A new decellularized tendon scaffold for rotator cuff tears - evaluation in rabbits.

Alex de Lima SantosCamila Gonzaga da SilvaLeticia Siqueira de Sá BarretoKatia Ramos Moreira LeiteMarcel Jun Sugawara TamaokiLydia Massako FerreiraFernando Gonçalves de AlmeidaFlavio Faloppa

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)

The evaluated decellularization protocol generated a tendon scaffold, maintained the most important biomechanical characteristics and permitted cell infiltration.

Keyphrases

rotator cuff
tissue engineering
single cell
randomized controlled trial
cell therapy
extracellular matrix
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
finite element
bone marrow