Comparison of bone surface and trough fixation on bone–tendon healing in a rabbit patella–patellar tendon injury model

Background: Many orthopedic surgical procedures involve reattachment between tendon and bone. Whether bone–tendon healing is better facilitated by tendon fixation on a bone surface or within a tunnel is unknown. The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate the effects of bone surface vers...

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Main Authors: Muzhi Li, Yifu Tang, Can Chen, Jiefu Zhou, Cheng Zheng, Huabin Chen, Hongbin Lu, Jin Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X19302669