The Long-Term Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Performance of Repairing Anterior Cruciate Ligament after Hemitransection Injury in a Goat Model

To test the healing of the partially torn anterior cruciate ligament, we transected the posterolateral bundle in 11 adult female goats and tested the ligaments at 12, 24, and 52 weeks and 3 years after surgery. As early as 12 weeks after surgery translucent fibrous tissue covered the wound. The diff...

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