Rotator cuff repair simulation with tekscan sensor (via Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics)The Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics published a rotator cuff repair study, with a Tekscan sensor sutured into a shoulder mockup.

Their tests analyzed force, pressure, and area in a "repair box". They concluded that suture tapes generated lower contact force than commonly used wires, and that "the use of suture tapes, because of its smaller compressive effect over the tendon may create a better perfusion environment healing, while maintaining adequate biomechanical stability."

Read the full study by Carlos Maia Dias, et.al. in the Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics.

A Tekscan 5051 pressure mapping sensor used in the research