Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/10362
Title: Histological and Biomechanical Effects of Local Anesthetics and Steroids on Achilles Tendon: A Study in Rats
Authors: Kafa, Barış
Çakmak, Gökhan
Sahin, Mehmet Şükrü
Helvacıoğlu, Fatma
Fidan, Pınar Ayran
Demir, Teyfik
Yazıcı Güvercin, Ayşe Canan
Keywords: Achilles tendon
biomechanics of tendon
histological labeling
local anesthetics
steroids
tendon
Mechanical-Properties
Bupivacaine
Injections
Dexamethasone
Tendinopathy
Ropivacaine
Lidocaine
Tenocytes
Toxicity
Ruptures
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc
Abstract: Background: Peritendinous injection of local anesthetics, alone or in combination with corticosteroids, is widely used in the treatment of tendinopathies. Toxicity of local anesthetics has been demonstrated in many cells, including myocytes, chondrocytes, and neurons. Bupivacaine and lidocaine are known to have time- and dose-dependent cytotoxicity in these cells. The effects of these agents on the tendon remain unknown. Purpose: To show histological and biomechanical effects after the injection of different local anesthetics and steroids, both single and combined, at different concentrations into the peritendinous sheath of rat Achilles tendon. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: In the study, 100 rats were divided into 10 groups with equal body weights. Inflammation was induced in both Achilles tendons of each rat by means of the ball drop technique; 7 hours later, injections were made into the peritendinous sheaths of both Achilles tendons using lidocaine, bupivacaine, and dexamethasone as appropriate for the rat's group. At the end of the first week, the right Achilles tendons of the rats were removed for histological study. Left Achilles tendons were evaluated in terms of biomechanics. Results: Histological findings demonstrated that the group with the most toxicity to the tendon was the group that received injection of dexamethasone alone. The groups with the least toxicity were those receiving dexamethasone combined with low- or high-dose bupivacaine. Biomechanical findings showed that the experimental groups had similar results to each other with the exception of the groups receiving 0.25% bupivacaine alone and dexamethasone alone, in which tendons revealed higher tensile strength. Conclusion: Local anesthetic and steroid applications have different histological and biomechanical effects on the tendon. Although the dexamethasone-injected group was the most affected in terms of histology, these changes could not be demonstrated biomechanically.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465231153640
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/10362
ISSN: 0363-5465
1552-3365
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