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Effects of a Q Suture Technique as a Core Suture on Resistance to Gap Formation and Tensile Strength in an Ex Vivo Porcine Flexor Tendon Model.
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Wu Ya Fang
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PURPOSE: The Q suture has been reported to be an effective alternative to conventional peripheral sutures in tendon repair. Whether the Q method can be used as a core suture rather than a peripheral suture by adjusting the purchase length is unknown. We tested a double Q suture technique with variable purchase length and studied its effects on gap formation and tensile strength using an ex vivo model.
METHODS: Forty pig flexor tendons were repaired using the double Q sutures with purchase lengths of 2, 4, 6, and 8 mm. Twenty tendons repaired using the double Tsuge and double Kessler sutures with an 8-mm purchase length were used as controls. The tendons were subjected to cyclic loading and load-to-failure. The number of tendons that formed an initial or 2-mm gap between the tendon ends, gap distance at the repair site, stiffness, and ultimate strength were recorded.
RESULTS: During cyclic loading, the double Q suture with a 4-8-mm purchase had fewer tendons form an initial or 2-mm gap and a smaller gap size at the repair site than the Tsuge and Kessler sutures. The stiffness of the double Q suture with a 6-8-mm purchase length and Tsuge suture was greater than those of the double Kessler suture. The double Q suture with a 2-mm purchase length had smaller ultimate strength than the other sutures.
CONCLUSIONS: The Q suture may be an effective tendon repair method whose role can be converted between peripheral and core sutures via adjusting the suture purchase length. With an optimal suture length of 4-6 mm, the double Q method had tensile resistance superior to 4-strand core sutures.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The double Q suture may be a viable option as a core suture in flexor tendon repair when the purchase length is appropriately adjusted.
METHODS: Forty pig flexor tendons were repaired using the double Q sutures with purchase lengths of 2, 4, 6, and 8 mm. Twenty tendons repaired using the double Tsuge and double Kessler sutures with an 8-mm purchase length were used as controls. The tendons were subjected to cyclic loading and load-to-failure. The number of tendons that formed an initial or 2-mm gap between the tendon ends, gap distance at the repair site, stiffness, and ultimate strength were recorded.
RESULTS: During cyclic loading, the double Q suture with a 4-8-mm purchase had fewer tendons form an initial or 2-mm gap and a smaller gap size at the repair site than the Tsuge and Kessler sutures. The stiffness of the double Q suture with a 6-8-mm purchase length and Tsuge suture was greater than those of the double Kessler suture. The double Q suture with a 2-mm purchase length had smaller ultimate strength than the other sutures.
CONCLUSIONS: The Q suture may be an effective tendon repair method whose role can be converted between peripheral and core sutures via adjusting the suture purchase length. With an optimal suture length of 4-6 mm, the double Q method had tensile resistance superior to 4-strand core sutures.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The double Q suture may be a viable option as a core suture in flexor tendon repair when the purchase length is appropriately adjusted.