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Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Birliği Derneği sırada ise Guyon kanalı düzeyindeki tuzaklanmalar gelir.Dirsek bölgesinde birçok potansiyel tuzaklanma bölgesi olmakla birlikte, dirsek düzeyindeki her tuzaklanma, yanlış bir alışkanlık olarak, kübital tünel sendromu olarak adlandırılabilir. Oysa, klinik ve elektrofizyolojik bulgular, basının yerine göre değişkenlik göstermektedir. El bileği hizasındaki ulnar sinir sıkışmaları (ulnar tünel sendromu), sıkışma seviyesine göre, saf motor, U lnar sinir, anatomik yapısı nedeniyle, değişik nedenlerle hasara ve tuzaklanmaya uğrayabilmektedir. UInar sinirin dirsek bölgesindeki tuzaklanmaları; ulnar nöropati, tardy ulnar palsi, travmatik ulnar nöritis, ulnar sinirin kompresyon nöritisi, Feindel Osbom sendrom ve kübital tünel sendrom gibi değişik isimlerle tanımlanır.Ulnar sinir, en sık lokal basıya ve travmaya en açık olduğu bölge olan dirsek bölgesinde tuzaklanır; ikinci Kübital tünel sendromu ve ulnar sinirin diğer tuzak nöropatileri Cubital tunnel syndrome and other ulnar nerve compression neuropathies

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. Clinical Relevance: In future clinical studies, the effect of steroids on the tendon should be investigated more comprehensively. Whether biomechanical results overlap with histological results should be investigated further.

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