Tendon biomechanics and mechanobiology - A minireview of basic concepts and recent advancements

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-141

  Wang, James H C ^a   Guo, Qianping ^b   Li, Bin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL TYPE; FIBROBLAST; HEALING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; SCAR FORMATION; SHORT SURVEY; STEM CELL; STRENGTH; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TENDON STEM CELL; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 84859832733     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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