Research Article

Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study

Volume: 48 Number: 2 April 21, 2014
  • Ibrahim Azboy
  • Abdullah Demirtas
  • Mehmet Bulut
  • Ulas Alabalik
  • Yavuz Ucar
  • Celil Alemdar
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Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the antithrombotic agents enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival following skin degloving injury in an experimental rat tail model.

Methods: The study included 24 rats divided into three equal groups of 8; the enoxaparin group (Group 1), the rivaroxaban group (Group 2) and the saline control group (Group 3). A degloving injury was created by making a circular incision 5 cm distal to the base of the tail; manual traction was applied to the tail skin distal to the incision. After 15 minutes, the ends of the incision were sutured back in place. Antithrombotic agents were administered immediately after suturing and repeated once a day for 15 days. At the end of Day 15, the experiment was terminated. Gross morphological tissue survival and histopathology were evaluated.

Results: Histopathological examination of the enoxaparin and rivaroxaban groups revealed that the skin was mostly normal or intact with minimal inflammation. The mean length of necrotic area was significantly higher in the saline group compared to the enoxaparin and rivaroxaban groups (p<0.05). No statistically significant differences were noted between the rivaroxaban and enoxaparin groups (p=0.451). The mean extent of skin necrosis was significantly higher in the control group than the study groups (p<0.05), while there was no significant difference in the length of necrotic area between Group 1 and 2 (p=0.722).

Conclusion: Rivaroxaban and enoxaparin improved tissue survival in skin degloving injuries in terms of gross morphological and histopathological findings in a rat tail model.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ibrahim Azboy This is me

Abdullah Demirtas This is me

Mehmet Bulut This is me

Ulas Alabalik This is me

Yavuz Ucar This is me

Celil Alemdar This is me

Publication Date

April 21, 2014

Submission Date

April 21, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 48 Number: 2

APA
Azboy, I., Demirtas, A., Bulut, M., Alabalik, U., Ucar, Y., & Alemdar, C. (2014). Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 48(2), 212-216. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075
AMA
1.Azboy I, Demirtas A, Bulut M, Alabalik U, Ucar Y, Alemdar C. Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2014;48(2):212-216. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075
Chicago
Azboy, Ibrahim, Abdullah Demirtas, Mehmet Bulut, Ulas Alabalik, Yavuz Ucar, and Celil Alemdar. 2014. “Effects of Enoxaparin and Rivaroxaban on Tissue Survival in Skin Degloving Injury: An Experimental Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48 (2): 212-16. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075.
EndNote
Azboy I, Demirtas A, Bulut M, Alabalik U, Ucar Y, Alemdar C (April 1, 2014) Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48 2 212–216.
IEEE
[1]I. Azboy, A. Demirtas, M. Bulut, U. Alabalik, Y. Ucar, and C. Alemdar, “Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 212–216, Apr. 2014, doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075.
ISNAD
Azboy, Ibrahim - Demirtas, Abdullah - Bulut, Mehmet - Alabalik, Ulas - Ucar, Yavuz - Alemdar, Celil. “Effects of Enoxaparin and Rivaroxaban on Tissue Survival in Skin Degloving Injury: An Experimental Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48/2 (April 1, 2014): 212-216. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075.
JAMA
1.Azboy I, Demirtas A, Bulut M, Alabalik U, Ucar Y, Alemdar C. Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2014;48:212–216.
MLA
Azboy, Ibrahim, et al. “Effects of Enoxaparin and Rivaroxaban on Tissue Survival in Skin Degloving Injury: An Experimental Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 48, no. 2, Apr. 2014, pp. 212-6, doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075.
Vancouver
1.Ibrahim Azboy, Abdullah Demirtas, Mehmet Bulut, Ulas Alabalik, Yavuz Ucar, Celil Alemdar. Effects of enoxaparin and rivaroxaban on tissue survival in skin degloving injury: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2014 Apr. 1;48(2):212-6. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0075