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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1728736
Pressure on the Rotator Cuff Repair with Transosseous and Modified Mason-Allen Sutures
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Abstract
Objective To compare the average contact pressure curve and the percentage of final residual contact pressure at the tendon-footprint interphase of a transosseous (TO) repair performed with crossover suture or a modified Mason-Allen (MMA) configuration.
Methods Eight lamb shoulders were used to simulate a rotator cuff tear. The pressure was measured with a digital sensor. The baseline pressure was recorded during the application of the cyclic load and at the end of the intervention. Two repairs were compared: 2 crossover TO sutures (CTOs) (n = 4) and 2 MMA sutures MMA (n = 4), using MaxBraid #2 (Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN, US) sutures. A thousand cycles were performed, with a frequency of 2 Hz and a 30-N load. The Student t-test was used, and significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results The average contact pressure curve was of 86.01 ± 8.43% for parts repaired with CTO sutures, and of 73.28 ± 12.01% for those repaired with MMA sutures (p < 0.0004). The mean residual percentage at the end of cycling was of 71.57% for CTO sutures, and of 51.19% for MMA sutures (p < 0.05).
Conclusion The CTO repair shows a higher average contact pressure curve and a higher percentage of final residual contact pressure at the tendon-footprint interphase than the MMA suture repair after standardized cyclic loading, potentially resulting in improved tendon healing.
Level of Evidence Basic Science Study.
Publication History
Received: 28 June 2020
Accepted: 21 January 2021
Article published online:
02 June 2021
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