TABLE 2.

Summary of the healing process in tendons.

Time (day)	Phase	Process
0–7	Inflammatory stage	Blood cells accumulate, and blood clots form Pro‐inflammatory growth factors, which are released; Inflammatory cells are attracted, and fibroblasts are activated; The synthesis of the extracellular matrix begins; The migration and proliferation of the peripheral and intrinsic cells of the tendon begin; The synthesis of Collagen III collagen begins.
8–42	Multiplicative stage	More extracellular matrix, proteoglycans, and type III collagen are secreted; Tenocytes proliferate further; Water is absorbed in large amounts; the shift by Collagen from disorder to longitudinal direction begins.
42+	Remodelling stage	Extracellular matrix components are assembled into deposits of random tissues; Collagen is further arranged and cross‐linked; Type I collagen replaces Type III collagen; Cell numbers and the matrix begin to approach normal levels.