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It will depend on how badly torn the ligament is.

- A grade 1 tear, which is only slight tearing of a few collagen fibers in the ligament that results in a little pain and probably no bruising or inflammation, will heal in 1-3 weeks.

- A grade 2 tear, which is moderate tearing of many collagen fibers in the ligament that results in lots of pain and probably will also cause bruising and/or inflammation, will heal in 2-6 weeks.

- A grade 3 tear, which is the complete tearing of a ligament, will not ever heal without surgery.

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