Soft Tissue Biology
A 25-year-old soccer player sustains a Grade II MCL sprain. He is treated non-operatively with bracing and physical therapy. At 6 weeks post-injury, the MCL feels stable on examination. The patient asks about the healing process and when he can expect the ligament to be as strong as before the injury. Regarding ligament healing:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
Normal ligament is composed primarily of type I collagen (approximately 90%) arranged in parallel bu...
Ligament healing proceeds through three overlapping phases: inflammatory (0-3 days with hemorrhage, ...
Type III collagen is the primary component of normal ligament; healing produces type I collagen init...
Healed ligament differs from normal: increased type III collagen ratio, smaller collagen fibrils, al...
Factors affecting ligament healing include blood supply (intra-articular vs extra-articular), mechan...
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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option