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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019

Murine patellar tendon transplantation requires transosseous cerclage augmentation - development of a transplantation model for investigation of systemic and local drivers to healing.

Borys Frankewycz, Daniel Cimino, Nelly Andarawis-Puri

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Borys FrankewyczSibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. borys.frankewycz@ukr.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1135-9177
Daniel CiminoDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Nelly Andarawis-PuriSibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Cornell University · USHospital for Special Surgery · US

Funding

Tendon Response to In Vivo Fatigue DamageR01AR052743 · NIAMS · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI ANDARAWIS-PURI, NELLY · 2005 to 2015
$3.4M
Utilizing natural biological scaffold for enhancement of tendon healingR01AR068301 · NIAMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI ANDARAWIS-PURI, NELLY · 2015 to 2020
$1.8M
The mechanistic role of increased glycosaminoglycans in post-fatigue damaged tendonsR21AR074602 · NIAMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI ANDARAWIS-PURI, NELLY · 2019 to 2020
$384k
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft BF 3594/2-1National Institutes of Health (US) AR068301 & AR052743NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR052743NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068301NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR074602
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTendon injuries are common musculoskeletal injuries that heal with scar tissue formation, often achieving reduced biomechanical and functional properties. The murine patellar tendon is a research tool that holds potential for investigating tendon healing and can be useful for exploring therapeutic strategies. Since healing is a complex process that results from the collaboration between the systemic and local tissue environment, a murine tendon transplantation model that can be applied to transgenic mice and genetic mutants would allow isolation of systemic versus local tendon factors in driving effective tendon healing. Preliminary studies have shown that transplantation with simple tendon sutures results in a proximalization of the patellar bone due to the involuntary quadriceps muscle force leading to tearing of the graft and failure of the knee extensor mechanism. To avoid this elongation of the graft, two cerclage techniques for murine patellar tendon transplantation were introduced and validated.

methodsThree developed surgical techniques (no-cerclage-augmentation (NCA)), transfascial suture cerclage with encirclement of the patellar tendon (TFSC), and dual-cerclage-augmentation with a transosseous bone-to-bone cerclage through the patella bone and an additional musculotendinous cerclage (DCA)) were compared at 4 and 8 weeks macroscopically in regards to graft continuity, cerclage integrity, gap formation, and radiologically by measuring the patello-tibial distance and using a patella bone position grading system.

resultsThe NCA group showed complete failure at 5-7 days after surgery. The TFSC has led to 69% functional failure of the cerclage. In contrast, the DCA with a has led to 78% success with improvement in patellar bone position and a similar patello-tibial distance to the naïve contralateral murine knees over the time period of 8 weeks.

conclusionsThis study shows that a bone-to-bone cerclage is necessary to maintain a desired graft length in murine patellar tendon models. This surgery technique can serve for future graft trans- and implantations in the murine patellar tendon.

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Suture TechniquesAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPatellaPatellar LigamentTissue TransplantationWeight-BearingWound HealingMurine patellar tendonPatellar tendon transplantationTendon regeneration

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