Potential of collagen cross-linking therapies to mediate tendon mechanical properties

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-217

  Fessel, Gion ^a,b   Gerber, Christian ^a   Snedeker, Jess G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Cross link; Decorin; Diabetes; Genipin; Review Article; Rotator cuff tears

Indexed keywords

ALAGEBRIUM; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN IMPLANT; DECORIN; GENIPIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES RELATED TENDON FRAILTY; GLYCATION; HEALING; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; TENDON; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON TEAR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84855857718     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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