The effect of ultrasound on the healing of repaired cockerel tendon: Is collagen crosslinkage a factor?
- 30 November 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 14 (4) , 428-433
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(89)90161-7
Abstract
The acid solubility of the collagen of cockerel tendon demonstrates a similar degree of intermolecular acid-labile cross-linkage to that found in adult human tendon, implying similar maturity of the collagen. By contrast, rabbit tendon collagen demonstrates a dissimilar degree of cross-linkage suggesting immaturity of the collagen. Since this cross-linkage is likely to be related to mechanical properties, the cockerel may well be a better animal model than the rabbit for the study of tendon healing.Keywords
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