title: Reconstruction of the flexor tendon sheath. An experimental study in rabbits.
abstract: The role of the tendon sheath in flexor tendon healing was investigated in rabbits. Tendon sheath was reconstructed with syngeneic parietal peritoneum or a non-tanned processed porcine collagen membrane. Resection of the tendon sheath led to adhesions. Reconstruction of the sheath with either graft resulted in a synovial-like lining, resembling a neo-tendon sheath. Even when combined with tendon repair a neo-tendon sheath was seen after reconstruction with both grafts, without adhesions. Subcutaneously implanted processed porcine collagen membrane was completely resorbed in less than 3 months.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Academic Medical Centre, Department of Experimental Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Oei
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Klopper
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Spaas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen; D005260:Female; D008566:Membranes / Q000637:transplantation; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000637:transplantation; D011817:Rabbits; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013552:Swine; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen