Fig. 1From: Augmentation with an ovine forestomach matrix scaffold improves histological outcomes of rotator cuff repair in a rat modelIntraoperative guide to in vivo surgery. Micrographs representing each stage of the operative procedure including the preparation and positioning of the shoulder (a), creating an incision over the humeral head (b), isolating the exposed supraspinatus (c), transecting the supraspinatus from the humeral head (d), removing residual soft tissue from the humeral head (e), the modified Mason-Allen suture repair (f) and the unaugmented and augmented supraspinatus tendons (g, h)Back to article page