Análisis biomecánico de la reparación del tendón flexor usando un nudo Kessler y técnicas de Bunnell y la técnica bunnell sin nudos / Biomechanical analysis of flexor tendon repair using knotted kessler and bunnell techniques and the knotless bunnell technique

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25446999
http://www.jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-5023(14)01309-4/abstract
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Jordan MC1, Schmidt K1, Meffert RH1, Hoelscher-Doht S2.
J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Jan;40(1):115-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.09.015. Epub 2014 Oct 23.
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To evaluate a knotless Bunnell suture in flexor tendon repair.

METHODS:Eighty porcine flexor digitorum tendons were assigned to 4 different suture techniques. Group 1 was repaired using a modified 4-strand knotted Kessler suture and served as a control group. Group 2 was repaired using a 4-strand knotted Bunnell suture. Group 3 used a 4-strand knotless Bunnell suture. Group 4 used a 4-strand knotless Bunnell and knotless peripheral suture. Under static and cyclic testing we studied mode of failure, 2-mm gap formation force, displacement, and maximum load.

RESULTS:The 4-strand knotless Bunnell suture did not show a notable difference with regard to 2-mm gap formation force, displacement, or maximum load in comparison to the modified 4-strand knotted Kessler suture. Adding a knotless peripheral suture improved the repair by a significant reduction of gap formation and displacement and an increase in maximum load. The 4-strand knotted Bunnell showed the highest maximum load but also a considerable lower resistance to gap formation and major displacement.

CONCLUSIONS:Flexor tendon repair using a 4-strand knotless Bunnell suture showed similar tensile strength to a modified 4-strand knotted Kessler suture. Adding a knotless peripheral suture further improved the repair.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE:A complete knotless 4-strand Bunnell suture including a barbed core- and peripheral suture might be an option for flexor tendon reconstruction.

Copyright © 2015 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

KEYWORDS:4-strand Bunnell; Barbed suture; Bunnell suture; double Bunnell; flexor tendon repair

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