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A Comparison of the outcomes of two rehabilitation protocols after flexor tendon repair of the hand at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Flexor tendon repair of the hand and rehabilitation are frequently discussed between hand surgeons and therapists. This is mainly due to the poor outcomes commonly achieved after this type of surgery. There are many patients in public hospitals in South Africa who require flexor tendon repair …
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Determinants of positive functional outcomes at 16 weeks after flexor tendon repair at a teritiary hospital in South Africa. A descriptive, analytical study
… functional outcomes at 16 weeks after flexor tendon repair at a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Cape of South Africa: A descriptive, analytical study. Introduction: Flexor tendon injuries account for a substantial number of hand injuries presenting to health care facilities, yet …
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Biomechanical analysis of a novel suture pattern for repair of equine tendon lacerations
Flexor tendon lacerations in horses are traumatic injuries that can be career ending and life threatening. In the horse, a tendon repair must withstand the strains placed on the tenorrhaphy by immediate weight bearing and locomotion post-operatively. Despite the use of external coaptation, such …
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Knotless bidirectional barbed versus smooth polypropylene three-loop pulley sutures for repair of canine gastrocnemius tendon
Canine common calcaneal (Achilles) tendon injury is a well-known cause of lameness in the dog. The Achilles tendon complex is primarily composed of the gastrocnemius tendon, with smaller contributions from the superficial digital flexor tendon and the common tendon of the biceps femoris, …
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Preclinical translation of therapeutic interventions for tendon injury
The burden of injury to tendon and the attachment between tendon and bone (i.e., the tendon-bone attachment) on quality of life, disability, health care, and the economy is significant. Unfortunately, current therapeutic interventions have high re-injury rates and do not restore the optimized …
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Tendon Regeneration: Roles of Growth Factors and Phenotypic Diversity in Tendon Stem Cells
Tendon injuries significantly impact quality of life and are often career ending. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy is known to augment intrinsic tendon healing, however, little is known of the stem cells endogenous to tendon, the microenvironmental cues that induce tendon differentiation, and …
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The Interaction of Early Growth Response Gene 1 and Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2C in the Murine Brain Cortex
… cell maturation upon B cell receptor activation, tendon repair upon mechano-stimulation, and long-term spatial memory formation. In mammalian brains, EGR1 controls the responses to environmental stimuli such as chronic stress and physical contact. It also participates in processes such as …
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Gene expression in healing tendon
Tendon injury is painful and often debilitating, and is a one of the most prevalent soft tissue injuries encountered in the clinic. While common, the underlying molecular and genetic processes of tendon damage and repair remain poorly understood. The work described herein used genome-wide …
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Design and characterization of an aligned collagen-GAG scaffold-membrane composite with soluble factor presentation for tendon tissue engineering
With over 32 million tendon and ligament injuries in the US each year with associated costs of $30 billion, the need for viable tendon repair strategies is becoming increasingly important. Current surgical and tissue engineering approaches have had limited success; repeat injuries and generally …
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Flexor Tendon Healing
… surgical techniques over the past three decades, tendon repairs remain prone to poor clinical outcomes. While previous attempts to improve flexor tendon healing have focused on the later stages of healing: i.e., proliferation and matrix synthesis), the early inflammatory phase of tendon healing …
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In vitro characterization and in vivo assessment of equine tendon-derived progenitor cells
… mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based therapies in tendon repair. The focus on tendon-derived progenitor cells (TDPCs) for tendon healing is based on the rationale that stem cells obtained from tendons are more phenotypically-committed or ‘primed’ for tenogenesis than cells from other tissues. The …
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Comparison of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and tendon progenitor cells cultured on collagen surfaces
Tendon injuries are a significant cause of morbidity in performance horses with superficial digital flexor tendon injury reported to represent up to 43% of overall Thoroughbred racehorse injuries. Natural repair is slow and results in inferior structural organization and biomechanical properties …
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Development of innovative repair technologies for biological tissues
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