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Why do ligaments heal so poorly?

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Why do ligaments heal so poorly?

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Ligaments have three obstacles to healing. They have no direct blood supply. They have a slow metabolic rate . even slower than bone. Their structure limits their elasticity so that, like strips of leather, once stretched they are structurally compromised.

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