Different mechanisms activated by mild versus strong loading in rat Achilles tendon healing.

BACKGROUND:Mechanical loading stimulates Achilles tendon healing. However, various degrees of loading appear to have different effects on the mechanical properties of the healing tendon, and strong loading might create microdamage in the tissue. This suggests that different mechanisms might be activ...

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Main Authors: Malin Hammerman, Franciele Dietrich-Zagonel, Parmis Blomgran, Pernilla Eliasson, Per Aspenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6059492?pdf=render