Yuna Usami

Saitama Prefectural University · Master course of Faculty of Health and Social Service, Rehabilitation Science

Tendons transmit the muscle contraction forces to bones and drive joint movement throughout life. While extensive research have indicated the essentiality of mechanical forces on tendon development, a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental role of mechanical forces still needs to be impaerted. This scoping review aimed to summarize the curr...

The musculoskeletal system provides structural stability and coordinates to enable movement. The tendon has the important role of transmitting the muscle contraction force to bone and resisting an external force. It is well known that muscle contraction is required to maintain tendon differentiation. Although tendon always bears mechanical force fr...

Objective: Meniscus degeneration and subchondral bone changes contribute to the development and progression of knee OA. The purpose of this study was to reveal the relationship between medial meniscus degeneration and characteristics of subchondral bone changes in different models. Design: We used the anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACL-T)...

Objective The ACL-deficient model helps to clarify the mechanism of knee OA; however, the conventional ACL injury model could have included concurrent onset factors such as direct compression stress to cartilage and subchondral bone. In this study, we established a novel Non-invasive ACL-Ruptured mouse model without concurrent injuries and elucidat...

Objective The ACL-deficient model helps to clarify the mechanism of knee OA; however, the conventional ACL injury model could have included concurrent onset factors such as direct compression stress to cartilage and subchondral bone. In this study, we established a novel Non-invasive ACL-Ruptured mouse model without concurrent injuries and elucidat...

The tendon transmits the skeletal muscle-generated forces to bones and drives the joint motion. While extensive research has indicated the fundamental role of mechanical forces in tendon development during embryonic and postnatal phases, a comprehensive summary regarding the mechanical forces applied to tendons is lacking. This scoping review aimed...