Two-thirds of Achilles tendon injuries in competitive athletes are paratenonitis and one-fifth
are insertional complaints (bursitis and insertion tendinitis). The remaining afflictions consist …

During the past three decades, internal fixation has become increasingly popular for fracture
management and limb reconstruction. As a result, during their training, orthopaedic …

Trudel G, Uhthoff HK. Contractures secondary to immobility: is the restriction articular or
muscular? An experimental longitudinal study in the rat knee. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; …

The effects of immobilization and remobilization on the biomechanical and morphological
properties of the femur-medial collateral ligament-tibia complex and each of its components …

Objective To compare the impact of the prototype prolapse mesh G ynemesh PS with that of
two new‐generation lower stiffness meshes, U ltra P ro and S mart M esh, on vaginal …

The objective of the study was to investigate whether the response profile of the growth
factor of human tendon fibroblasts could be beneficially influenced through the application of …

Despite the significant amount of pain and disability related to rotator cuff pathology, little
information is available to guide the clinician in designing, selecting, or implementing …

To determine the effect of cyclic strain amplitude and frequency on MMP-1 (interstitial
collagenase) expression in tendon cells, rat tail tendons (RTT) were immobilized or …

The effect of stress deprivation and cyclic tensile loading on the mechanical and histologic
properties of the canine flexor digitorum profundus tendon was examined using an in vitro …

Accelerated rehabilitation after tendon and ligament injuries is widely accepted to avoid
adverse effects of immobilization. However, progressive rehabilitation may also lead to an …