Use of ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction to transfect IGF-1 cDNA to enhance the regeneration of rat wounded Achilles tendon in vivo

Temporal expression of growth factors and matrix molecules in healing tendon lesions

Linda A. Dahlgren, Hussni O. Mohammed, Alan J. Nixon · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 2004 · 233 citations

Tendon Lesions, Collagen Types, Pathology +24

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Accelerates Functional Recovery from Achilles Tendon Injury in a Rat Model

Christopher A. Kurtz, Thomas G. Loebig, Donald D. Anderson et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 1999 · 225 citations

Engineering, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rat Model +20

Mechanical Loading and TGF-β Regulate Proteoglycan Synthesis in Tendon

James R. Robbins, Stephen P. Evanko, Kathryn G. Vogel · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics · 1997 · 205 citations

Mechanobiology, Musculoskeletal Science, Musculoskeletal Research +8

The biomechanical effects of low-intensity ultrasound on healing tendons

Chukuka S. Enwemeka, Óscar Gerardo Arrieta Rodríguez, Sonia Mendosa · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · 1990 · 155 citations

Mechanobiology, Soft Tissue Injury, Medical Ultrasound +7

The effect of therapeutic ultrasound on repair of the achilles tendon (tendo calcaneus) of the rat

Alessandra L. M. C. da Cunha, Nivaldo Antônio Parizotto, Benedicto de Campos Vidal · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · 2001 · 112 citations

Soft Tissue Injury, Medical Ultrasound, Engineering +10