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ArticleJournal of shoulder and elbow surgery2013

Rotator cuff healing after continuous subacromial bupivacaine infusion: an in vivo rabbit study.

Nicole A Friel, Vincent M Wang, Mark A Slabaugh, FanChia Wang, Susan Chubinskaya, Brian J Cole

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Article in Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole A FrielDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Vincent M Wang
Mark A Slabaugh
FanChia Wang
Susan Chubinskaya
Brian J Cole
Rush University Medical Center · USWilford Hall Medical Center · US

Funding

TRAINING IN ORTHOPEDIC SKELETAL BIOLOGYT32AR052272 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI SUMNER, D RICK · 2007 to 2011
$966k
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR-052272NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR052272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of continuous subacromial bupivacaine infusion on supraspinatus muscle and rotator cuff tendon healing using gross, biomechanical, and histologic analyses. MATERIALS AND

methodsThirty-three New Zealand White rabbits underwent unilateral supraspinatus transection and rotator cuff repair (RCR). Rabbits were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (1) RCR only, (2) RCR with continuous saline infusion for 48 hours, or (3) RCR with continuous 0.25% bupivacaine with epinephrine (1:200,000) infusion for 48 hours. Rabbits were euthanized postoperatively at 2 weeks (for histologic assessment) or 8 weeks (for biomechanical and histologic assessment).

resultsTensile testing showed a significantly higher load to failure in intact tendons compared with repaired tendons (P < .01); however, no statistical differences were detected among RCR only, RCR saline, and RCR bupivacaine groups. Histologically, the enthesis of repaired tendons showed increased cellularity and disorganized collagen fibers compared with intact tendons, with no differences between treatment groups. Muscle histology demonstrated scattered degenerative muscle fibers at 2 weeks in RCR saline and RCR bupivacaine groups, but no degeneration was noted at 8 weeks.

conclusionsThe healing supraspinatus tendons exposed to bupivacaine infusion showed similar histologic and biomechanical characteristics compared with untreated and saline-infused RCR groups. Muscle histology showed fiber damage at 2 weeks for the saline and bupivacaine-treated groups, with no apparent disruption at 8 weeks, suggesting a recovery process. Therefore, subacromial bupivacaine infusion in this rabbit rotator cuff model does not appear to impair muscle or tendon after acute injury and repair.

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Anesthetics, LocalAnimalsBupivacaineMaleMuscle, SkeletalRabbitsRotator CuffWound HealingAnesthetics, LocalBupivacaine

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PMCPMC3777805
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