摘要
The non-synovial part of the tendon of the profound digital flexor of rabbits was put into the knee joint cavity aseptically and the non-synovial tendon of the digital flexor of a human fetus was cultured with synovial cells in vitro.It was found the non-synovial tendon of rabbits was covered with a sheet of membrane-like tissue exhibiting the morphological features of the synovial membrane and the implanted tendon was kept free in the joint cavity without adhesion to the surrounding tissues.The surface of the human non-synovial tendon was covered with a layer of synovial cells.It is concluded that synovialization of a nonsynovial tendon can be achieved either in an environment full of synovial fluid in vivo or through tissue culture in vitro.
