ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
We hybridized calcium phosphate (CaP) with human semitendinosus and gracilis(ST/G) tendon grafts using an alternate soaking process. To evaluate quantitatively andhistologically assess the CaP hybridized human ST/G tendon grafts, we classified them intothree groups according to their soaking time – number of soaking cycle: 30 sec – 20 cycles(Group A), 1 min – 15 cycles (Group B), 3 min – 5 cycles (Group C). The tendon grafts weredivided into three parts: tibial end (TE), femoral end (FE) and intra-articular (IA) portion. TEwas secured using the Krackow technique with No. 2 nonabsorbable sutures, and anEndobutton-CL (Smith & Nephew, USA) was passed through the looped FE, as performedclinically. Then, the IA portion was covered with the sleeve of a rubber glove to prevent CaPhybridization. More soaking cycles induced greater deposition of CaP in the tendon graftswhen the total soaking time was the same. Covering the IA portion with a rubber sleeveprevented of CaP deposition. A large amount of CaP in TE was deposited because suture holesincreased the total contact area with the solutions
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/53/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.330-332.1117.pdf
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