Cyclically stretched ACL fibroblasts emigrating from spheroids adapt ...

ligament (ACL) as an intraarticular ligament sustained a constant load up to 1800 N (human ACL) before it ruptures (Rathbone and Cartmell 2011). A stretch of the posterolateral bundle of the ACL can be observed in knee extension while the anteromedial bundle is getting taut in knee flexion (Girgis et al. 1975). ................
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