Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Shoulder abduction angles provide objective data that may contribute to diagnosis of medial shoulder instability in dogs.
Application of an anti-adhesive agent in this rotator cuff model confirmed the agent's effectiveness at reducing fibrosis in the subacromial space.
The influence of epitendinous suture placement on tendinous healing and blood supply warrants in-vivo testing.
Jaccoud’s arthropathy in humans with systemic lupus erythematosus may represent a homologous presentation.
The addition of an ES seems more relevant than the specific type of pattern to improve the biomechanical properties of flexor tendon repairs.
This method can be used to detect injury such as partial ligament tears, and to visualize maturity-related changes in the collagen structure of tendons.
Results indicated that all 4 constructs effectively stabilized MCL-deficient tarsal joints.
The 3LSLS technique with size-2 ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene suture was as effective at resistance to 1 - and 3-mm gap formation as the M3LP with size-0 monofilament polypropylene suture.