Effects of ligament repair on laxity and creep behavior of an early healing ligament scar
2006
Background
Previous clinical studies have reported that conservatively managed medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries remained unstable 9 years post injury with subjective complaints of muscle weakness, reinjuries, and post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Animal studies have also reported that healing MCLs were weaker and more lax than controls. Therefore, our purpose was to study the early effects of ligament repair on scar laxity, creep, and creep recovery in a rabbit model of bilateral medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury.
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