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Replacement of the Medial Collateral Ligament with Polypropylene Mesh or a Polyester Suture in Dogs
Author(s) -
ROBELLO GILBERT T.,
ARON DENNIS N.,
FOUTZ TIMOTHY L.,
ROWLAND GEORGE N.
Publication year - 1992
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.1992.tb00083.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrous joint , polyester , polypropylene , ligament , prosthesis , medial collateral ligament , fixation (population genetics) , anatomy , surgery , materials science , composite material , population , environmental health
The medial collateral ligament of one stifle in 20 adult dogs was excised and replaced with polypropylene mesh or a polyester suture. After 26 weeks, the fibrous tissue‐prosthesis composites were evaluated clinically, morphologically, and biomechanically. Clinical lameness was not significantly different after 10 days. The polypropylene mesh reconstructions consistently had more fibrous tissue and greater collagenous ingrowth than the polyester suture reconstructions. There were four complications related to fixation of the polypropylene mesh prosthesis and one to the polyester suture. The polypropylene mesh reconstructions had greater stability and were biomechanically more similar to the natural ligaments than the polyester suture reconstructions. Although the results with polypropylene mesh were favorable, more challenging biomechanical testing and alternative anchoring techniques are required before polypropylene mesh can be recommended as a collateral ligament replacement in dogs.