High-dose vitamin C supplementation accelerates the Achilles tendon healing in healthy rats

ÖMEROĞLU S., Peker T. V., Tuerkoezkan N., Oemeroglu H.

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, cilt.129, sa.2, ss.281-286, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 129 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00402-008-0603-0
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-286
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Achilles tendon, Tendon healing, Vitamin C, Type I collagen, Fibroblast, ASCORBIC-ACID, MODEL, REPAIR, RUPTURE, GROWTH
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This experimental study was performed to assess, whether or not, vitamin C, required during the collagen synthesis, would influence the Achilles tendon healing in a healthy rat model.