title: Impact of oestrogen deficiency and aging on tendon: concise review.
abstract: The knowledge about tendons and tenocyte biological behaviour during aging and, especially, oestrogen deficiency is limited. Women differ from men with regard to muscle and tendon, most likely due to differences in sex hormones activity and tissue response. To-date the interest in metabolic factors that may induce tendon disorders is growing. The aim of this paper is to elucidate the current findings in the correlation between oestrogen deficiency, aging and tendon pathology and to encourage future researches to ameliorate assessment and management of tendinopathies in postmenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frizziero
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vittadini
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasparre
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masiero
keywords: metabolic disease; oestrogens hormones; tendinopathies