Calcium-phosphate matrix with or without TGF-beta3 improves tendon-bone healing after rotator cuff repair.
RatWoundSprague-DawleyMalen = 96 rats (8 per group per timepoint)local injection at tendon-bone interfaceTGF-beta3 2.75 microgat acute repair
Model: supraspinatus tendon detachment and transosseous repair (rotator cuff)
Calcium-phosphate matrix plus TGF-beta3 increased repair strength and improved bone formation and collagen organisation at the tendon-bone interface.
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