Does an MCL heal without surgery?
by Irish75 (2019-04-18 22:21:28)

In reply to: "waiting for MCL to heal before surgery to repair her ACL"  posted by dillon77

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It sounds like the MCL would heal without surgery, which I don’t really understand, if that is torn.

Not a dr, but
by Dc  (2019-04-18 23:30:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I believe the reason that the ACL does not heal and the MCL does heal is a difference in blood flow. The ACLhas very little blood flow so it does not heal, whereas the MCL has more blood flow so it can heal.

Makes sense. *
by Irish75  (2019-04-18 23:33:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post