title: Exogenous hyaluronate as an adjunct in the prevention of adhesions after flexor tendon surgery: a controlled clinical trial.
abstract: Postoperative adhesions that restrict tendon gliding are a major cause of failure after tendon repair and grafting in zone II. Several experimental reports have claimed that exogenously administered sodium hyaluronate helps to prevent the formation of such adhesions. In a prospective double-blind, randomized, clinical study with open therapeutic control sodium hyaluronate or physiologic saline solution was injected into the tendon sheath after completion of tenorrhaphy or tendon grafting in 120 digits. Sodium hyaluronate had no statistically significant effect as evaluated on total active motion at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, University of Lund, Malmö Allmänna Sjukhus, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hagberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid