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11560425

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
The main problem in tendon repair is adhesion formation between the tendon and surrounding tissue. To prevent this, we have developed adhesion preventive shields using polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel (PVA-H) with 90% water content. This implant experiment used the deep flexor tendon of the 3rd toe of the domestic fowl. Injured tendons shielded with PVA-H healed within about 3 weeks without adhesion to the surrounding tissues. Neither breakage of the PVA-H shield itself nor infection or degeneration in the surrounding tissue was observed. These results show that tendon is capable of intrinsic repair, and was able to regenerate using synovial nutrition through the PVA-H. The high water content of PVA-H may be clinically useful and applicable to adhesion preventive shields for tendon repair.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 The British Society for Surgery of the Hand.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
436-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Development of polyvinyl alcohol-hydrogel (PVA-H) shields with a high water content for tendon injury repair.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Tissue Regeneration, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article