Effect of Hypercholesterolemia on Fatty Infiltration and Quality of Tendon-to-Bone Healing in a Rabbit Model of a Chronic Rotator Cuff Tear: Electrophysiological, Biomechanical, and Histological Analyses

Conclusion:
Hypercholesterolemia had a deleterious effect on fatty infiltration and the quality of tendon-to-bone repair site, and lowering hypercholesterolemia seemed to halt or reverse these harmful effects in this experimental model.

Clinical Relevance:
Systemic diseases such as hypercholesterolemia should be tightly controlled during the perioperative period of rotator cuff repair.

Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - May 1, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Chung, S. W., Park, H., Kwon, J., Choe, G. Y., Kim, S. H., Oh, J. H. Tags: Biology of tendon, Shoulder, rotator cuff, Shoulder, general Source Type: research