Effect of a single subacromial prednisolone injection in acute rotator cuff tears in a rat model.
RatOtherSprague-DawleyMalen = 40 rats in 2 groupsSubacromial injectionSingle dose, amount not statedAt the time of tendon defect creation
Model: Surgically created full-thickness defect of the unilateral infraspinatus tendon, an acute rotator cuff tear
Subacromial methylprednisolone raised the type III to type I collagen ratio at 7 days and increased aggrecan and fibronectin at 3 days, suggesting early interference with healing, but these alterations normalised after the early inflammatory phase.
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