Biocompatibility and strength properties of nitinol shape memory alloy suture in rabbit tendon

• Published in: Biomaterials Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 353 - 358
• Main Authors: Kujala, Sauli, Pajala, Ari, Kallioinen, Matti, Pramila, Antti, Tuukkanen, Juha, Ryhänen, Jorma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 2004
• Subjects: Alloys - chemistry; Alloys - metabolism; Animal model; Animals; Biocompatibility; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Biocompatible Materials - metabolism; Histomorphometry; Materials Testing; Nickel-titanium alloy; Rabbits; Stress analysis; Sutures; Tendon; Tendons - metabolism; Tendons - surgery; Wound Healing - physiology; Nickel-titanium alloy; Animal model; Biocompatibility; Stress analysis; Histomorphometry; Tendon

Nitinol (NiTi) is a promising new tendon suture material with good strength, easy handling and good super-elastic properties. NiTi sutures were implanted for biocompatibility testing into the right medial gastrocnemius tendon in 15 rabbits for 2, 6 and 12 weeks. Additional sutures were implanted in...