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Kjaer, Michael. “The Role of Extracellular Matrix in Adaptation of Tendon and Skeletal Muscle to Mechanical Loading.” Physiol Rev April 2004; 84(2):649-698.

 

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Meadows, James. Orthopedic Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy: A Case Study Approach. New York: McGraw-Hill 1999.

 

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Thornton, G.M., and Hart, D.A. “The Interface of Mechanical Loading and Biological Variables as they Pertain to the Development of Tendinosis.” J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 2011; 11(2):94-105.

 

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