Eccentric Training for Tendon Healing After Acute Lesion: A Rat Model.
RatOtherSprague-Dawleymaleeccentric exercise training; intralesional injection of physiological fluid or homologous platelet-rich plasmainjection at the time of lesion; training commenced after surgery
Model: Surgical incision in the middle of the left patellar tendon
Eccentric training increased ultimate tensile force at rupture by 4.5 N (108 per cent of control, P = 0.006) regardless of injectate, while platelet-rich plasma alone gave no significant benefit over physiological fluid.
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