SportMesh™ Soft Tissue Reinforcement

• Strong, consistent, readily available material with five year shelf life
• Unlike allograft material, there is no concern with variation of donor tissue
• Cost effective compared to traditional material
• Easy to handle, cut and shape to soft tissue
• Artelon® : porous material permits host tissue ingrowth
• 50% of initial tensile strength retained after four years3

It is widely accepted that the weakest link in RC surgery is the suture-tendon interface.2 Studies have shown re-rupture rates as high as 68% depending on the size of the original repair.2

The SportMesh™ Soft Tissue Reinforcement was designed with one of the most important issues in soft tissue reinforcement in mind: tissue quality. Due to the tendon’s relatively low vascular supply, the tendon’s ability to heal is extremely low.

The important function of the SportMesh™ Tissue Reinforcement is to relieve the lead during the sensitive healing period and thus achieve short and long-term stability. The Artelon® Fibers have a unique fiber structure that permits host tissue ingrowth and blood vessels between fibers.

Made from Artelon® Material there is no risk of a collagen rejection or donor disease transmission issues as the material is synthetic with proven biocompatibility.3

1 MacGillivray JD. An Arthroscopic Stitch for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Arthroscopy. 669-71, 2004.
2 Jost B, Pfirrmann C.W.A, Gerber C; “Clinical Outcome After Structural Failure of Rotator Cuff Repairs” Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery Am, 304-314, 2000.
3 Nilsson, A. et al. Results from a Degradable TMC Joint Spacer (Artelon) Compared with Tendon Arthroplasty. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 380-89, 2005. 

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