Very few subjects in contemporary orthopaedic surgery have evoked as much controversy,
thought, and opinion as that of when and how to optimally reconstruct the anterior cruciate …

Ligaments are specialized connective tissues with very interesting biomechanical properties.
They have the ability to adapt to the complex functions that each are required to perform. …

Elastic bandages are often used to treat musculoskel etal disorders, even though there is little
scientific evi dence currently to support this generalized practice. We tested the hypothesis …

Background Rotator cuff tears are a cause of pain and disability in the shoulder. The
molecular changes associated with rotator cuff tearing are unclear. A subset of matrix …

Corticosteroids are used in musculoskeletal diseases, and offer patient relief. Injections of
corticosteroids are recommended for management of osteoarthritis (OA). Current data have …

Injured ligaments heal with scar tissue, which has mechanical properties inferior to those of
normal ligament, potentially resulting in re‐injury, joint instability, and subsequent …

Gross inspection reveals these joints to be less glistening and more “woody” on palpation
and dissection. Histologically, there is a pattern of increased randomness and loss of …

In this investigation it has been demonstrated that specific growth factors are able to modify
collagen secretion in explants from healing rabbit medial collateral ligaments. The addition of …

Vibroarthrographic (VAG) signals emitted by human knee joints are nonstationary and
multicomponent in nature; time-frequency distributions (TFD's) provide powerful means to analyze …

The biomechanical properties of the rabbit medial collateral ligament (MCL) as a function of
maturation and age were investigated. Femur–MCL–tibia (F‐M‐T) preparations were …