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Murine Flexor Tendon Injury and Repair Surgery
Published on: September 19, 2016
Tendon to bone healing and its implications for surgery
Daniel Lee John Bunker1, Victor Ilie2, Vladimir Ilie2
1Department of Surgery, Launceston General Hospital, Australia.
Abstract:
Entheses are complex structures which act to reduce stress concentrations between tendon and skeleton tissues. Understanding the development and function of the enthesis organ has implications for surgical repair, particularly in regards to healing and the regulation of tendon to bone engraftment. In this paper we review the development and function of entheses as well as the enthesis organ concept. Next we examine the process of tendon to bone healing and how this can be regulated, before addressing implications for surgical repair and post-operative care.
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