Comparison of the double loop knot stitch and Kessler stitch for Achilles tendon repair: A biomechanical cadaver study.

Autor: Frosch S; Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany., Buchhorn G; Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany., Hawellek T; Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany., Walde TA; Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany., Lehmann W; Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany., Hubert J; Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Dec 03; Vol. 15 (12), pp. e0243306. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 03 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243306
Abstrakt: Tendon elongation after Achilles tendon (AT) repair is associated with the clinical outcome. Reliable suture techniques are essential to reduce gap formations and to allow early mobilization. Cyclic loading conditions represent the repetitive loading in rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to compare the Kessler stitch and double loop knot stitch (DLKS) in a cyclic loading program focussing on gap formation. Sixteen human cadaveric ATs were transected and sutured using either the Kessler stitch or DLKS (eight matched pairs). The suture-tendon configurations were subjected to cyclic loading and additional ultimate load to failure testing using the Zwick 1446 universal testing machine. Each AT survived cyclic loading, with a mean gap formation less than 5 mm after 1000 cycles. The mechanical properties of the Kessler stitch and DLKS were not significantly different after cyclic loading with a mean displacement of 4.57 mm (± 1.16) for the Kessler stitch and 4.85 mm (± 1.14) for the DLKS (P = .76). There were no significant differences in the ultimate load testing (P = .85). Both bioprotective techniques prevent excessive gaping in cyclic testing when tendon loading is moderate. Our data and those from literature of gap formation in cyclic and ultimate loading allow the conclusion, that early aggressive AT loading after repair (e.g. full weightbearing) overstrain simple as well as complex suture configurations. Initial intraoperative tightening of the knots (preloading) before locking is important to decrease postoperative elongation.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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