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Sports Med 2003; 33 (5): 381-394 0112-1642/03/0005-0381/$30.00/0  Adis Data Information BV 2003. All rights reserved.

The Roles of Growth Factors in Tendon and Ligament Healing
Timothy Molloy, Yao Wang and George A.C. Murrell
Orthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 1. Characterisational Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 1.1 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 1.2 Transforming Growth Factor β (TGFβ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 1.3 Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 1.4 Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 1.5 Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 2. In Vivo Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 2.1 IGF-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 2.2 TGFβ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 2.3 PDGF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



References: 1. Albright JA. The scientific basis of orthopaedics. 2nd ed. Norwalk (CT): Appleton & Lange, 1987 Sports Med 2003; 33 (5) Correspondence and offprints: Prof. George A.C. Murrell, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney, 2217, Australia. E-mail: admin@ori.org.au  Adis Data Information BV 2003

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