Engineering Musculoskeletal Grafts for Multi-Tissue Unit Repair: Lessons From Developmental Biology and Wound Healing.

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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. 12. Ann Biomed Eng. 2004 Jan;32(1):166-70. doi: 10.1023/b:abme.0000007801.44277.df. The principle of margin convergence in rotator cuff repair as a means of strain reduction at the tear margin. Burkhart SS(1). Author information: (1)The Orthopaedic Institute, San Antonio, TX , USA. ssburkhart@msn.com The principle of margin convergence applied to rotator cuff repair is achieved by side-to-side suture of the cuff tear in order to converge the free margin of the cuff toward its bone bed. This technique dramatically reduces strain along the "converged" margin, thereby protecting the tendon-bone repair interface during the critical phases of healing. DOI: 10.1023/b:abme.0000007801.44277.df