Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1456-1462 , November 2010

The Effect of Recombinant Human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor BB–Coated Sutures on Rotator Cuff Healing in a Sheep Model

  • Christopher Uggen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Christopher Uggen, M.D., Kalamazoo Orthopaedic Clinic, 2490 S 11th St, Ste 201, Kalamazoo, MI 49009, U.S.A.
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  • Joshua Dines, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, New York, U.S.A.
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  • Michelle McGarry, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
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  • Daniel Grande, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Long Island Jewish/North Shore Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.
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  • Thay Lee, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
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  • Orr Limpisvasti, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Received 23 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 February 2010.

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 Supported by a grant from The Oxnard Foundation, Oxnard, California. J.D. currently works as a consultant with BioMimetic Therapeutics, Franklin, Tennessee, the manufacturer of recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor BB. The other authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(10)00194-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.02.025

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1456-1462 , November 2010

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