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Vascular Access Channeling to Increase Meniscal Regeneration in the Dog
Author(s) -
HULSE DON A.,
SHIRES PETER,
ABDELBAKI Y. Z.,
HUGHJONES MARTIN,
KEARNEY MICHAEL T.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1986.tb00256.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medial meniscus , meniscus , regeneration (biology) , surgery , vascular access , pathology , osteoarthritis , hemodialysis , physics , alternative medicine , incidence (geometry) , optics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
A technique to enhance meniscal regeneration following partial meniscectomy was investigated in the dog. Twenty‐four dogs underwent a partial meniscectomy (to simulate excision of a bucket handle tear in the caudal body of the medial meniscus). The excision did not communicate with the synovia. Twelve of the dogs also received a vascular access channel in which an incision was made from the free cut edge of the meniscus to the vascular synovia. The dogs were terminated at 4,8, and 16 weeks for gross, vascular, and histologic examination of the operated menisci. In all dogs, and at all time periods, the dogs receiving a vascular access channel showed increased regeneration compared to dogs undergoing partial meniscectomy alone.