandari, İrfan Ayan, Abdullah Milcan, Fehmi Kuyurtar. The use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) in primary tendon repair: a biomechanical study with sheep flexor tendons. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;39(3):258-62. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45UF34BA