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Differences in placement of calcium phosphate-hybridized tendon grafts within the femoral bone tunnel during ACL reconstruction do not influence tendon-to-bone healing

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Title
Differences in placement of calcium phosphate-hybridized tendon grafts within the femoral bone tunnel during ACL reconstruction do not influence tendon-to-bone healing
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13018-017-0583-2
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Hirotaka Mutsuzaki, Hiromi Nakajima, Shunsuke Nomura, Masataka Sakane

Abstract

Calcium phosphate (CaP)-hybridization of tendon grafts has been shown to improve tendon-to-bone healing. The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of different tendon graft placement methods on tendon-to-bone healing using CaP-hybridized tendon grafts in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions in rabbits. We compared two methods of tendon graft placement within the femoral bone tunnel: suspension of the tendon graft within the bone tunnel (suspension group) and implantation of the tendon graft coherent with the bone socket (coherence group). CaP-hybridized tendon grafts were used in both groups. Fifty-six male Japanese white rabbits were used for this study. The results of biomechanical tests (n = 9) and histological analyses (n = 5) were evaluated at 2 and 4 weeks after surgery. The ultimate failure load, stiffness, stress, soft tissue remaining in bone tunnel after biomechanical testing, and direct bonding area at tendon-bone interface did not differ significantly between the suspension and coherence groups at either 2 or 4 weeks after surgery (p > 0.05). In both groups, the ultimate failure load, stress, soft tissue remaining in the bone tunnel, and direct bonding area at interface at 4 weeks after surgery were significantly greater than those at 2 weeks after surgery (p < 0.05). Tendon-to-bone healing in both groups progressed until the endpoint of 4 weeks. There was no influence of the CaP-hybridized tendon graft placement method on tendon-to-bone healing at 4 weeks after ACL reconstruction in rabbits. Thus, the CaP-hybridized tendon grafts were unaffected by differences in their placement within the bone tunnel and became equally anchored to the bone tunnel during the early postoperative period. The tendon graft placement method may not influence tendon-to-bone healing in ACL reconstruction when CaP-hybridized tendon grafts are used.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 31%
Other 2 13%
Student > Master 2 13%
Student > Bachelor 2 13%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 1 6%
Other 2 13%
Unknown 2 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 7 44%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 25%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 6%
Engineering 1 6%
Unknown 3 19%
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