title: The effect of mechanical stress on soft and hard tissue repair; a review.
abstract: The influence of mechanical forces on intact tissue is well established. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that healing wounds also respond to the functional demands of their mechanical environment. At the present time, an understanding of the fundamental mechanism by which mechanical stress affects tissues and wounds remains elusive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Urschel
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000503:physiopathology; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology; D014945:Wound Healing