| Literature DB >> 14689169 |
P J Hughes1, R O N Evans, B Miller, J Goldberg, D H Sonnabend, W R Walsh.
Abstract
The reconstruction of a tendon-bone interface, as in rotator-cuff repairs, remains a challenging surgical problem. There is however, little data to show what effect joint position or repair loading under physiological conditions have on the repaired tendon-bone interface. A change in the amount of contact area or load at the tendon-bone interface may influence healing. In this study we investigated the effect of limb position and boundary conditions on the tendon-bone interface in an in vitro rabbit tendon-bone repair model using both unlinked and linked suture repairs.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14689169 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0461-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc ISSN: 0942-2056 Impact factor: 4.342