ArticleBiomedicines2021
Muscular and Tendon Degeneration after Achilles Rupture: New Insights into Future Repair Strategies.
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- Comment on Gatti et al. Simultaneous Bilateral Reconstruction of Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture with Flexor Digitorum Longus Transfer and Turndown Flaps: A Case Report and Review of Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A Novel Measurement of Altered Achilles Subtendon Load Sharing 6-12 Months Following Rupture.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Microenvironment-driven satellite cell regeneration and repair in aging-related sarcopenia: mechanisms and therapeutic frontiers.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Efficacy of Light-Emitting Diode-Mediated Photobiomodulation in Tendon Healing in a Murine Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Automated Microfluidics-Assisted Hydrogel-Based Wet-Spinning for the Biofabrication of Biomimetic Engineered Myotendinous Junction.Advanced healthcare materials · 2024Article
- The Use of Extracellular Vesicles in Achilles Tendon Repair: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2024Review
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- Hyperuricemia as an independent risk factor for achilles tendon rupture in male: a case-control study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Suppressed Akt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling contributes to excessive adipogenesis of fibro-adipogenic progenitors after rotator cuff tears.Cell death discovery · 2023Article
- An overview of the material science and knowledge of nanomedicine, bioscaffolds, and tissue engineering for tendon restoration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Achilles tendon rupture is a frequent injury with an increasing incidence. After clinical surgical repair, aimed at suturing the tendon stumps back into their original position, the repaired Achilles tendon is often plastically deformed and mechanically less strong than the pre-injured tissue, with muscle fatty degeneration contributing to function loss. Despite clinical outcomes, pre-clinical research has mainly focused on tendon structural repair, with a lack of knowledge regarding injury progression from tendon to muscle and its consequences on muscle degenerative/regenerative processes and function. Here, we characterize the morphological changes in the tendon, the myotendinous junction and muscle belly in a mouse model of Achilles tendon complete rupture, finding cellular and fatty infiltration, fibrotic tissue accumulation, muscle stem cell decline and collagen fiber disorganization. We use novel imaging technologies to accurately relate structural alterations in tendon fibers to pathological changes, which further explain the loss of muscle mechanical function after tendon rupture. The treatment of tendon injuries remains a challenge for orthopedics. Thus, the main goal of this study is to bridge the gap between clinicians' knowledge and research to address the underlying pathophysiology of ruptured Achilles tendon and its consequences in the gastrocnemius. Such studies are necessary if current practices in regenerative medicine for Achilles tendon ruptures are to be improved.
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