Research Article

How Long Should We Wait to Create the Goutallier Stage 2 Fatty Infiltrations in the Rabbit Shoulder for Repairable Rotator Cuff Tear Model?

Table 2

Histology grading findings in the central portion of the supraspinatus muscle following tendon release.

GroupsFat InfiltrationMuscle AtrophyInflammatory Cells

Sham0.50±0.530.88±0640.000.00
2w2.13±0.641.38±0.511.88±0.35
4w2.13±0.351.50±0.530.50±0.53
6w3.13±0.832.25±0.701.13±0.83
8w3.88±0.352.88±0.350.88±0.83
12w3.88±0.352.88±0.350.50±0.92