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 tomographyTreatmentGroupBisphosphonatesSpragueHumerusMonthsZoledronate reduces unwanted bone resorption in intercalary bone allografts
Seo SW, Cho SK, Storer SK, Lee FY. Zoledronate reduces unwanted bone resorption in intercalary bone allografts. International Orthopaedics 2009, 34: 599-603. PMID: 19343345, PMCID: PMC2903128, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0748-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllograft resorptionIntercalary allograftsBone resorptionBone allograftControl groupZoledronate solutionIntercalary bone allograftsBone formationBone mineral densitySynthetic pyrophosphate analoguesHigh-dose bisphosphonatesPharmacological modificationGraft incorporationMineral densityBone densityAllograftsIdeal doseResorptionAnimal trialsHistological analysisBisphosphonatesSegmental defectsPyrophosphate analogsExperimental groupRat femur