Tendon possesses an active potential for repair and remodelling. 2. Large defects made in the flexor tendons of rabbits showed tenoblastic activity and repair without the formation of adhesions. 3. The failure to show this intrinsic ability for repair in previous studies may have been influenced by adverse factors introduced in order to hold the cut tendon ends together.
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Matthews et al. (1974) studied this question.