Enhancement of acute tendon repair using chitosan matrix.
RatOtherWistarn = 40 Wistar rats, bilateral shoulders (80 repairs)Local application of gel between the tendon ends at the repair siteAt the time of acute repair
Model: Bilateral supraspinatus tendon tenotomy followed by acute suture repair in rats
Gel-augmented repairs showed more fibroblasts and repair tissue, minimal monocytic or inflammatory infiltrate around the matrix, and significantly improved pennation angles and fatty atrophy compared with suture-only controls.
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