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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the importance of the epiligament for the difference in the healing potential of the knee anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament. To do so, we compared the structure of the anterior cru ciat and the medial collateral ligament and evaluated the differences in the expression of collagen types I, III and V in a rat knee. We hav also conducted a comparative quantitative analysis of the number of cells per mm 2 in the two ligaments. Tissue samples were obtained from the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament of 10 knee joints taken from five 8-month-old Wistar rats. We used standar d hematoxylin and eosin staining, in addition to immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal antibodies against collagen types I , III and V. A semi-quantitative analysis of the expression was made through ImageJ, while Student’s T-test was used for the statisti cal analysis. Our results showed higher expression of all collagen types in the epiligament, compared to the ligament proper and di ffer nce in the expression between the medial collateral and the anterior cruciate ligament in favor of the first. We also reported a st atistically significant difference in the number of cells per mm 2 between the two ligaments and their epiligaments. Our findings show a higher number of cells and a stronger expression of certain collagen types in the epiligament of the medial collateral compared to the anterior cruciate ligament, which may be related to the difference in their healing potential.

A Comparative Immunohistochemical and Quantitative Study of the Epiligament of the Medial Collateral and Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Rat Knee