Tendon tears or breaks are difficult to repair both physiologically and surgically. Why?

Tendon tears or breaks are difficult to repair both physiologically and surgically. Why?



Answer: Tendons are composed of dense regular connective tissue, which consists of densely packed, parallel connective tissue fibers. This type of tissue has relatively few cells and vascular supply is poor; consequently, repair is slow. Because of the structure of the tissue, surgical repair can be compared to attempting to suture two bristle brushes together.

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