Fascia patch graft for a digital flexor sheath defect over primary tendon repair in the chicken.
The histologic appearance of 14 chicken flexor tendon repair sites with a defect in the tendon sheath was compared with 14 covered by fascia patch grafts. Half the animals (seven with and seven without the patch) were studied 3 weeks after surgery and the other half 8 weeks after surgery. The qualitative microscopic examination showed that the area of healing was better organized with less restrictive-appearing adhesions when the sheath defect was grafted.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005205:Fascia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014945:Wound Healing