Cellular, matrix, and mechano-biological differences in load-bearing versus positional tendons throughout development and aging: a narrative review

Summarise available evidence comparing the cellular, biochemical, structural and biomechanical properties, and the changes that occur in these parameters in response to stimuli, in differentially loaded tendons across different stages of life.The PubMed database was searched for literature pertaining to differences between tendons using the term "tendon" or "tendinopathy", plus one or more of the following descriptors: "loading", "positional",...