Fibrin Glue Versus Traditional Suturing in Treatment of Tibial Nerve Injury in Dogs: An Experimental Study | ||||
Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ | ||||
Article 9, Volume 27, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 305-314 PDF (1.15 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/scvmj.2022.281303 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohsen M. Hassan1; Asser A. Sallam2; Mostafa M. Mohamed ![]() | ||||
1Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University | ||||
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Trauma, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt | ||||
3Directorate of Veterinary Medicine | ||||
4Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University | ||||
Full Text | ||||
Recently, the most widely utilized strategies for repairing peripheral nerves are micro-sutures and fibrin glue, while the findings of experimental studies on both techniques have generated a debate. This prospective experimental trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the fibrin glue and micro-suturing procedure in repairing peripheral nerves. In this study, eighteen male mongrel dogs in apparently good health condition were divided into two equal groups (n = 9). Group A, the tibial nerve was cut and healed using micro sutures. Group B, the tibial nerve was cut and mended using fibrin glue. Lameness evaluations of all dogs in both groups after repair did not reveal any statistically significant differences after 12 weeks. Group B (fibrin glue) had a much shorter operation time, but with a higher cost. Regarding clinical recovery of limb function following nerve injury, fibrin glue and micro sutures are equivalent. For certain peripheral nerve repairs, fibrin glue can be an acceptable substitute. It is also effective in cases where several cable nerve grafts are required, many peripheral nerve lesions are present, or suture application is technically challenging or impossible. | ||||
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