Effect of fibrin glue as an adjuvant to hang-back surgery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The hang-back surgery is a useful technique in the field of strabismus surgery. The aim of this study is to determine the stabilizing effects of fibrin glue as an adjuvant to hang-back surgery.</p> <p>Materials and method...
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doaj-e567705b50f3413b977c6415f1bd53f52020-11-25T00:19:21ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152012-06-011211410.1186/1471-2415-12-14Effect of fibrin glue as an adjuvant to hang-back surgeryPark JihyunLee JungLim EunLee Joon HJin KyungKim Ungsoo<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The hang-back surgery is a useful technique in the field of strabismus surgery. The aim of this study is to determine the stabilizing effects of fibrin glue as an adjuvant to hang-back surgery.</p> <p>Materials and methods</p> <p>Four (4)-mm hang-back recessions of the superior rectus muscle was performed in 32 eyes of 16 rabbits. Only in the left eye of the 16 rabbits, fibrin glue was applied between the recessed muscle bed and the sclera at the end of hang-back surgery (fibrin glue group). After 6 weeks, we compared the stability of the recessed rectus muscle between the fibrin glue group and the control group by evaluating the displacement of the muscle.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The frequency of stable insertion of the recessed muscle at the intended site was greater in the fibrin glue group (9 eyes) compared to the control group (3 eyes) (<it>p</it> = 0.028). In the control group, 5 eyes showed anterior displacement and 8 eyes showed posterior displacement and in the fibrin glue group, 1 eye showed anterior displacement, and 6 eyes showed posterior displacement. Anterior displacement was more common in the control group (6.3% Vs 31.3%). The control group and the fibrin glue group showed similar histological findings on microscopic examination.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Fibrin glue is effective in stabilizing the new rectus muscle insertion and decreasing the displacement in the hang-back surgery.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/12/14Fibrin glueHang-back surgeryRabbit |
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Effect of fibrin glue as an adjuvant to hang-back surgery |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The hang-back surgery is a useful technique in the field of strabismus surgery. The aim of this study is to determine the stabilizing effects of fibrin glue as an adjuvant to hang-back surgery.</p> <p>Materials and methods</p> <p>Four (4)-mm hang-back recessions of the superior rectus muscle was performed in 32 eyes of 16 rabbits. Only in the left eye of the 16 rabbits, fibrin glue was applied between the recessed muscle bed and the sclera at the end of hang-back surgery (fibrin glue group). After 6 weeks, we compared the stability of the recessed rectus muscle between the fibrin glue group and the control group by evaluating the displacement of the muscle.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The frequency of stable insertion of the recessed muscle at the intended site was greater in the fibrin glue group (9 eyes) compared to the control group (3 eyes) (<it>p</it> = 0.028). In the control group, 5 eyes showed anterior displacement and 8 eyes showed posterior displacement and in the fibrin glue group, 1 eye showed anterior displacement, and 6 eyes showed posterior displacement. Anterior displacement was more common in the control group (6.3% Vs 31.3%). The control group and the fibrin glue group showed similar histological findings on microscopic examination.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Fibrin glue is effective in stabilizing the new rectus muscle insertion and decreasing the displacement in the hang-back surgery.</p> |
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