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They tend to have a poor blood supply stopping the cells and substances required to heal them reaching the torn ligament. Also, due to their nature, they are constantly under stress and strain preventing repair from occurring.
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If ligaments and tendons are broken in an accident do they heal themselves?
no
Why do bones heal faster than ligaments and tendons?
Ligaments and tendons do not "heal" per se. They need to be operated on to repair them. Bones heal because they have the ability to repair and grow themselves more so than ligaments and tendons.
Who can save lives but can't save their own?
its because they have the power to heal but cant heal themselves
What do ankle ligaments do?
help your foot heal :)
How do you treat and heal torn sacroiliac ligaments?
Prolotherapy
What cant teeth do that other parts of the body can do?
feel, move, fight infection/disease, heal themselves
What cant teeth do that other parts of the body do.?
feel, move, fight infection/disease, heal themselves
Why do ligaments and tendons recover slowly if injured?
Ligaments are said to be hypovascular structures, which in plain English means they do not receive much blood. The slow healing of ligaments is thought to be secondary to this characteristic. In the words of former pro football player and later actor Alex Karras: "Ligaments don't heal". That is a bit of an overstatement - but not much.
Will the ligament connect by itself after broken?
No. Ligaments do not heal on their own if broken.
How long does it take for torn ligaments in the hand to heal?
6 months
Can animals help us heal?
Dolphins can heal themselves
Which heals better ligaments or tendons?
Both tendons and Ligaments heal at extremely slow rates because these connective tissues are avascular (lack of blood supply). Whereas other connective tissues such as bone heal at a MUCH higher rate because of high vascularity.
