REGIONAL VARIATION IN THE MICROSCOPY AND TENSILE STRENGTH OF THE LINEA ALBA IN THE BABOON (PAPIO ANUBIS). Variación regional de la microscópia y resistencia a la tracción de la línea alba del babuino (Papio Anubis).
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https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v8.n3.14862Keywords:
Collagen fibers, elastic fibers, diastasis recti, ventral hernia, primate, fibras de colágeno, fibras elásticas, diástesis abdominal, hernias ventrales, primate.Abstract
Introducción: La línea alba conecta el rectus abdominis, y por lo tanto su debilitamiento o el aumento de la tension intra-abdominal puede resultar en una diastasis rectal. El objetivo de este estudio es investigar la morfología funcional y la resistencia a la tracción de la línea alba en un primate no humano. Materiales y métodos: Utilizando como puntos de referencia el xifoides, el ombligo y el tubérculo púbico, fueron resecados tejidos de la zonas epigástrica, umbilical e hipogástrica de la línea alba de siete babuinos machos. Estos tejidos se procesaron a través del microscopio y tensiometría. Resultados: La línea alba se compone principalmente de fibras de colágeno organizadas en tres láminas, a saber, superficiales, intermedias y profundas, además de algunas fibras elásticas. La lámina intermedia de la línea alba umbilical se caracterizó por estar formada de grupos compactos y gruesos de colágeno alineados longitudinalmente y oblicuamente que se fusionan en el centro y forman una masa. La fuerza máxima para romper la línea alba durante una tracción longitudinal y oblicua fue de 40 N/mm2 y 63.6 N/mm2 con una tensión de 0.35 y 1.19 respectivamente. El módulo de Young de la línea alba mostró que, la línea alba epigástrica y umbilical tuvo el mayor coeficiente de elasticidad media, de 289 N/mm2 y 328 N/mm2, respectivamente, cuando fueron expuestos a una tracción oblicua. Conclusión: La estructura de la línea alba del babuino está diseñada para soportar grandes tensiones o fuerzas multidireccionales.
Introduction: The linea alba connects the rectus abdominis and thus weakening or increased abdominal pressure may result in diastasis recti. The study aims to investigate the functional morphology and the tensile strength of the linea alba in a non-human primate. Materials and Methods: Using the xiphoid process, the umbilicus, and the pubic tubercle as landmarks, tissues were resected from the epigastric, umbilical and hypogastric parts of the linea alba from seven male baboons. The tissues were processed for microscopy and tensiometry. Results: The linea alba was made up of mainly collagen fibres organized into three laminae namely a superficial, intermediate and deep in addition to a few elastic fibres. The intermediate lamina of the umbilical linea alba was characterized by thick compact bundles of longitudinally and obliquely aligned collagen bundles which fused in the midline to form a mass. The maximal/ ultimate stress needed to tear the linea alba during longitudinal and oblique traction was 40 N/mm2 and 63.6 N/mm2 at a strain of 0.35 and 1.19 respectively. The linea alba’s Young’s modulus showed that on average the epigastric and umbilical linea alba had the highest coefficient elasticity at 289 N/mm2 and 328 N/mm2 respectively, when they were exposed to oblique traction. Conclusion: The structure of the baboon linea alba is well organized to withstand strong multidirectional forces.
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