Histologic Evaluation of Biopsy Specimens Obtained After Rotator Cuff Repair Augmented With a Highly Porous Collagen Implant

• Published in: Arthroscopy Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 278 - 283
• Main Authors: Arnoczky, Steven P., D.V.M, Bishai, Shariff K., D.O., M.S., F.A.O.A.O, Schofield, Brian, M.D, Sigman, Scott, M.D, Bushnell, Brad D., M.D., M.B.A, Hommen, Jan Pieter, M.D, Van Kampen, Craig, Ph.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Absorbable Implants; Adult; Biopsy; Collagen - chemistry; Female; Fibroblasts - pathology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Osseointegration; Retrospective Studies; Rotator Cuff - pathology; Rotator Cuff Injuries - surgery; Young Adult

Purpose To histologically evaluate biopsy specimens from patients who previously underwent rotator cuff repair augmented with a highly porous collagen implant. Methods Biopsies of collagen implant/host-tissue constructs were obtained from 7 patients undergoing a second arthroscopic procedure at vari...