Applications of functionally-adapted hydrogels in tendon repair

J Hu, S Liu, C Fan - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite all the efforts made in tissue engineering for tendon repair, the management of
tendon injuries still poses a challenge, as current treatments are unable to restore the …

Interfacial Tissue Regeneration with Bone

SS Steltzer, AC Abraham, ML Killian - Current osteoporosis reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Interfacial tissue exists throughout the body at cartilage-to-bone
(osteochondral interface) and tendon-to-bone (enthesis) interfaces. Healing of interfacial …

Novel In Vitro Platform for Studying the Cell Response to Healthy and Diseased Tendon Matrices

S Konar, S Leung, ML Tay, B Coleman… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Current in vitro models poorly represent the healthy or diseased tendon microenvironment,
limiting the translation of the findings to clinics. The present work aims to establish a …

2D shear wave elastography for the assessment of quadriceps entheses—a methodological study

SS Leong, JHD Wong, FI Rozalli, F Yahya, YC Tee… - Skeletal Radiology, 2024 - Springer
Objective To establish the scanning protocol for 2-dimensional shear wave elastography
(SWE) on normal entheses by investigating the possible confounding factors that may …

Diagnostic utility of shear wave elastography in musculoskeletal injuries: A narrative review

K Chowdhary, G Raum, C Visco - PM&R, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an emerging and promising ultrasound modality, and is
more recently employed in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal (MSK) pathologies. SWE …

The effects of biophysical and biochemical cues on tendon cells: a study of underlying mechanisms in tendinopathy

S Konar - 2023 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Background: Tendinopathy is a commonly diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders and is
associated with the tendon microenvironmental changes, including disordered matrix …