Stromal Vascular Fraction Cell Therapy to Improve the Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears

Exclusion Criteria

• •Any tears of any cuff tendon other than the supraspinatus
• •Magnetic resonance imaging Goutallier scores ≥ 3
• •Frank signs of glenohumeral osteoarthritis on magnetic resonance imaging
• •A history of previous rotator cuff repair
• •A history of upper extremity fracture or other moderate to severe upper extremity trauma
• •A BMI \< 20 or \> 35
• •Pregnant or breast feeding
• •Premenopausal women who are not using contraception
• •Previous abdominal liposuction or any major open abdominal surgery
• •Type I or type II diabetes, or glycated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1C) values \> 6.5 or other metabolic disorders
• •Hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol ≥240mg/dL)
• •History of cancer
• •Autoimmune disorder or HIV+ status
• •Use of nicotine products
• •Have any other history of major medical illness, disease or other relevant orthopaedic disability
• •Who do not speak English
• •Liodcaine allergy