Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound accelerated bone-tendon junction healing through regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression and cartilage formation

H Lu, L Qin, W Cheung, K Lee, W Wong… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2008 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to use our established partial patellectomy rabbit model to
study the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on patella-patellar tendon (PPT) …

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in treatment of delayed bone-tendon healing

L Wang, L Qin, HB Lu, WH Cheung… - … American journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is indicated for treatment of chronic injuries
of soft tissues and delayed fracture healing and nonunion. No investigation has been …

Healing compared between bone to tendon and cartilage to tendon in a partial inferior patellectomy model in rabbits

H Lu, L Qin, K Lee, W Wong, K Chan… - Clinical Journal of Sport …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Sports injuries around bone-tendon junctions are not uncommon. This study was
designed to perform a quantitative evaluation on healing characteristics at the cartilage-to …

Establishment of Normal and Delayed Bone–Tendon Junction Repair Models

KS Leung, L Qin - A Practical Manual for Musculoskeletal Research, 2008 - World Scientific
The bone-to-tendon (BT) or osteotendinous junction is a unique structure within the
musculoskeletal system that connects both bone and tendon through the transitional …