The effect of fibrin sealant on the strength of tendon repair of full thickness tendon lacerations in the rabbit Achilles tendon.

The influence of fibrin sealant on healing was investigated in the suture of Achilles tendons of 24 rabbits. The Achilles tendon cut through was anastomosed with a 4-0 prolene suture alone in one group and fibrin sealant was applied to the cut surfaces of the tendon prior to suture repair in the second group. After 17 and 27 days, five animals in each group were sacrificed.

Loss of external rotation following anterior capsulorrhaphy of the shoulder.

A retrospective study was performed on twenty shoulders in nineteen patients who had been managed for severe loss of external rotation of the glenohumeral joint after a previous anterior capsulorrhaphy for recurrent instability. All patients had noted a restricted range of motion, and seventeen shoulders had been painful. In seven shoulders, the humeral head had been subluxated or dislocated posteriorly, and sixteen shoulders had been affected by mild to severe glenohumeral osteoarthrosis.