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Joints such as the elbow, shoulder, and knee contain considerable amounts of carilage and dense connective tissue so why are the injuries slow to heal?
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See below: The repair process occurs at the molecular level thus it takes a well to heal a large amount of tissue.
Answered 11/19/2020
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