tendon never restores the complete biological and mechanical properties after healing. bone marrow and recently adipose tissue have been used as the sources of mesenchymal stem cells, which have been proven to enhance tendon healing. stromal vascular fraction (svf), derived from adipose tissue by an enzymatic digestion, represents an alternative source of multipotent cells, which undergo differ...

objectives: measuring outcomes of intervention is one of the most important components of occupational therapy process. the disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand (dash) questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to measure outcomes of the occupational therapy services in the area of hand therapy. the study aims to measure outcomes from interventions of hand therapy in patients with the c...

Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon avulsion is a common injury in sports. This is secondary to forced extension against flexor digitorum profundus contraction. However, avulsion injury of the FDP tendon secondary to an enchondroma of the distal phalanx is extremely rare. There have only been three previous reports of such an occurrence. This report describes a fourth case of an avulsion in...

BACKGROUND Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are commonly used to treat infections and are prescribed by general practitioners, medical specialists and surgeons. Tendon injury has been associated with the use of these medications but the risk associated with newer fluoroquinolones has not been established. OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence from observational ...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the clinical application of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography (HFCDU) in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of Achilles tendon injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 68 patients with suspected Achilles tendon injury were examined by HFCDU. There were 42 Achilles tendon injury patients who underwent surgery, and they were randomly divided int...

INTRODUCTION Achilles tendon rupture is among the most frequent musculoskeletal injury, with over 1 million cases annualy in the United States alone [1]. Calf stretches and warm-up are routinely used by professional and recreational athletes as an injury prevention measure. Both londitudinal stretch training studies and accute calf stretching have shown to decrease tendon stiffness [2,3], repre...

BACKGROUND Acute traumatic tendon injuries of the hand and wrist are commonly encountered in the emergency department. Despite the frequency, few studies have examined the true incidence of acute traumatic tendon injuries in the hand and wrist or compared the incidences of both extensor and flexor tendon injuries. METHODS We performed a retrospective population-based cohort study of all acute...

conclusions the use of an achilles tendon allograft provides excellent results in complex distal triceps tendon ruptures. we report the use of a new technique to anchor a distal achilles allograft. introduction the distal triceps tendon rupture is an uncommon injury. the acute treatment is well-defined, but when a delayed diagnosis is made or when a tendon retraction is present the alternatives...

The timing of the repair of divided tendons may be debated but in most cases a clearly divided tendon should be repaired primarily and, whether or not primary repair is indicated, 'the ideal treatment programme is immediate surgery performed by an experienced surgeon' (McGrouther et al., 1990). If a tendon injury is missed, deformity may occur, the patient may need further surgical procedures, ...