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ArticleInternational journal of solids and structures2022

Effects of tendon viscoelasticity on the distribution of forces across sutures in a model tendon-to-bone repair.

Yuxuan Huang, Ethan D Hoppe, Iden Kurtaliaj, Victor Birman, Stavros Thomopoulos, Guy M Genin

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Article in International journal of solids and structures, 2022. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuxuan HuangNSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ethan D HoppeNSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Iden KurtaliajDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Victor BirmanDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA.
Stavros ThomopoulosDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Guy M GeninNSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · USColumbia University · USMissouri University of Science and Technology · US

Funding

Strain Analysis Software for Open ScienceR01AR077793 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Guy M Genin, Stavros Thomopoulos · 2020 to 2026
$5.2M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077793
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tears to the rotator cuff often require surgical repair. These repairs often culminate in re-tearing when sutures break through the tendon in the weeks following repair. Although numerous studies have been performed to identify suturing strategies that reduce this risk by balancing forces across sutures, none have accounted for how the viscoelastic nature of tendon influences load sharing. With the aim of providing insight into this problem, we studied how tendon viscoelasticity, tendon stiffness, and suture anchor spacing affect this balancing of forces across sutures. Results from a model of a three-row sutured re-attachment demonstrated that optimized distributions of suture stiffnesses and of the spacing of suture anchors can balance the forces across sutures to within a few percent, even when accounting for tendon viscoelasticity. Non-optimized distributions resulted in concentrated force, typically in the outermost sutures. Results underscore the importance of accounting for viscoelastic effects in the design of tendon to bone repairs.

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PMID38161357
PMCPMC10756498
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