Lazaros Kostretzis, Iosafat Pinto, Konstantinos Katakalos, George Kazakos, Angeliki Cheva, Pericles Papadopoulos, Konstantinos Ditsios
BACKGROUND: Rotator cuff (RC) tears are a common cause of shoulder dysfunction and pain, posing significant challenges for orthopedic surgeons. Grafts have been proposed as a solution to augment or bridge torn tendons, but optimal clinical outcomes are not always achieved due to poor graft integration, suboptimal mechanical properties, and immunological reactions. The aim of this study was to investigate the biomechanical, CT and histological results of RC reconstruction using an intrasynovial tendon autograft, in a chronic large tear subscapularis rabbit model...
April 4, 2024: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research