Tendinopathy
Scientists at University of British Columbia target tendinopathy
Published in Angiogenesis Weekly, August 8th, 2008
According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "Vascular function and angiogenesis are regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF). The purpose of this preliminary study was to address the following questions: Is VEGF expression in the patellar tendon more prevalent in patients with patellar tendinopathy than in individuals with normal, pain-free patellar tendons' Which cell populations express VEGF in normal and tendinopathic tendon' Is there a difference in symptom duration between VEGF+ and VEGF- tendons' We collected patellar tendon tissue from 22 patients undergoing open debridement of the patellar tendon and from 10 patients undergoing intramedullary nailing of the...
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Source: Angiogenesis Weekly (2008-08-08)
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