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Returning to overuse activity following a supraspinatus and infraspinatus tear leads to joint damage in a rat model.

ABSTRACT: Large rotator cuff tears (supraspinatus and infraspinatus) are common in patients who perform overhead activities (laborers, athletes). In addition, following large cuff tears, these patients commonly attempt to return to pre-injury activity levels. However, there is a limited understanding of the damaging effects on the uninjured joint tissues when doing so. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of returning to overuse activity following a supraspinatus and infraspinatus tear on shoulder function and the structural and biological properties of the intact tendons and glenoid cartilage. Forty rats underwent 4 weeks of overuse followed by detachment of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons and were then randomized into two groups: return to overuse or cage activity. Ambulatory measurements were performed over time and structural and biological properties of the adjacent tendons and cartilage were evaluated. Results demonstrated that animals returning to overuse activity did not have altered shoulder function but despite this, did have altered cartilage and tendon properties. These mechanical changes corresponded to altered transcriptional regulation of chondrogenic genes within cartilage and tendon. This study helps define the mechanical and biological mechanisms leading to joint damage and provides a framework for treating active cuff tear patients.

SUBMITTER: Reuther KE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3713088 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Returning to overuse activity following a supraspinatus and infraspinatus tear leads to joint damage in a rat model.

Reuther Katherine E KE Thomas Stephen J SJ Evans Elisabeth F EF Tucker Jennica J JJ Sarver Joseph J JJ Ilkhani-Pour Sarah S Gray Chancellor F CF Voleti Pramod B PB Glaser David L DL Soslowsky Louis J LJ

Journal of biomechanics 20130612 11

Large rotator cuff tears (supraspinatus and infraspinatus) are common in patients who perform overhead activities (laborers, athletes). In addition, following large cuff tears, these patients commonly attempt to return to pre-injury activity levels. However, there is a limited understanding of the damaging effects on the uninjured joint tissues when doing so. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of returning to overuse activity following a supraspinatus and infras ...[more]

PMID: 23764174

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Project description:BackgroundRotator cuff tears are common shoulder problems whose propagation is difficult to predict because of the structural and mechanical inhomogeneity of the supraspinatus tendon. We have previously shown that the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons interact mechanically when the supraspinatus tendon is intact or exhibits a full-thickness tear, so that an increase in supraspinatus tendon strain is paralleled by an increase in infraspinatus tendon strain. Such interaction is critical and suggests that an increase in infraspinatus tendon strain that accompanies an increase in supraspinatus tendon strain may shield the supraspinatus tendon from further injury, but increase the risk of injury to the infraspinatus tendon. In this study, the mechanical interactions between the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons were evaluated for the commonly occurring supraspinatus tendon partial-thickness tears through a range of rotation angles.MethodsFor each joint rotation and supraspinatus tendon tear size evaluated, the supraspinatus tendon was loaded, and images corresponding to 5 N, 30 N, 60 N, and 90 N of supraspinatus tendon load were isolated for the speckle painted supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. A region of interest outlining the insertion site was isolated and displacements between the 5 N loaded image and each of the others were measured, from which normalized average principal strains were quantified in both tendons.ResultsThe observed effect on infraspinatus tendon strain paralleled that observed on strain in the supraspinatus tendon. Introducing a supraspinatus tendon partial-thickness tear and increasing load caused an increase in normalized average maximum and a decrease in normalized average minimum principal strain in the infraspinatus tendon. Increasing rotation angle from internal to external rotation caused a general decrease in normalized average maximum and increase in normalized average minimum principal strain in both tendons.ConclusionThe supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons mechanically interact for the intact and partially torn supraspinatus tendons for neutral and rotated glenohumeral joint.

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Returning to overuse activity following a supraspinatus and infraspinatus tear leads to joint damage in a rat model.

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Returning to overuse activity following a supraspinatus and infraspinatus tear leads to joint damage in a rat model.

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