ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Measure the extent of mioscleral adhesion on the fourtieth postoperative day. METHODS: Fifteen New Zealand rabbits were divided into three groups of five rabbits. They were operated on to server the insertion of the rectus muscle in the eye and then to reinsert it. Group SP, polyglactin (Vicryl®) was used as control. In group AF, fibrin adhesive (Beriplast-P®) was used, and in group AC, cyanoacrylate adhesive (Histoacryl®). Before severing muscle insertion, the distances between the muscle attachments of the limbus to the medial and lateral borders were measured. After forty-five days, the operation was again performed and the measurements were taken once more. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the studied adhesives in terms of tissue adhesion and of the distances from the muscle to the limbus before and after surgery. CONCLUSION: The found tissue adhesion was probably due to the scarring process and was not dependent on the studied materials.

Keywords: Tissue adhesives; Fibrin tissue adhesive; Cyanoacrylates; Oculomotor muscles; Ophthalmic nerve; Rabbits

RESUMO

OBJETIVO: Medir a extensão de aderências mioesclerais no quadragésimo dia de pós-operatório. MÉTODOS: Quinze coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia foram distribuídos em três grupos de cinco coelhos, submetidos à operação de desinserção do músculo reto superior de ambos os olhos, e reposicionamento no local da inserção original: o Grupo SP para o controle, sutura com fio de poliglactina 910 (Vicryl® 6-0), Grupo AF, adesivo de fibrina (Beriplast-P®), e Grupo AC, adesivo de cianoacrilato (Histoacryl®). Antes da desinserção muscular, foram medidas as distâncias do gancho sob o músculo ao limbo, borda medial e lateral. Após quarenta e cinco dias, estes olhos foram reoperados e as medidas realizadas novamente. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferença significativa entre os adesivos estudados, quanto à adesão tecidual e às distâncias encontradas do músculo ao limbo nos pré- e pós-operatórios. CONCLUSÕES: As aderências teciduais encontradas foram provavelmente devidas aos processos de cicatrização, não dependendo dos materiais estudados.

Descritores: Adesivos teciduais; Adesivo tecidual de fibrina; Cianoacrilatos; Músculos oculomotores; Nervo oftálmico; Coelhos

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