The Plug-Type Patch Results in Immediate and Postoperative Advantages in Graft-to-Bone Integration for Bridging Massive Rotator Cuff Tears in a Chronic Rabbit Model.

Junjie XuKai HuangKang HanXiulin WuZiyun LiTing ZhengJia JiangXiaoyu YanWei SuJinzhong Zhao

Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)

The Plug-Pat using intratunnel fixation may be a promising strategy for patch design to optimize its initial and postoperative graft-bone connection for bridging reconstruction of MRCTs.

Keyphrases

rotator cuff
bone mineral density
patients undergoing
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
minimally invasive
postmenopausal women
body composition