Basci, Onur https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1689-0346
Aydemir, Selahaddin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4201-8239
Husemoglu, Resit Bugra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-160X
Çeltik, Mustafa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0517-6684
Article History
Received: 22 May 2026
Accepted: 8 August 2026
First Online: 22 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: This study used post-mortem ovine Achilles tendon specimens obtained from animals slaughtered for food production. No animals were sacrificed or subjected to experimental procedures for research purposes; therefore, formal animal ethics committee approval was not obtained.