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Cyclic Mechanical Loading for Inducing Tendinopathy in Rat Achilles Tendon

March 1st, 2024
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1Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2Mechanical Engineering Department, Boston University, 3Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University

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Este protocolo presenta un sistema de pruebas utilizado para inducir lesiones por fatiga cuantificables y controladas en el tendón de Aquiles de una rata para un modelo in vivo de tendinopatía inducida por uso excesivo. El procedimiento consiste en asegurar el tobillo de la rata a un actuador articular que realiza la dorsiflexión pasiva del tobillo con un script de MATLAB escrito a medida.

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