Soft Tissue Biology
A 35-year-old man undergoes surgical repair of a zone II flexor tendon laceration. The hand therapist is designing a rehabilitation protocol. Understanding of tendon healing biology is essential for optimizing recovery while preventing re-rupture or adhesion formation. Regarding tendon healing:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
Tendons are composed primarily of type I collagen (85-95%) arranged in hierarchical bundles (fibrils...
Tendon healing can occur by two mechanisms: extrinsic healing (fibroblasts from surrounding tissues ...
Tendons are primarily composed of type III collagen; elastin provides the main tensile strength; the...
Tendon healing phases include: inflammatory (0-7 days - cytokines, macrophages, angiogenesis), proli...
Early controlled motion improves tendon healing by: promoting intrinsic healing over extrinsic (redu...
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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option