THE STRENGTH OF SURGICAL REPAIRS OF THE ROTATOR CUFF - A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY ON CADAVERS

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作者
SWARD, L
HUGHES, JS
AMIS, A
WALLACE, WA
机构
[1] UNIV NOTTINGHAM HOSP,QUEENS MED CTR,DEPT ORTHOPAED & ACCIDENT SURG,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2UH,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED,DEPT MECH ENGN,BIOMECH SECT,LONDON SW7 2BX,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME | 1992年 / 74卷 / 04期
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10.1302/0301-620X.74B4.1624521
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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Using 26 cadaver shoulders, we produced a standard defect in the supraspinatus tendon and performed one of three types of repair. Their strength was found by testing in tension the force required to produce a gap of 3 mm, then 6 mm, and finally total disruption of the repair. The use of a polyethylene patch to spread the forces over the lateral bone surface and of extra sutures to grasp the tendon end raised by 2.6 times the load at which a 3 mm gap in the repair occurred and by 1.7 times the load to failure.
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