Exogenous collagen cross-linking recovers tendon functional integrity in an experimental model of partial tear

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 973-981

  Fessel, Gion ^a,b   Wernli, Jeremy ^a   Li, Yufei ^a,b   Gerber, Christian ^a   Snedeker, Jess G ^a,b  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute injury model; Genipin; Methylglyoxal; Therapy; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; GENIPIN; METHYLGLYOXAL;

ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RAT; RIGIDITY; TENDON INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELASTICITY; HORSES; IRIDOIDS; LACERATIONS; PYRUVALDEHYDE; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84859649562     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22014     Document Type: Article

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