A Comparative Study on the Biomechanical and Histological Properties of Bone-to-Bone, Bone-to-Tendon, and Tendon-to-Tendon Healing: An Achilles Tendon-Calcaneus Model in Goats

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Professor CHOW Dick Ho Kiu (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Professor WONG Wan Nar Margaret (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Professor CHEUNG Wing Hoi (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Professor QIN Ling (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Professor LEUNG Kwok Sui (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

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AbstractBackground: Surgical repair around the bone-tendon insertion (BTI) may involve bone-to-bone (BB), bone-to-tendon (BT), or tendon-to-tendon (TT) reattachment with varying healing outcome.

All Author(s) ListLeung KS, Chong WS, Chow DHK, Zhang P, Cheung WH, Wong MWN, Qin L

Journal nameAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine

Year2015

Month6

Day1

Volume Number43

Issue Number6

PublisherSAGE Publications (UK and US): No SAGE Choice

Pages1413 - 1421

ISSN0363-5465

eISSN1552-3365

LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom

KeywordsAchilles tendon-calcaneus complex; bone tendon insertion healing; goat model; histological morphology; mechanical test

Web of Science Subject CategoriesOrthopedics; Sport Sciences

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