Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical and histologic properties of rotator cuff repairs using a vented anchor attached to a bioresorbable interpositional scaffold composed of aligned PLGA (poly(l-lactide-co-glycoside)) microfibers in an animal model compared to standard anchors in an ovine model.
METHODS: Fifty-six (n = 56) skeletally mature sheep were randomly assigned to a repair of an acute infraspinatus tendon detachment using a innovative anchor-PLGA scaffold device (Treatment) or a similar anchor without the scaffold (Control). Animals were humanely euthanized at 7 and 12 weeks post repair. Histologic and biomechanical properties of the repairs were evaluated and compared.
RESULTS: The Treatment group had a significantly higher fibroblast count at 7 weeks compared to the Control group. The tendon bone repair distance, percentage perpendicular fibers, new bone formation at the tendon-bone interface, and collagen type III deposition was significantly greater for the Treatment group compared with the Control group at 12 weeks (P ≤ .05). A positive correlation was identified in the Treatment group between increased failure loads at 12 weeks and the following parameters: tendon-bone integration, new bone formation, and collagen type III. No statistically significant differences in biomechanical properties were identified between Treatment and Control Groups (P > .05).
CONCLUSIONS: Use of a vented anchor attached to a bioresorbable interpositional scaffold composed of aligned PLGA microfibers improves the histologic properties of rotator cuff repairs in a sheep model. Improved histology was correlated with improved final construct strength at the 12-week time point.
Recommended Citation
Easley, Jeremiah; Puttlitz, Christian; Hackett, Eileen; Broomfield, Cecily; Nakamura, Lucas; Hawes, Michael; Getz, Charles; Frankle, Mark; St Pierre, Patrick; Tashjian, Robert; Cummings, P Dean; Abboud, Joseph; Harper, Derek; and McGilvray, Kirk, "A prospective study comparing tendon-to-bone interface healing using an interposition bioresorbable scaffold with a vented anchor for primary rotator cuff repair in sheep." (2020). Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 132.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/orthofp/132
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PubMed ID
31401128
Language
English
Comments
This article has been peer-reviewed. It is the author's final published version in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 157-166
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2019.05.024. Copyright © Easley et al.