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SUBMITTER: Thomopoulos S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2843401 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thomopoulos Stavros S Das Rosalina R Sakiyama-Elbert Shelly S Silva Matthew J MJ Charlton Nichole N Gelberman Richard H RH
Annals of biomedical engineering 20100201 2
Flexor tendon injuries are often encountered clinically and typically require surgical repair. Return of function after repair is limited due to adhesion formation, which leads to reduced tendon gliding, and due to a lack of repair site strength, which leads to repair site gap formation or rupture. The application of the growth factors basic fibroblastic growth factor (bFGF) and platelet derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) has been shown to have the potential to enhance tendon healing. The object ...[more]