Engineered Decellularized Tendon Matrix Putty Preserves Native Tendon Bioactivity to Promote Cell Proliferation and Enthesis Repair

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(a) Total protein content between native Achilles and patella tendons was analyzed and no significant difference was found between the tendon types ( = 0.7413; n = 10 donors). (b) Schematic diagram of Achilles and patella tendons dissected into equal thirds comprised of proximal (P), midcenter (M), and distal (D) regions. (c, d) The patellar and Achilles tendons had no significance in total protein content between proximal, mid, and distal regions ( = 0.9893 and  = 0.368, respectively; n = 6 donors). Ordinary one-way ANOVA was conducted to determine statistical significance in total protein content and treatment groups, F (2, 33) = 0.934,  = 0.403, in patella tendon protein content and treatment groups, F (2, 15) = 0.011,  = 0.989, and in Achilles tendon protein content and treatment groups, F (2, 15) = 1.069,  = 0.368.

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