Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture

Volume: 40 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Yakup Yildirim
  • Baransel Saygi
  • Hasan Kara
  • Cengiz Kabukoglu
  • Tanil Esemenli
EN TR

Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated tendon holding capacities of suture materials that are commonly used in repair of Achilles tendon ruptures. Methods: Achilles tendons of 60 sheep were removed by incisions 2-cm proximal to the calcaneal insertion and 1-cm distal to the musculotendinous junction. The tendos were randomly divided into six groups and sutures were placed with the Kessler technique at the distal end of the tendons using one of the following suture materials: 2 polydioxanone (PDS), 1 PDS, 2 Vicryl, 1 Vicryl, 2 Ethibond, and 1 Prolene. The distal end of the suture material was left free. Each specimen was mounted in an Instron machine, with the tendon being placed proximally and the suture material distally. The system was loaded with a displacement rate of 20 mm/min. Results: Failure of all the specimens was due to pull-out of the suture material through the tendon. There were no failures due to suture breakage. The highest and the lowest tendon holding capacities were found with 2 PDS and 2 Ethibond sutures, respectively. Conclusion: Following Achilles tendon repair, the healing period, in particular the first three weeks, is precarious for pull-out of the suture material through the tendon. Thus, tendon holding capacity of the suture material is an important factor for the strength of the repair. Among the tested suture materials, 2 PDS was found to have the highest tendon holding capacity.

Keywords

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

-

Journal Section

-

Authors

Yakup Yildirim This is me

Baransel Saygi This is me

Hasan Kara This is me

Cengiz Kabukoglu This is me

Tanil Esemenli This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 2

APA
Yildirim, Y., Saygi, B., Kara, H., Kabukoglu, C., & Esemenli, T. (2006). Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(2), 164-168. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i2.609
AMA
1.Yildirim Y, Saygi B, Kara H, Kabukoglu C, Esemenli T. Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40(2):164-168. doi:10.3944/aott.v40i2.609
Chicago
Yildirim, Yakup, Baransel Saygi, Hasan Kara, Cengiz Kabukoglu, and Tanil Esemenli. 2006. “Tendon Holding Capacities of the Suture Materials Used in Repairing Achilles Tendon Rupture”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (2): 164-68. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i2.609.
EndNote
Yildirim Y, Saygi B, Kara H, Kabukoglu C, Esemenli T (September 1, 2006) Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 2 164–168.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yildirim, B. Saygi, H. Kara, C. Kabukoglu, and T. Esemenli, “Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 164–168, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v40i2.609.
ISNAD
Yildirim, Yakup - Saygi, Baransel - Kara, Hasan - Kabukoglu, Cengiz - Esemenli, Tanil. “Tendon Holding Capacities of the Suture Materials Used in Repairing Achilles Tendon Rupture”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/2 (September 1, 2006): 164-168. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i2.609.
JAMA
1.Yildirim Y, Saygi B, Kara H, Kabukoglu C, Esemenli T. Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40:164–168.
MLA
Yildirim, Yakup, et al. “Tendon Holding Capacities of the Suture Materials Used in Repairing Achilles Tendon Rupture”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 164-8, doi:10.3944/aott.v40i2.609.
Vancouver
1.Yakup Yildirim, Baransel Saygi, Hasan Kara, Cengiz Kabukoglu, Tanil Esemenli. Tendon holding capacities of the suture materials used in repairing Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;40(2):164-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v40i2.609