... use.22ADCON-T/N (Glia-tech, Cleveland, OH), a gelatin andcarbohydrate polymer, has shownsome potential.41In a recent double-blind randomized study in whichADCON-T/N was applied to thetendon ... transform-ing growth factor-β (TGF-β) and ba-sic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF),have shown the most potential inadhesion prevention.44,45TGF-β hasbeen implicated in numerous biolog-ic activities ... models.22Similar to TGF-β, bFGF has beenimplicated in early tendon healing.45Basic FGF is a potent stimulator ofangiogenesis and is able to inducemigration and proliferation of endo-thelial...