Boundary conditions at the tendon-bone interface.
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.
Hughes
P J
PJ
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, High Street, 2031 Randwick, Sydney, Australia.
Evans
R O N
RO
Miller
B
B
Goldberg
J
J
Sonnabend
D H
DH
Walsh
W R
WR
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology; D023421:Models, Animal; D011312:Pressure; D011817:Rabbits; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*