The use of suture-tape and suture-wire in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A comparative biomechanics study

• Published in: Injury Vol. 49; no. 11; pp. 2047 - 2052
• Main Authors: Huntington, Lachlan, Coles-Black, Jasamine, Richardson, Martin, Sobol, Tony, Caldow, Jonathon, Chuen, Jason, Ackland, David C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Animals; Arthroscopy - methods; Biomechanical Phenomena; Fatigue; Models, Animal; Pressure; Reconstruction; Repair construct; Rotator Cuff - surgery; Rotator Cuff Injuries - surgery; Rotator cuff tear; Sheep; Shoulder; Stiffness; Surgery; Suture Anchors; Suture Techniques; Sutures; Tendons - surgery; Tensile Strength; Reconstruction; Rotator cuff tear; Repair construct; Surgery; Shoulder; Fatigue; Stiffness

Rotator cuff repair surgery aims to create a secure, pressurized tendon-bone footprint to permit re-establishment of the fibrovascular interface and tendon healing. Flat-braided suture-tape is an alternative suture material to traditional suture-wire that has potential to reproduce a larger repair c...