Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	32018
Country	Bulgaria

Received	2016-12-21 08:45
Peer-Review Started	2016-12-25 13:04
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-17 09:08
Return for Revision	2017-02-17 14:29
Revised	2017-02-21 01:27
Second Decision	2017-03-02 16:19
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-03-13 11:42
Articles in Press	2017-03-13 11:42
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-05-09 15:04
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-05-12 13:42

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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Basic Study
Article Title	Light and electron microscopic study of the medial collateral ligament epiligament tissue in human knees
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Georgi P Georgiev, Alexandar Iliev, Georgi Kotov, Plamen Kinov, Svetoslav Slavchev and Boycho Landzhov
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Georgi P Georgiev, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, 8 Bialo More St., BG 1527 Sofia, Bulgaria. georgievgp@yahoo.com
Key Words	Knee; Epiligament; Knee medial collateral ligament; Electron Microscopy; Humans; Microscopy; Photomicrography
Core Tip	The epiligament of the medial collateral ligament of the human knee is an important enveloping supporting structure of the ligament proper containing fibroblasts, fibrocytes, adipocytes, mast cells, and neurovascural bundles in a network of collagen fibres that is not limited to the surface of the ligament but also pervades it, as the endoligament, thus providing the cellular elements and blood vessels that participate in the ligament’s nutrition and during the process of healing.
Publish Date	2017-05-12 13:42
Citation	Georgiev GP, Iliev A, Kotov G, Kinov P, Slavchev S, Landzhov B. Light and electron microscopic study of the medial collateral ligament epiligament tissue in human knees. World J Orthop 2017; 8(5): 372-378
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v8/i5/372.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i5.372

Full Article (PDF)	WJO-8-372.pdf
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