ReviewFrontiers in physiology2021
The Myotendinous Junction-A Vulnerable Companion in Sports. A Narrative Review.
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- Effects of sensorimotor training on functional and pain outcomes in achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- Integrating and Orchestrating Multiple Components of Skeletal Muscle Injury and Regeneration.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2026Article
- Population-Based Quantitative Spatial Mapping of Ulnar Motor Branch Origins in the Forearm: An Integrated Anatomical Reference Framework.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Aligned multicompartment collagen scaffolds support stratified myoblast and fibroblast behavior for musculotendinous tissue engineering.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Myotendinous Junction development and repair.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Drosophila Transglutaminase preserves the integrity of muscle attachments with and without mechanical strain.Journal of cell science · 2026Article
- Tendon, Ligament, and Muscle Injury, Osteotendinous, Myotendinous, and Muscle-to-Bone Junction Therapy Perspectives with Growth Factors and Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157-A Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The repair capacity spectrum of human skeletal muscle injury from sports to surgical trauma settings.The Journal of physiology · 2025Review
- Differences in Hamstring Muscle-Tendon Unit Geometry and Function Between Elite Sprint and Jump Athletes and Recreationally Active Controls.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Filamented Light (FLight) Bioprinting of Mini-Muscles with Self-Renewal Potential.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Article
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- Multicellular muscle-tendon bioprinting of mechanically optimized musculoskeletal bioactuators with enhanced force transmission.Science advances · 2025Article
- Rectus Femoris Quadriceps Muscle Rupture Reconstruction With Semitendinosus Autograft and Achilles Allograft.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Myotendinous junction: a microenvironment favorable for short-term adaptations to resistance training following gastrocnemius muscle atrophy.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The Structure, Function, and Adaptation of Lower-Limb Aponeuroses: Implications for Myo-Aponeurotic Injury.Sports medicine - open · 2024Review
- Baseline clinical and MRI risk factors for hamstring reinjury showing the value of performing baseline MRI and delaying return to play: a multicentre, prospective cohort of 330 acute hamstring injuries.British journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Engineering interfacial tissues: The myotendinous junction.APL bioengineering · 2024Review
- An engineered in vitro model of the human myotendinous junction.Acta biomaterialia · 2024Article
- Impact of Quadriceps Tendon Graft Thickness on Electromechanical Delay and Neuromuscular Performance After ACL Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Intramuscular Degloving Injury of the Rectus Femoris From Kickball: A Case Report and Review.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
The incidence of strain injuries continues to be high in many popular sports, especially hamstring strain injuries in football, despite a documented important effect of eccentric exercise to prevent strains. Studies investigating the anatomical properties of these injuries in humans are sparse. The majority of strains are seen at the interface between muscle fibers and tendon: the myotendinous junction (MTJ). It has a unique morphology with a highly folded muscle membrane filled with invaginations of collagen fibrils from the tendon, establishing an increased area of force transmission between muscle and tendon. There is a very high rate of remodeling of the muscle cells approaching the MTJ, but little is known about how the tissue adapts to exercise and which structural changes heavy eccentric exercise may introduce. This review summarizes the current knowledge about the anatomy, composition and adaptability of the MTJ, and discusses reasons why strain injuries can be prevented by eccentric exercise.
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