Distributing a fixed amount of cyclic loading to tendon explants over longer periods induces greater cellular and mechanical responses

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1078-1086

  Devkota, Aaditya C ^a,b   Tsuzaki, Mari ^a   Almekinders, Louis C ^c   Banes, Albert J ^b,d   Weinhold, Paul S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b USA and North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c North Carolina Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^d Flexcell International Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Tendinopathy; Tendon explant; Tendon overuse injury

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HEN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDON INJURY; TENDON STRESS; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DEATH; CHICKENS; COLLAGENASES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34547734392     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20389     Document Type: Article

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