Inflammation and tendon healing

...................................................................................................... 3 Introduction................................................................................................ 5 Healing phases.............................................................................................................. 5 Factors that influence tendon healing.......................................................................... 7 Mechanical loading....................................................................................................... 7 Microdamage................................................................................................................ 8 NSAIDs......................................................................................................................... 9 Corticosteroids............................................................................................................. 11 Macrophages............................................................................................................... 13 T cells........................................................................................................................... 14 Aims........................................................................................................... 15 Comments on materials and methods....................................................... 17 Study designs............................................................................................................... 19 Results and discussion.............................................................................. 25 Study I......................................................................................................................... 25 Study II........................................................................................................................ 26 Study III...................................................................................................................... 27 Study IV...................................................................................................................... 28 General discussion.................................................................................... 31 Conclusion................................................................................................ 35 Acknowledgements.................................................................................. 37 References................................................................................................ 39