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Mechanical strength of latissimus dorsi tendon transfer with Teflon felt augmentation

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 6; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1058-2746(97)90034-3

1532-6500

Mitsuhiro Aoki, Suguru Fukushima, Kazuhiko Okamura, Yasuharu Yamada, Ken-ichi Yamakoshi,

Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation

Tensile properties of Teflon felt augmentation after latissimus dorsi tendon transfer to rotator cuff defect were examined in dog cadaver shoulders. Two experimental groups with latissimus dorsi tendon transfer were designed. In group 1 (right shoulders, n = 7) the tendon ends of latissimus dorsi were sutured to the greater tuberosity. In group 2 (left shoulders, n = 7) the repair was augmented with Teflon felt at the suture site. The ultimate tensile force and stiffness of each specimen in group 2 were individually compared with those in group 1. The average increases in ultimate tensile force and stiffness in group 2 were 53.8% and -3.7%, respectively. The individual value of ultimate tensile force in group 2 was significantly greater than that in group 1. These results demonstrate that augmentation at the repair site is mechanically effective latissimus dorsi tendon transfer. The augmentation procedure may provide protection during the healing period because of this and a surrounding fibrous tissue reaction.