Tendons - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Functional fibered confocal microscopy: a promising tool for assessing tendon regeneration.

30 Aug 2009 This work advances fibered confocal microscopy (FCM) as a functional imaging platform for in vivo assessment of tissue mechanics. Building on our earlier studies demonstrating proof of principle and introducing an analytical framework for FCM image ... Read more...

Fatigue-related changes in fascicle-tendon geometry over repeated contractions: difference between synergist muscles.

30 Aug 2009 Fatigue-induced changes in force production of synergist muscles were evaluated through observation of fascicle-tendon geometry and electromyography (EMG). Seven subjects performed 60 maximal isometric plantar flexions intermittently. No ... Read more...

Functional grading of mineral and collagen in the attachment of tendon to bone.

17 Aug 2009 Attachment of dissimilar materials is a major challenge because high levels of localized stress may develop at their interfaces. An effective biologic solution to this problem exists at one of nature's most extreme interfaces: the attachment of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tendons - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Functional fibered confocal microscopy: a promising tool for assessing tendon regeneration. 30 Aug 2009
• Fatigue-related changes in fascicle-tendon geometry over repeated contractions: difference between synergist muscles. 30 Aug 2009
• Functional grading of mineral and collagen in the attachment of tendon to bone. 17 Aug 2009
• Muscle inhibition following tendon stimulation is reduced in chronic stroke. 13 Aug 2009
• Myostatin in tendon maintenance and repair. 30 Jul 2009
• Static and dynamic human flexor tendon-pulley interaction. 26 Jul 2009
• Models for tendon biomechanical investigations. 29 Jun 2009
• Determining the minimum number of passive stretches necessary to alter musculotendinous stiffness. 29 Jun 2009
• Dynamics of goat distal hind limb muscle-tendon function in response to locomotor grade. 29 Jun 2009
• It pays to have a spring in your step. 29 Jun 2009
• Kinematical and functional improvements of trigger digits after sonographically assisted percutaneous release of the A1 pulley. 29 Jun 2009
• Multilayer tendon slices seeded with bone marrow stromal cells: a novel composite for tendon engineering. 29 Jun 2009
• Response of tibialis anterior tendon to a chronic exposure of stretch-shortening cycles: age effects. 27 Jun 2009
• Pressure distribution between the deep digital flexor tendon and the navicular bone, and the effect of raising the heels in vitro. 21 Jun 2009
• Stepwise differentiation of human embryonic stem cells promotes tendon regeneration by secreting fetal tendon matrix and differentiation factors. 30 May 2009
• The tendinous patterns in the palmar surface of the lizard manus: functional consequences for grasping ability. 30 May 2009
• Behavior of fascicles and the myotendinous junction of human medial gastrocnemius following eccentric strength training. 30 May 2009
• Comparison of equine tendon-, muscle-, and bone marrow-derived cells cultured on tendon matrix. 30 May 2009
• Collagen I membranes for tendon repair: effect of collagen fiber orientation on cell behavior. 30 May 2009
• Finger force enslaving and surplus in spinal cord injury patients. 17 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Tendons'

Definition: Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures.

Descriptor UI: D013710

Alternative terms: Tendons; Tendon; Tendons, Para-Articular; Para-Articular Tendon; Para-Articular Tendons; Tendon, Para-Articular; Tendons, Para Articular; Tendons, Paraarticular; Paraarticular Tendon; Paraarticular Tendons; Tendon, Paraarticular;

Related Mesh Headings: Tendon Transfer;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A02.880;

History Note: 1963; /transplantation was TENDON TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65

Technical Notes: tendon rupture = TENDON INJURIES (IM) + RUPTURE (NIM); /surg: consider TENDON TRANSFER; /transpl permitted: do not confuse with TENDON TRANSFER; for specifically located tendons coordinate IM with general area of tendon, not a bone term, as metacarpal tendon: TENDONS (IM) + HAND or FINGERS (IM), not METACARPUS; "false tendons" of heart = PURKINJE FIBERS; PATELLAR TENDON is also available