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Heterotopic ossification (HO) in tendons can lead to increased pain and poor tendon function. Although it is believed to share some characteristics with bone, the structural and elemental compositions of HO deposits have not been fully elucidated. This study utilizes a multimodal and multiscale approach for structural and elemental characterization of HO deposits in healing rat Achilles tendons at 3, 6, 12, 16, and 20 weeks post transection. The microscale tomography and scanning electron microscopy results indicate increased mineral density and Ca/P ratio in the maturing HO deposits (12 and 20 weeks), when compared to the early time points (3 weeks). Visually, the mature HO deposits present microstructures similar to calcaneal bone. Through synchrotron-based X-ray scattering and fluorescence, the hydroxyapatite (HA) crystallites are shorter along the -axis and become larger in the ab-plane with increasing healing time, while the HA crystal thickness remains within the reference values for bone. At the mineralization boundary, the overlap between high levels of calcium and prominent crystallite formation was outlined by the presence of zinc and iron. In the mature HO deposits, the calcium content was highest, and zinc was more present internally, which could be indicative of HO deposit remodeling. This study emphasizes the structural and elemental similarities between the calcaneal bone and HO deposits.
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