FANG Sen 1 , ZHANG Mingtao 1 , YANG Xudong 1 , DAOJI Cairang 1 , LI Mingchun 1 , NIAN Zhixuan 1 , LIANG Junwen 1 , YUN Xiangdong 1,2
  • 1. Department of Orthopedics, the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gansu Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Disease of Gansu Province, Gansu Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China;
YUN Xiangdong, Email: xiangdongyun@126.com
Rotator cuff injury; tendon-bone healing; osteochondral tissue; periosteum; autogenous transplantation; rabbit
10.7507/1002-1892.202409094
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Objective  To investigate the effect of autologous osteochondral tissue and periosteum transplantation on tendon-bone healing of rotator cuff in rabbits. Methods  Twenty-four male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into autologous osteochondral tissue and periosteum transplantation group (experimental group, n=12) and simple suture group (control group, n=12). Both groups were subjected to acute supraspinatus tendon injury and repaired with corresponding techniques. At 4, 8, and 12 weeks after operation, 4 specimens from each group were taken from the right shoulder joint for histological examination (HE staining, Masson staining, and Safranin O-fast green staining), and the left shoulder was subjected to biomechanical tests (maximum tensile load and stiffness). Results  Both groups of animals survived until the completion of the experiment after operation. At 4 weeks after operation, both groups showed less collagen fibers and disorder at the tendon-bone junction. At 8 weeks, both groups showed reduced inflammation at the tendon-bone junction, with more organized and denser collagen fibers and chondrocytes. The experimental group showed better results than the control group. At 12 weeks, the experimental group showed typical tendon-bone transition structure, with increased generation of collagen fibers and chondrocytes, and the larger cartilage staining area. Both groups showed an increase in maximum tensile load and stiffness over time (P<0.05). The stiffness at 4 weeks and the maximum tensile load at 4, 8, and 12 weeks in the experimental group were superior to control group, and the differences were significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in stiffness at 8, 12 weeks between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion  Autologous osteochondral tissue and periosteum transplantation can effectively promote the fiber and cartilage regeneration at the tendon-bone junction of rotator cuff and improve the biomechanical effect of shoulder joint in rabbits.

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