Strength of medial structures of the knee joint are decreased by isolated injury to the medial collateral ligament and subsequent joint immobilization

Thornton, G. M.; Johnson, J. C.; Maser, R. V.; Marchuk, L. L.; Shrive, N. G.; Frank, C. B.

doi:10.1016/j.orthres.2005.03.002

Strength of medial structures of the knee joint are decreased by isolated injury to the medial collateral ligament and subsequent joint immobilization

Past studies of the healing of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in animal models have been conducted over a variety of healing intervals, some as early as 1 week. One concern with testing at early healing intervals is the difficulty in identifying and isolating the tissues that carry load. Th…