Journal Article10.1016/J.JBIOMECH.2010.08.014
Plasticity of human Achilles tendon mechanical and morphological properties in response to cyclic strain.
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TL;DR: Findings provide evidence that the strain magnitude applied to the Achilles tendon should exceed the value, which occurs during habitual activities to trigger adaptational effects and that higher tendon strain duration per contraction leads to superior tendon adaptational responses.
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About: This article is published in Journal of Biomechanics. The article was published on 01 Dec 2010. The article focuses on the topics: Achilles tendon & Tendon.
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Human tendon adaptation in response to mechanical loading: a systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise intervention studies on healthy adults
TL;DR: The present meta-analysis provides elaborate statistical evidence that tendons are highly responsive to diverse loading regimens and strongly suggests that loading magnitude in particular plays a key role for tendon adaptation in contrast to muscle contraction type.
Achilles and patellar tendinopathy loading programmes : a systematic review comparing clinical outcomes and identifying potential mechanisms for effectiveness.
TL;DR: This review has identified limited (Achilles) and conflicting (patellar) evidence that clinical outcomes are superior with eccentric loading compared with other loading programmes, questioning the currently entrenched clinical approach to these injuries.
The microstructure and micromechanics of the tendon-bone insertion
Leone Rossetti,Lara Kuntz,Elena Kunold,Jonathan Schock,Kei W. Müller,Kei W. Müller,H. Grabmayr,H. Grabmayr,Josef Stolberg-Stolberg,Franz Pfeiffer,Stephan A. Sieber,Rainer Burgkart,Andreas R. Bausch +12 more
TL;DR: The presented mechanisms mark a guideline for further biomimetic strategies to rationally design hard-soft interfaces for Achilles tendon-bone insertion by identifying a heterogeneous mechanical response by micromechanical testing coupled with multiscale confocal microscopy.
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The role of mechanical loading in tendon development, maintenance, injury, and repair.
TL;DR: Tissue engineers look toward incorporating mechanical loading regimens to precondition cell populations for the creation of improved biological augmentations for tendon repair.
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In vivo investigation of tendon responses to mechanical loading.
TL;DR: Signs that increased levels of collagen synthesis and expression are seen as a response to acute exercise and training, and may be a central parameter in tendon adaptation to loading are seen.
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