Review Article: Regenerative Techniques for Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears

The failure rate of rotator cuff repair is high. Regenerative techniques using material scaffolds, stem cells, and growth factors help augment repair and regenerate tissue. We reviewed the literature of various regenerative techniques in terms of (1) enhancing the repair process, (2) tissue regenera...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zafar Ahmad, Fran Henson, John Wardale, Ali Noorani, Graham Tytherleigh-Strong, Neil Rushton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901302100223