|
|
||||||||
Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools. |
|||||||||
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Effects of partial and complete stress shielding on me chanical properties and histology of in situ frozen pa tellar tendons were studied in 120 mature female Japa nese White rabbits that were divided into three groups: completely stress-shielded, partially stress-shielded, and sham-operated groups. In the former two groups, tendon tension was reduced to 0% and about 30% of normal force, respectively, with a polyester artificial liga ment. Tensile tests were conducted on patella-patellar tendon-tibia complexes harvested 1, 2, 3, 6, or 12 weeks after surgery. Tensile strength significantly de creased compared with the sham group to 17% and 28% at 3 and 6 weeks, respectively, in the completely stress-shielded group, and to 54% and 63% at 3 and 12 weeks, respectively, in the partially stress-shielded group. Patellar tendon cross-sectional area significantly increased to 156% and 157% at 2 and 3 weeks, re spectively, in the completely stress-shielded group and to 133% at 2 weeks in the partially stress-shielded group, compared with the sham group. Stress shielding significantly changed tensile strength, tangent modulus, and cross-sectional area of in situ frozen patellar ten don ; these changes depended on degree of stress shielding. Histologic observations indicated that remod eling occurred in the patellar tendon while there were no cells in the fascicle.
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
S. Yokoya, Y. Mochizuki, Y. Nagata, M. Deie, and M. Ochi Tendon-Bone Insertion Repair and Regeneration Using Polyglycolic Acid Sheet in the Rabbit Rotator Cuff Injury Model Am. J. Sports Med., July 1, 2008; 36(7): 1298 - 1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Funakoshi, T. Majima, N. Iwasaki, N. Suenaga, N. Sawaguchi, K. Shimode, A. Minami, K. Harada, and S.-i. Nishimura Application of Tissue Engineering Techniques for Rotator Cuff Regeneration Using a Chitosan-Based Hyaluronan Hybrid Fiber Scaffold Am. J. Sports Med., August 1, 2005; 33(8): 1193 - 1201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Yasuda, F. Tomita, S. Yamazaki, A. Minami, and H. Tohyama The Effect of Growth Factors on Biomechanical Properties of the Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Canine Model Study Am. J. Sports Med., June 1, 2004; 32(4): 870 - 880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
N. Kitamura, K. Yasuda, M. Yamanaka, and H. Tohyama Biomechanical Comparisons of Three Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Procedures with Load-Controlled and Displacement-Controlled Cyclic Tests Am. J. Sports Med., November 1, 2003; 31(6): 907 - 914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. Weiler, G. Peters, J. Maurer, F. N. Unterhauser, and N. P. Sudkamp Biomechanical Properties and Vascularity of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Can Be Predicted by Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Two-Year Study in Sheep Am. J. Sports Med., November 1, 2001; 29(6): 751 - 761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. D. Papageorgiou, C. B. Ma, S. D. Abramowitch, T. D. Clineff, and S. L-Y. Woo A Multidisciplinary Study of the Healing of an Intraarticular Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft in a Goat Model Am. J. Sports Med., September 1, 2001; 29(5): 620 - 626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
R. Katsuragi, K. Yasuda, J. Tsujino, M. Keira, and K. Kaneda The Effect of Nonphysiologically High Initial Tension on the Mechanical Properties of In Situ Frozen Anterior Cruciate Ligament in a Canine Model Am. J. Sports Med., January 1, 2000; 28(1): 47 - 56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Yasuda, J. Tsujino, Y. Ohkoshi, Y. Tanabe, and K. Kaneda Graft Site Morbidity with Autogenous Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendons Am. J. Sports Med., December 1, 1995; 23(6): 706 - 714. [Abstract] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | CONTACT US | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |