Improving bone density at the rotator cuff footprint increases supraspinatus tendon failure stress in a rat model
Cadet ER, Vorys GC, Rahman R, Park S, Gardner TR, Lee FY, Levine WN, Bigliani LU, Ahmad CS. Improving bone density at the rotator cuff footprint increases supraspinatus tendon failure stress in a rat model. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2009, 28: 308-314. PMID: 19743506, DOI: 10.1002/jor.20972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone densityRotator cuff footprintOVX groupRat modelSupraspinatus tendonCuff footprintQuantitative micro-computed tomographyMonths of ageBisphosphonate treatmentOVX ratsBilateral ovariectomyProximal humerusDawley ratsAdditional ratsOVXRatsTendonOvariectomyMicro-computed tomographyTreatmentGroupBisphosphonatesSpragueHumerusMonths