Condition
Tendon Injury
Tendinopathy and tendon repair in early-stage research.
Quick summary
- • Small samples, short follow-up
Overview
Chronic tendon injuries do not always respond to standard care, prompting varied regenerative-medicine research.
Mechanisms studied
Studied for collagen remodelling and neovascularisation.
Human research
Some case series and pilot studies exist.
Safety
Reported adverse events are mostly local — swelling, pain, or bruising at the harvest and injection sites. Infection and cell-processing quality remain the key risks to monitor.
Evidence limitations
Existing studies are limited by sample size, methodology, and follow-up, and SVF preparation differs substantially between centres, making cross-study comparison difficult.
Latest PubMed research
1,042 indexed studies for this condition · auto-updated 17 August 2026
- Level AMeta-analysisEurope PMC
Effect of stem cell therapies on tendon-bone healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in animal models: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meta-analysis on Tendon Injury, Ligament Injury, Chronic Wound, published in PLoS One (2026) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
- 2026
PLoS One1 citations - Level ASystematic ReviewEurope PMC
Comparing Regenerative Biologics and Standard Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Study of PRP, Cell-Based, and Peptide Interventions
Systematic Review on Tendon Injury, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Pain, Chronic Inflammation, published in J Orthop Sports Med (2026) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
- 2026
J Orthop Sports Med - Level ASystematic ReviewEurope PMC
Tendon healing in the era of regenerative medicine: literature review
Systematic Review on Tendon Injury, published in Ann Transl Med (2026) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
- 2026
Ann Transl Med - Level AMeta-analysisEurope PMC
Surgical vs. non-surgical therapy for partial tears of the rotator cuff: a systematic review and meta-analysis of pooled studies with indirect comparison
Meta-analysis with a reported sample of 818 on Tendon Injury, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Pain, published in BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2026) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
- 2026
- n = 818
BMC Musculoskelet Disord - Level AMeta-analysisEurope PMC
Efficacy of stem cell therapy for achilles tendon rupture: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on animal studies
Meta-analysis on Tendon Injury, published in Front Bioeng Biotechnol (2026) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
- 2026
Front Bioeng Biotechnol - Level ASystematic ReviewEurope PMC
Treatment options for Achilles tendinopathy: a scoping review of preclinical studies
Systematic Review on Tendon Injury, published in PeerJ (2025) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
- 2025
PeerJ4 citations
Last updated: 2026-06-18 · arisa-w