Research Article

Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model

Volume: 43 Number: 4 September 22, 2009
  • Cem Esenyel
  • Mehmet Demirhan
  • Onder Kilicoglu
  • Oktay Adanir
  • Bilge Bilgic
  • Ozlem Guzel
  • Serhat Ozsoy
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Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the inflammatory reactions induced by three commonly used nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model.
Methods: Three suture materials were tested: braided polyester suture (Ethibond), braided blend of polyester and polyethylene suture (FiberWire), and monofilament polypropylene suture (Polypropylene). Thirty-six rabbits were randomly allocated to three suture groups, equal in number. Each suture type was placed bilaterally in the quadriceps muscle, patellar tendon, knee joint capsule, and Achilles tendon. Six animals in each group were sacrificed in the third and sixth weeks. The inflammation induced by each suture was assessed using light microscopy and the width of the inflammation zone (WIZ) was measured.
Results: Ethibond was found to cause the most severe reaction in the muscle and tendon in the third week; in the sixth week, however, it showed the lowest inflammatory reaction in all tissue types. Reaction to Propylene was moderate in the third week, whereas it caused the largest WIZ in all tissue types in the sixth week, such that the eventual size of the WIZ induced by Propylene (6.6±2.1 mm) was significantly greater than that of Ethibond (1.6±0.9 mm) in muscle specimens (p<0.05). Except for the largest WIZ seen in joint capsule specimens in the third week, inflammatory reactions associated with FiberWire were low or moderate in all tissue specimens throughout the study. FiberWire was associated with some necrotic areas in two muscle and one tendon specimens.
Conclusion: The extent of inflammatory reaction to nonabsorbable suture materials depends on the type of suture material, tissue type, and the duration of postoperative time.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Cem Esenyel This is me

Mehmet Demirhan This is me

Onder Kilicoglu This is me

Oktay Adanir This is me

Bilge Bilgic This is me

Ozlem Guzel This is me

Serhat Ozsoy This is me

Publication Date

September 22, 2009

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 4

APA
Esenyel, C., Demirhan, M., Kilicoglu, O., Adanir, O., Bilgic, B., Guzel, O., & Ozsoy, S. (2009). Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(4), 366-372. https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ
AMA
1.Esenyel C, Demirhan M, Kilicoglu O, et al. Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43(4):366-372. https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ
Chicago
Esenyel, Cem, Mehmet Demirhan, Onder Kilicoglu, et al. 2009. “Evaluation of Soft Tissue Reactions to Three Nonabsorbable Suture Materials in a Rabbit Model”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (4): 366-72. https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ.
EndNote
Esenyel C, Demirhan M, Kilicoglu O, Adanir O, Bilgic B, Guzel O, Ozsoy S (September 1, 2009) Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 4 366–372.
IEEE
[1]C. Esenyel et al., “Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 366–372, Sept. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ
ISNAD
Esenyel, Cem - Demirhan, Mehmet - Kilicoglu, Onder - Adanir, Oktay - Bilgic, Bilge - Guzel, Ozlem - Ozsoy, Serhat. “Evaluation of Soft Tissue Reactions to Three Nonabsorbable Suture Materials in a Rabbit Model”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/4 (September 1, 2009): 366-372. https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ.
JAMA
1.Esenyel C, Demirhan M, Kilicoglu O, Adanir O, Bilgic B, Guzel O, Ozsoy S. Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43:366–372.
MLA
Esenyel, Cem, et al. “Evaluation of Soft Tissue Reactions to Three Nonabsorbable Suture Materials in a Rabbit Model”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 4, Sept. 2009, pp. 366-72, https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ.
Vancouver
1.Cem Esenyel, Mehmet Demirhan, Onder Kilicoglu, Oktay Adanir, Bilge Bilgic, Ozlem Guzel, Serhat Ozsoy. Evaluation of soft tissue reactions to three nonabsorbable suture materials in a rabbit model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 1;43(4):366-72. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA96CG95HZ