Evaluate the effect of HA, the gliding resistance between the canine flexor digitorum profundus tendon

Hyaluronic acid diminishes the resistance to excursion after flexor tendon repair an in vitro biomechanical study.

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2005 in Journal of J Biomech. (IF: 2015:1.93) by Japanese specialists. In this study evaluation the effect of HA, the gliding resistance between the canine flexor digitorum profundus tendon repaired by a modified Kessler suture technique with running epitendinous suture and the annular pulley located on the proximal phalanx (corresponding to the A2 pulley in humans) was evaluated and compared before and after administration of HA.

 

Result

The results of this study revealed that HA diminishes the excursion resistance after flexor tendon repair. We believe that some style of administration of the HA might reduce the excursion resistance and prevent adhesion until the synovial surface is fully developed.