Effect of hyaluronic acid on tendon excursion resistance against a digital pulley in a modified human model

Effect of hyaluronic acid on the excursion resistance of tendon graft a biomechanical in vitro study in a modified human model.

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2006 in Journal of Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). (IF 2013: 2.66) by Japanese specialists. The goal of this study is to investigate the in vitro effect of hyaluronic acid on tendon excursion resistance against a digital pulley in a modified human model. The excursion resistance between grafted intrasynovial and extrasynovial tendons and A2 pulley were evaluated, and compared before and after soaking in 10 mg/ml hyaluronic acid.

 

Result

The evidence we collected suggests that some style of administration of the hyaluronic acid might reduce the excursion resistance in the tendon-pulley unit, facilitating post-operative rehabilitation and limiting adhesion, after tendon graft and possibly improve the clinical outcome of flexor tendon graft.