Prevention of peritendinous adhesions using an electrospun DegraPol polymer tube: a histological, ultrasonographic, and biomechanical study in rabbits.
Gabriella Meier BürgisserMaurizio CalcagniAngela MüllerEliana BonavogliaGion FesselJess G SnedekerPietro GiovanoliJohanna BuschmannPublished in: BioMed research international (2014)
Implantation of a DegraPol tube tightly set around a sutured tendon acts as a beneficial physical barrier and prevents adhesion formation significantly--without affecting the tendon healing process.