| Fetal tendon healing: development of an experimental model. | |
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PMID: 8234513 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An experimental model was developed to study the process of fetal tendon healing. The flexor digitorum profundus tendons of the right hindlimb of 14 fetal lambs were partially lacerated at 100 days' gestation (term 145 days) and then studied macroscopically and histologically at several postinjury intervals (2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 42, and 56 days); two lambs were studied at each interval. A similar procedure was done in 14 adult sheep, who served as a control group. The fetal lambs showed no subcutaneous scarring, the digital sheath and tendon healed 2 weeks after injury, and a smooth, gliding surface was reconstituted. Collagen fibers were randomly arranged at 1 week but became organized along the tendon axis by 2 weeks. No adhesions, ruptures, or triggering was noted in the healing fetal tendons. Normal morphology was restored by 6 weeks. In the adult, dense subcutaneous scarring was noted, the digital sheath healed by 4 weeks and the tendon gap by 6 weeks, but a smooth gliding surface was not restored. Collagen fibers were randomly arranged at 2 weeks and became organized along the tendon axis by 4 weeks after injury. There were no dense adhesions or ruptures, but 25 percent of the tendons showed triggering. |
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Authors:
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M M al-Qattan; J C Posnick; K Y Lin; P Thorner |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Plastic and reconstructive surgery Volume: 92 ISSN: 0032-1052 ISO Abbreviation: Plast. Reconstr. Surg. Publication Date: 1993 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-11-29 Completed Date: 1993-11-29 Revised Date: 2011-02-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306050 Medline TA: Plast Reconstr Surg Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1155-60; discussion 1161 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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Animals Collagen / physiology Female Hindlimb Pregnancy Prenatal Injuries* Sheep Tendon Injuries / physiopathology* Tendons / physiology* Wound Healing / physiology* |
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9007-34-5/Collagen |
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