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ReviewStem cells international2020

The Application of Mechanical Stimulations in Tendon Tissue Engineering.

Renwang Sheng, Yujie Jiang, Ludvig J Backman, Wei Zhang, Jialin Chen

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Review in Stem cells international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Cyclic mechanical stimulation of TDCs improves tendon tissue maturationFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
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  6. Suspended Tissue Engineering with Assemblable Microfluidics (STEAM).bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  12. Tendon mechanobiology in the context of tendon biofabrication.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  13. Long Duration Continuous Ultrasound with Diclofenac Sodium Enhances Recovery from Sprains and Strains.International journal on physical medication & rehabilitation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Renwang ShengSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, China.
Yujie JiangSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, China.
Ludvig J BackmanDepartment of Integrative Medical Biology, Anatomy, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Wei ZhangSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2700-6739
Jialin ChenSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-3474
Southeast University · CNUmeå University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tendon injury is the most common disease in the musculoskeletal system. The current treatment methods have many limitations, such as poor therapeutic effects, functional loss of donor site, and immune rejection. Tendon tissue engineering provides a new treatment strategy for tendon repair and regeneration. In this review, we made a retrospective analysis of applying mechanical stimulation in tendon tissue engineering, and its potential as a direction of development for future clinical treatment strategies. For this purpose, the following topics are discussed; (1) the context of tendon tissue engineering and mechanical stimulation; (2) the applications of various mechanical stimulations in tendon tissue engineering, as well as their inherent mechanisms; (3) the application of magnetic force and the synergy of mechanical and biochemical stimulation. With this, we aim at clarifying some of the main questions that currently exist in the field of tendon tissue engineering and consequently gain new knowledge that may help in the development of future clinical application of tissue engineering in tendon injury.

Identifiers

PMID33029149
PMCPMC7532391
OpenAlexW3088627151

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