Collagen fibre and fibril ultrastructural arrangement of the superficial medial collateral ligament in the human knee

摘要

The aim of the study was to investigate the collagen fibre ultrastructural arrangement and collagen fibril diameters in the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) in the human knee. Considering sMCL's distinctive functions at different angles of knee flexion, it was hypothesized a significant difference between the collagen fibril diameters of each portion of the sMCL.