"Supraspinatus Tendon Reconstruction Versus the Bridging Technique in a Rat Model: Histological, Biomechanical, and Functional Outcomes"

作者全名："Liao, Yatao; Wang, Jun; Zhou, Zhou; Tang, Bowen; Li, Huaisheng; Mu, Yuexi; Nie, Mao; Yu, Sai; Zhou, Binghua"

作者地址："[Liao, Yatao; Wang, Jun; Zhou, Zhou; Tang, Bowen; Li, Huaisheng; Mu, Yuexi; Nie, Mao; Yu, Sai; Zhou, Binghua] Army Med Univ, Southwest Hosp, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Liao, Yatao; Wang, Jun; Zhou, Zhou; Tang, Bowen; Zhou, Binghua] Army Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Sports Med, 30 Gaotanyan Main St, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China; [Mu, Yuexi; Nie, Mao; Yu, Sai] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 2, Dept Sports Med, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Zhou, BH (通讯作者)，Army Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Sports Med, 30 Gaotanyan Main St, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China."

来源：AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

ESI学科分类：CLINICAL MEDICINE

WOS号：WOS:001290599700001

JCR分区：Q1

影响因子：4.8

年份：2024

卷号：52

期号：10

开始页：2628

结束页：2638

文献类型：Article

关键词：tendons; fascia; rotator cuff injuries; interface

摘要："Background: Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears (MIRCTs) are among the most challenging shoulder conditions to treat surgically. Supraspinatus tendon reconstruction (STR) is a recently introduced technique for MIRCTs based on fascia lata-muscle interface healing, which completely differs from the classic bridging technique with fascia lata-tendon interface healing. However, histological and biomechanical comparisons of the fascia-muscle and fascia-tendon interfaces have not been performed.Purpose: To investigate the histological and biomechanical healing of the fascia-bone interface and fascia-muscle interface after chronic MIRCTs in a rat model using different surgical methods.Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.Methods: The authors established a chronic MIRCT model in the right shoulder of rats and then repaired it using the STR or bridging repair technique. Evaluations were performed at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks, including histological, imaging, biomechanical, and functional analyses.Results: Both techniques resulted in good fascia-bone interface healing based on the histological results. The STR group had significantly more cartilage formation at 8 and 12 weeks and higher Modified Tendon Maturity Score after 12 weeks at the fascia-bone interface compared with the bridging repair group and formed the typical 4-layered structure. Collagen fibers in the fascia-muscle and fascia-tendon interfaces exhibited normal muscle-tendon interface characteristics at 12 weeks. However, the STR group had more improvement in fatty infiltration compared with the bridging repair group. The ultimate failure load and stiffness did not differ between the STR and bridging repair groups 4 weeks postoperatively in both the fascia-bone interface and supraspinatus muscle-fascia-bone integrity. Movement distance and grasp time were significantly longer in the STR group than in the bridging repair group at 12 weeks and attached the level in the normal control groups.Conclusion: These results suggest that the fascia-muscle interface from the STR technique is histologically and functionally better than the fascia-tendon interface. Moreover, this study provides a theoretical basis for the clinical use of the STR technique.Clinical Relevance: The fascia-muscle interface and fascia-tendon interface were the key points of the STR and bridging techniques, respectively. The fascia-muscle interface is histologically and functionally superior to the bridging technique, and the STR technique might be a better choice for the treatment of MIRCTs."

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