title: Effects of suture tension on the footprint of rotator cuff repairs--technical note.
abstract: The footprint is thought to be an important fact in rotator  cuff repairs and has been used to compare various cuff  fixation techniques. The following experiment used two  different measurement sensors to evaluate the footprint as  it is affected by suture tensions in a transosseous equivalent  suture bridge repair. It was found that suture tension has  a direct effect on footprint contact area and pressure and  thus could affect healing and fixation stability and should  be characterized in any study of comparative fixation  techniques.
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Research, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. fkummer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Frederick J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kummer
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014160:Transducers, Pressure