A comparative study of the epiligament of the medial collateral and the anterior cruciate ligament in the human knee. Immunohistochemical analysis of collagen type I and V and procollagen type III.

CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study illustrate for the first time that fibroblasts in the human epiligament are indeed responsible for the synthesis of the main types of collagen participating in the early ligament healing, thus corresponding to previous data of the medial collateral ligament healing in animal models. The differences between the epiligament of the investigated ligaments could add a novel explanation for the failed anterior cruciate ligament healing. PMID: 31022516 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Anatomy - Category: Anatomy Authors: Tags: Ann Anat Source Type: research