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ArticlePeerJ2025

Attaching artificial Achilles and tibialis cranialis tendons to bone using suture anchors in a rabbit model: assessment of outcomes.

Obinna P Fidelis, Caleb Stubbs, Katrina L Easton, Caroline Billings, Alisha P Pedersen, David E Anderson, Dustin L Crouch

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7 authors.

Obinna P FidelisCollege of Engineering, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.
Caleb StubbsCollege of Engineering, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.
Katrina L EastonCollege of Engineering, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.
Caroline BillingsCollege of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.
Alisha P PedersenCollege of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.
David E AndersonCollege of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.
Dustin L CrouchCollege of Engineering, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN, United States of America.

Funding

Muscle-driven, implanted endoprostheses for musculoskeletal limb reconstructionR61AR078096 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE · PI CROUCH, DUSTIN L. · 2020 to 2021
$658k
NIAMS NIH HHS R61 AR078096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the timing and mode of failure of metallic screw-type suture anchors used to attach artificial tendons to bone in an Study Design: Metal suture anchors with braided composite sutures of varying sizes (United States Pharmacopeia (USP) size 1, 2, or 5) were used to secure artificial tendons replacing both the Achilles and tibialis cranialis tendons in 12 female New Zealand White rabbits. Artificial tendons were implanted either at the time of (immediate replacement, Results: All suture anchors used for the tibialis cranialis artificial tendons remained secure and did not fail during the study. The suture anchor used to attach the Achilles artificial tendon to the calcaneus bone failed in nine of 12 rabbits. In all cases of suture anchor failure, the suture broke away from the knot, while the metallic screw remained securely embedded in the bone. Based on radiographic analysis, the mean estimated failure timepoint was 5.3 ± 2.3 weeks post-surgery, with a range of 2-10 weeks. Statistical analyses (Mann-Whitney Conclusion: For the suture anchors used to attach artificial tendons in this study, suture anchor failure was most likely due to suture wear or cutting against the eyelet of the anchor screw. Future studies are needed to test the effect of suture-eyelet interaction on suture strength under different loading conditions.

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Achilles TendonSuture AnchorsAnimalsFemaleModels, AnimalRabbitsSuture TechniquesAnimal modelBiomaterialsOrthopaedicProsthesisTendon

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PMID39866575
PMCPMC11758910

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