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Cyanoacrylate glue versus suture in peripheral nerve reanastomosis. 2007

Reda F Elgazzar, and Iman Abdulmajeed, and Mohammad Mutabbakani

College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Damman, Saudi Arabia. reda_elgazzar@yahoo.co.uk

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate glue compared with microsuturing technique in peripheral nerve reanastomosis in rats. METHODS Fourteen young adult white rats were used. Bilateral sciatic neurotomies were performed in 12 of them and then reanastomosed with 3 epineural microsutures in the right side (study group G1) and with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate glue in the left side (study group G2). On the remaining 2 rats (control group G3), sham surgery was done on both sides. Biopsies were harvested 12 weeks after surgery and examined under light microscope using Osmic acid stains. The number of nerve fibers was counted in the distal and proximal nerve segments, and the results were analyzed and compared in all groups. RESULTS Adequate regeneration with no anastomotic ruptures was seen 12 weeks after surgery in G1 and G2. The histomorphometric assessment showed no statistically significant difference (P = .960) in the neurotization index of G1 (89.01%) compared with G2 (88.97%). There was a significant (P = .001) reduction in the mean number of axon counts distal to the repair in G1 (271.3) and G2 (272.8) compared with that of the proximal segments of each study group (304.6 and 303, respectively, as well as to that of G3 (348.5). CONCLUSIONS Both n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive and 3-microsuture techniques showed comparable neurotization indices and were equally adequate to stabilize the nerve during regeneration period.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009416	Nerve Regeneration	Renewal or physiological repair of damaged nerve tissue.	Nerve Tissue Regeneration,Nervous Tissue Regeneration,Neural Tissue Regeneration,Nerve Tissue Regenerations,Nervous Tissue Regenerations,Neural Tissue Regenerations,Regeneration, Nerve,Regeneration, Nerve Tissue,Regeneration, Nervous Tissue,Regeneration, Neural Tissue,Tissue Regeneration, Nerve,Tissue Regeneration, Nervous,Tissue Regeneration, Neural
D003487	Cyanoacrylates	A group of compounds having the general formula CH2	Cyanoacrylate
D004659	Enbucrilate	A tissue adhesive that is applied as a monomer to moist tissue and polymerizes to form a bond. It is slowly biodegradable and used in all kinds of surgery, including dental.	Butylcyanoacrylate,2-Cyanobutylacrylate,Butyl 2-Cyanacrylate,Chirurcoll,Enbucrilate, Homopolymer,Enbucrylate,Fimomed,Histacryl,Histoacryl,Histoacryl Blue,Histoacryl N-blau,Kanokonlit,Ligament-Fimomed,N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate,N-Butyl-Cyanoacrylate,NBCA compound,Poly(Isobutyl Cyanoacrylate),Polybutyl Cyanoacrylate,Polyisobutyl Cyanoacrylate,Polyisobutylcyanoacrylate,2 Cyanobutylacrylate,2-Cyanobutylacrylates,Butyl 2 Cyanacrylate,Butyl 2-Cyanacrylates,Butylcyanoacrylates,Cyanoacrylate, Polybutyl,Cyanoacrylate, Polyisobutyl,Cyanoacrylates, Polybutyl,Cyanoacrylates, Polyisobutyl,Enbucrilates,Enbucrilates, Homopolymer,Enbucrylates,Histacryls,Histoacryl N blau,Histoacryls,N Butyl 2 Cyanoacrylate,N Butyl Cyanoacrylate,N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylates,N-Butyl-Cyanoacrylates,NBCA compounds,Polybutyl Cyanoacrylates,Polyisobutyl Cyanoacrylates,Polyisobutylcyanoacrylates
D000704	Analysis of Variance	A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.	ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D000714	Anastomosis, Surgical	Surgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side.	Surgical Anastomosis,Anastomoses, Surgical,Surgical Anastomoses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012584	Sciatic Nerve	A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (L4 to S3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the TIBIAL NERVE and the PERONEAL NERVE.	Nerve, Sciatic,Nerves, Sciatic,Sciatic Nerves
D013536	Suture Techniques	Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES).	Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D019635	Neurosurgical Procedures	Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts.	Procedures, Neurosurgical,Surgical Procedures, Neurologic,Neurologic Surgical Procedure,Neurologic Surgical Procedures,Neurosurgical Procedure,Procedure, Neurologic Surgical,Procedure, Neurosurgical,Procedures, Neurologic Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Neurologic