Publications by authors named "Hayden R Schott"
Background: Simple elbow dislocation occurs at an incidence of 2.9 to 5.21 dislocations per 100,000 person-years, with as many as 62% of these patients experiencing long-term elbow joint contracture, stiffness, and/or pain.
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- Elastin is a key component of elastic fibers that affects tendon mechanics, but differences across species and tendon functions, particularly in humans, are not well understood.
- Tendons meant for energy storage contain more elastin than those serving a positional function, with human tendons exhibiting about twice the elastin content of other species.
- Mechanical testing revealed that elastin degradation decreases stress values and alters the stress-strain curve, indicating that fascicular elastic fibers play a crucial role in tendon mechanics, especially in human and energy-storing tendons.
Background: Post-traumatic joint contracture (PTJC), characterized by loss of motion and permanent stiffness, affects up to 50% of patients following elbow joint dislocation or fracture. Mechanisms governing successful conservative treatment methods aimed at preventing elbow PTJC and avoiding operative treatments (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPosttraumatic joint contracture (PTJC) is a debilitating condition characterized by loss of joint motion following injury. Previous work in a rat model of elbow PTJC investigated disease etiology, progression, and recovery in only male animals; this study explored sex-based differences. Rat elbows were subjected to a unilateral anterior capsulotomy and lateral collateral ligament transection followed by 42 days of immobilization and 42 days of free mobilization.
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