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[Current aspects of tendon healing].
Der Orthopade - 1 Mar 2000
Möller H D, Evans C H, Maffulli N
Abstract excerpt
This review describes structure, function and healing of tendinous tissue and discusses new biologically based treatment options to modulate tendon healing. The repair process after tendon rupture results in a morphologically different and biomechanically inferior structure compared to a normal tendon. The collagen fibril diameters are decreased months after the traumatic lesion and show also different...
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