title: A comparison of nylon, polybutester, and polyglyconate suture materials for long digital flexor tenorrhaphy in chickens.
abstract: Digital flexor tenorrhaphies were performed in 32 8-week-old chickens with polyglyconate, polybutester, or nylon. There was no difference in maximum loads to failure at weeks 4 or 8. Polyglyconate and polybutester tenorrhaphies were significantly stronger at week 8 than all tenorrhaphies at week 4. Nylon tenorrhaphies at week 8 were not significantly stronger than any tenorrhaphy at week 4. The tenorrhaphies consistently had immature scars at week 4 and more mature scars at week 8. Scar maturity was not appreciably different between any of the suture materials at week 4 or week 8. There was no apparent difference in tissue reactivity to any of the suture materials at weeks 4 or 8.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jann
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panciera
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000601:surgery*; D009757:Nylons / Q000009:adverse effects; D011091:Polyesters / Q000009:adverse effects; D011108:Polymers / Q000009:adverse effects; D011897:Random Allocation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013537:Sutures / Q000662:veterinary*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; C046409:polyglyconate; C048850:polybutester