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Plasty of tendon with dura mater. Experimental study
T E Pessoa de Barros1, R Guarniero, C L Chih
1Hospital das Clinicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
The authors present an experimental study of 30 rats, in which human dura mater preserved in glycerin was used to repair gaps in the Achilles tendon. The animals were killed 8 weeks after the surgery and evaluated by gross and microscopic examination. The results showed that the dura mater did not cause foreign-body reactions or adhesions and was surrounded by concentric layers of fibroblasts and collagen fibers, suggesting that it could be employed as a substitute for damaged tendons.