Healing of Extension Tendons in the Rabbit: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 5 (2) , 100-102
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02844317109042947
Abstract
Extensor tendon healing in the rabbit was studied, using scanning electron microscopy. At 3 days the suture line was covered with a large-meshed fibrin net containing various blood cells. Fibrocytes, probably derived from the adjacent loose connective tissue, were found in the fibrin net along with young collagen fibrils. After 1 week the fibrin-collagen net became denser and at 2 weeks the gap was bridged by contiguous collagen bundles.Keywords
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