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Injured fibrous connective tissues and cartilage are slow to heal because?
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∙ 12y ago
Connective tissue and cartilage are avascular, meaning that they have no direct supply of blood flow. As such, it takes more time for nutrients and such to diffuse to that area. This is what causes the slower healing process. Some such areas that could be most affected would the be the meniscus of the knee and ligaments of the knee.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoCartilage typically does not receive much of a blood supply, as opposed to muscles, for example. As such, it's slow to heal.
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∙ 13y agobecause they lack direct blood supplies
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∙ 12y agoBecause they are
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∙ 14y agobecauseit lacks direct blood supply
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∙ 11y agoThey have almost no lbood supply
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