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From: Histological and ultrastructural evaluation of the early healing of the lateral collateral ligament epiligament tissue in a rat knee model

Figure 2

Epiligament scar at the eight day after injury. a) epiligament scar tissue composed of plump fibroblasts (colored in blue), disorganized matrix with collagen fibers (colored in red) and intensive angiogenesis (arrow heads) (light microscopy). Bar 100 μm; b) electron micrograph of fibroblasts (Fb) in the intercellular matrix with large nucleus (N) and enormous nucleolus (n), collagen fibers (col), blood vessels (v) with erythrocytes (Ery) on the eight day after injury × 3500.

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