# Tendon Structure and Treatment

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/topics/tendon-structure-and-treatment/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 917,335 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the adaptation of tendons and skeletal muscles to mechanical loading, with an emphasis on the role of the extracellular matrix, stem cells, growth factors, and platelet-rich plasma in tendon health, injury, and repair. It covers various aspects of tendinopathy, biomechanics, and regeneration of tendon tissues. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11068 |
| Works | 54,718 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Matthias Egger](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/matthias-egger/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Róbert Langer](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/robert-langer/)
- [Peter Jüni](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/peter-juni/)
- [George M. Whitesides](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/george-m-whitesides/)
- [Patrick M. Bossuyt](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/patrick-m-bossuyt/)
- [Valentı́n Fuster](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/valent-n-fuster/)
- [Rahman Shiri](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/rahman-shiri/)
- [Matthew J. Page](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/matthew-j-page/)
- [David J. Hunter](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/david-j-hunter/)
- [Younan Xia](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/younan-xia/)
- [Rudolf Jaenisch](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/rudolf-jaenisch/)

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Source: PICO Portal — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://picoportal.org/library/sources/ for provenance and https://picoportal.org/library/methodology/ for what these figures mean.