THE INFLUENCE OF MECHANICAL FORCES ON THE GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN CONTENT OF THE RABBIT FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON
GERALD C GILLARD, HELEN C REILLY, PAUL G BELL-BOOTH, MICHAEL H FLINT
In this animal study on rabbits, researchers surgically altered the mechanical forces on a deep finger flexor tendon to observe how the tissue adapted. They analyzed how the content of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)—molecule…
