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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
卷 35A, 期 6, 页码 941-947出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.02.033
关键词
Flexor tendon; NSAIDs; COX-2; adhesions; rabbit
资金
- Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
Purpose Besides its anti-inflammatory effects, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy may affect tendon healing and the development of peritendinous adhesions. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of nonselective (ibuprofen) and COX-2 selective (rofecoxib) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the adhesion formation after tendon repair. Methods We assigned 67 rabbits to one of 3 (placebo, ibuprofen, or rofecoxib) groups. The deep flexor tendon was transected, followed by a primary repair. Dosing of the medication began the day after surgery and continued for 27 days. The animals were immobilized in a cast for the first 14 days. Postoperatively, tendon adhesion formation was assessed histologically by calculating the total adhesion in serial axial tendon sections at 3 and 6 weeks and by range of motion measurements at 6 and 12 weeks. We measured range of motion by fixing the metacarpal, applying increasing weight to the free end of the flexor digitorum profundus, and measuring the flexion angle between the metacarpal and the proximal phalanx. Comparison was performed between the treatment groups, as well as to the unoperated forepaws. Results Based on histology, we found no difference between the treatment groups when determining the percentage of adhesion between the flexor tendon and its sheath. Control unoperated forepaws had a significantly greater range of metacarpophalangeal joint flexion than the surgically repaired groups. At 12 weeks, range of motion in the ibuprofen group was significantly better than the placebo (p=.009) and rofecoxib (p=.009) groups. Conclusions Ibuprofen has a more important effect in limiting adhesion formation compared with rofecoxib after flexor tendon repair. Because ibuprofen inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2, whereas rofecoxib only inhibits COX-2, ibuprofen therapy appears to offer a greater beneficial effect on tendon repair by reducing formation of adhesions. (J Hand Surg 2010;35A:941-947. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)
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