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How can one platelet injection after tendon injury lead to a stronger tendon after 4 weeks?: Interplay between early regeneration and mechanical stimulation

Olena Virchenko Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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Per Aspenberg Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, SE-581 85, Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 806-812 | Received 15 Nov 2005, Accepted 30 Mar 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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