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Partial tear of extra-articular ligament
Do extra-articular ligaments such as MPFL and MCL have blood flow in them and do partial tear in the ligament heal themselves to normal without surgery?
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Partial tear will heal but needs immobilisation and also it depends on the grade of injury.
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Dr. Prasanna Reddy
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4 yrs exp
Koppal
It's depends of level of tear
But most of them heal themselves
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