Research Article

Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats

Volume: 46 Number: 4 September 5, 2012
  • Fehmi Kuran
  • Mahmut Pekedis
  • Hasan Yildiz
  • Figen Aydin
  • Nuket Eliyatkin
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Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on early tendon healing in the treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures.
Methods: Fifty-six male Wistar albino rats were randomized and divided into two groups. Intratendinous betamethasone was administered preoperatively for degeneration in 28 rats and isotonic saline injection was administered to the remaining 28 rats. The Achilles tendons of all rats were sutured following tenotomy. Fourteen rats from each group were then selected and received hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The Achilles tendons were removed, biomechanically evaluated and histopathologically studied on the 11th postoperative day. The biomechanical properties and amount of fibrosis, inflammation and vascularization were compared between the groups receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy and those not.
Results: Histopathological study showed the amount of fibrosis was significantly higher in the hyperbaric oxygen therapy group than in the control group without the hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The amount of inflammation and vascularization were significantly higher in the steroid administration group than in the no-steroid group. There was a significant difference in the biomechanical properties of the groups in terms of maximum force, stiffness, elastic modulus and maximum allowable stress.
Conclusion: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy creates a positive histological and biomechanical effect on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Fehmi Kuran This is me

Mahmut Pekedis This is me

Hasan Yildiz This is me

Figen Aydin This is me

Nuket Eliyatkin This is me

Publication Date

September 5, 2012

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2012 Volume: 46 Number: 4

APA
Kuran, F., Pekedis, M., Yildiz, H., Aydin, F., & Eliyatkin, N. (2012). Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 46(4), 293-300. https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED
AMA
1.Kuran F, Pekedis M, Yildiz H, Aydin F, Eliyatkin N. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;46(4):293-300. https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED
Chicago
Kuran, Fehmi, Mahmut Pekedis, Hasan Yildiz, Figen Aydin, and Nuket Eliyatkin. 2012. “Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Tendon Healing After Achilles Tendon Repair: An Experimental Study on Rats”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 (4): 293-300. https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED.
EndNote
Kuran F, Pekedis M, Yildiz H, Aydin F, Eliyatkin N (September 1, 2012) Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 4 293–300.
IEEE
[1]F. Kuran, M. Pekedis, H. Yildiz, F. Aydin, and N. Eliyatkin, “Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 293–300, Sept. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED
ISNAD
Kuran, Fehmi - Pekedis, Mahmut - Yildiz, Hasan - Aydin, Figen - Eliyatkin, Nuket. “Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Tendon Healing After Achilles Tendon Repair: An Experimental Study on Rats”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46/4 (September 1, 2012): 293-300. https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED.
JAMA
1.Kuran F, Pekedis M, Yildiz H, Aydin F, Eliyatkin N. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;46:293–300.
MLA
Kuran, Fehmi, et al. “Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Tendon Healing After Achilles Tendon Repair: An Experimental Study on Rats”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 4, Sept. 2012, pp. 293-00, https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED.
Vancouver
1.Fehmi Kuran, Mahmut Pekedis, Hasan Yildiz, Figen Aydin, Nuket Eliyatkin. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on tendon healing after Achilles tendon repair: an experimental study on rats. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 1;46(4):293-300. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA53DT62ED