Publisher Summary Tendon is a specialized dense connective tissue that links muscle to
bone and allows for the transmission of muscle contraction forces to the bone for skeletal …

Tendon engineering is one of the important areas of engineered tissue regeneration, and
substantial progress has been made in the past decades. These achievements include …

T he successful healing of tendon injuries depends on numerous factors, including
anatomical location, vascularity, skeletal maturity and the amount of tissue loss. Although …

The tissue engineering field has made great strides in understanding how different aspects
of tissue engineered constructs (TECs) and the culture process affect final tendon repair …

Due to the general acellularity of tendon tissue, the regenerative capacity of tendon tissue is
limited. As a result, current treatments for tendon injuries and tears often leave healed …

Tendon injury is common and debilitating, and it is associated with long-term pain and
ineffective healing. It is estimated to afflict 25% of the adult population and is often a career …

AT PRESENT the therapeutic options to treat tendon and ligament injuries include
autografts, allografts, and prosthetic devices. 1–3 However, there are many disadvantages …

Tendon is a dense connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. Tendon can adapt to
mechanical forces passing across it, through a reciprocal relationship between its cellular …

Tendon injuries are common and due to their limited capacity for self-healing, the
biomechanical and functional properties of healed tendon are usually inferior to normal …

Surgical reconstruction of tendon injuries is challenging. Classic reconstructive techniques
and tendon transplantation have some significant limitations and tissue engineering is a …