Tendon basic science: Development, repair, regeneration, and healing

ABSTRACT Tendinopathy and tendon rupture are common and disabling musculoskeletal conditions. Despite the prevalence of these injuries, a limited number of investigators are conducting fundamental, basic science studies focused on understanding processes governing tendinopathies and tendon healing....

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedic research 2015-06, Vol.33 (6), p.780-784
Main Authors: Andarawis-Puri, Nelly, Flatow, Evan L., Soslowsky, Louis J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Humans
New Frontiers
tendinopathy
Tendinopathy - physiopathology
tendon conference
Tendon Injuries - physiopathology
tendon injury
Tendons - physiology
Wound Healing
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Summary:ABSTRACT Tendinopathy and tendon rupture are common and disabling musculoskeletal conditions. Despite the prevalence of these injuries, a limited number of investigators are conducting fundamental, basic science studies focused on understanding processes governing tendinopathies and tendon healing. Development of effective therapeutics is hindered by the lack of fundamental guiding data on the biology of tendon development, signal transduction, mechanotransduction, and basic mechanisms underlying tendon pathogenesis and healing. To propel much needed progress, the New Frontiers in Tendon Research Conference, co‐sponsored by NIAMS/NIH, the Orthopaedic Research Society, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was held to promote exchange of ideas between tendon researchers and basic science experts from outside the tendon field. Discussed research areas that are underdeveloped and represent major hurdles to the progress of the field will be presented in this review. To address some of these outstanding questions, conference discussions and breakout sessions focused on six topic areas (Cell Biology and Mechanics, Functional Extracellular Matrix, Development, Mechano‐biology, Scarless Healing, and Mechanisms of Injury and Repair), which are reviewed in this special issue and briefly presented in this review. Review articles in this special issue summarize the progress in the field and identify essential new research directions. © 2015 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 33:780–784, 2015.
ISSN:0736-0266
1554-527X
DOI:10.1002/jor.22869