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Abstract
The influence of Sterispon (Allen & Hanbury) wrapping on the healing of the rabbit
flexor digitorum profundus tendon sutured within the digital sheath was studied. Control
tendons healed in 2 weeks in association with thick adhesions. The wrapped tendons
were surrounded with fewer adhesions, but 50 per cent separated. Healing was delayed
until adhesions reached the suture site. A sheath of a single layer of mesothelial
cells formed on the surface of the Sterispon opposite the tendon and this markedly
reduced adhesions at the suture site. The cellular reaction was bland.
Sterispon wrapping had a similar effect on tendon healing and adhesion formation as
wrapping with other non-absorbable substances and the results support the theory that
healing in the digital sheath is necessarily mediated through the formation of adhesions.
Sterispon wrapping has been helpful after tenolysis operations.
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