title: [An experimental study of the implantation of an epitendineum-109 human hair artificial tendon complex in rabbits].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the feasibility of in vivo implantation of an epitendineum-109 human hair (109HH) artificial tendon composite.
  
  
  METHODS
  An absorbable epitendineum-109HH artificial tendon complex was implanted into rabbits to observe its changes at different time points. In control groups, 109HH artificial tendons or the artificial tendon-Dacron complex were implanted instead.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  and Conclusion The epitendieum-109HH artificial tendon complex was gradually but finally completely absorbed by the surrounding tissues to be replaced by normal tendon without conglutination or scar formation, approving the feasibility of the implantation of epitendineum-109 human hair artificial tendon complex in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, 303 Hospital of PLA, Nanning 530021, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Qi-di
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D007633:Keratins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D007633:Keratins