Authors : S. Varzandian , S. Dehghani , A. Aliabadi and A. Monabati
Abstract: Injuries to the tendon include large part of orthopedic activities in animals. Flexor tendons injuries can occur in a number of ways, most of them are trauma. The purpose of this study was to use the skin instead of tendon in cases of tendon gap in dogs via an in-vivo experimental study. Five Iranian adult indigenous mix dogs of both sexes were selected. The superficial digital flexor tendon of the left hind limb was exposed under general anesthesia and 3 cm of middle one third of tendon was cut and removed. Then a piece of the shaved skin of the surgical site of the same animal was cut and was replaced for the tendon gap by locking loop suture pattern. The tendon samples were collected from the site of operation on 21st postoperative day for histomorphological evaluation. Histomorphologic study showed transformation of skin structures to tendon by showing degeneration of hair follicles and sebaceous glands and development of fibrous structure. This study reviled that skin transplant could be useful in repair on tendon gaps.
S. Varzandian , S. Dehghani , A. Aliabadi and A. Monabati , 2008. Histomorphologic and Biomechanical Study of Repair of Tendon Gap by Autogenous Skin Transplant in Dog. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7: 351-353.