Both acute and chronic tendon injuries are disabling sports medicine problems with no
effective treatment at present. Sustained oxidative stress has been suggested as the major …

The extracellular matrix (ECM) of skeletal muscle and tendon is composed of different types
of collagen molecules that play important roles in the transmission of forces throughout the …

Background Focus has recently been on the critical shoulder angle (CSA) as a factor related
to rotator cuff tear and osteoarthritis (OA) in the European population. However, whether this …

Background The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of smoking on the incidence
of complications after primary anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and reverse …

Background Rotator cuff tears are common. A previous systematic review reported on factors
associated with rotator cuff tears; however, it included relatively few studies and few …

Background: The pathogenesis of rotator cuff tears remains unclear, and there is a lack of
high-quality evidence-based research on the risk factors for supraspinatus tears. Purpose …

Aims The impact of tobacco use on readmission and medical and surgical complications has
been documented in hip and knee arthroplasty. However, there remains little information …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of high-volume image-guided injection in the middle
term in patients with recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy. Design: Case series study; Level of …

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the sonographic and elastographic
properties of patellar and Achilles tendons in smoking and nonsmoking otherwise healthy …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of current and former
tobacco use on minimum 2-year clinical and radiographic outcomes after reverse total …