Defining the biomechanical properties of the rabbit trachea.

Autor: Jones MC; Center for Voice, Airway and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A., Rueggeberg FA, Faircloth HA, Cunningham AJ, Bush CM, Prosser JD, Waller JL, Postma GN, Weinberger PM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Laryngoscope [Laryngoscope] 2014 Oct; Vol. 124 (10), pp. 2352-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jun 10.
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24739
Abstrakt: Objectives/hypothesis: Surgical advancements rely heavily on validated animal models. The New Zealand White (NZW) rabbit is a widely used model for airway research, including regenerative medicine applications. Currently, the biomechanical properties of the normal rabbit trachea are not known. Our objective was to define these properties to assist in the standardization and understanding of future airway research using this model.
Study Design: Laboratory-based study.
Methods: Fresh tracheas from four adult NZW rabbits were dissected into 20 segments. To examine the biomechanical properties, segments were subjected to uniaxial tension (n = 9) and compression (n = 11) testing. Yield and maximum load (tension) and force at 50% displacement (compression) were recorded, and differences between segments were examined using analysis of covariance.
Results: Normative data for native rabbit trachea show mean maximum load = 6.44 newtons (N), yield load = 5.93 N, and compressive strength = 2.10 N. In addition to establishing the baseline measurements, statistically significant differences in tensile measures based on location along the trachea and diameter were identified. Proximal segments had significantly higher maximum load (P = .0029) and yield load (P = .0062) than distal segments. Association between diameter and both maximum load (P = .0139) and yield load (P = .0082) was observed.
Conclusions: The adult NZW rabbit trachea is intrinsically less able to withstand tensile and compressive forces, compared to other airway models such as sheep or cadaveric human. Establishment of normative values will enable future research into changes in tracheal biomechanical properties during regenerative medicine manipulation and processing.
(© 2014 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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