Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Tendons and tendon-to-bone entheses are frequent injury sites among athletes, accounting for up to 50% of all sports-related injuries.Additionally, about 2% to 5% of the general population is affected by tendinopathies up to some degree due to overuse, sport-related injuries, and/or degeneration.This situation is likely to worsen in the coming years due to the increasing popularity of sports practice among the middle-aged and elderly population.Unfortunately, the success rate of clinical intervention to treat tendinopathies is far from desirable, with surgical repair failure rates ranging from 20% to 90% in many cases.In this chapter, we review the perspective of tissue engineering to tackle the challenge that represents the successful treatment of injured tendon/enthesis.Furthermore, we look into the potential use of silk biomaterials in tendon and enthesis tissue engineering.
Author: Carlos Julio Peniche Silva
Institution: Maastricht University
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4394807603