[A histological study of the experimentally damaged ligamentous apparatus of the joints in rabbits treated with celeston].

A histological study was made on experimentally damaged ligament apparatus of the ankle joint of rabbits, treated with celestone, divided into three groups: celestone was administered immediately after the damage in the first group. Morphological changes were manifested slightly. Celestone was administered on the 20th day after the damage in the second group. A manifested chronic productive inflammatory process with hyalinization was established morphologically. The most manifested changes were found in the control group of rabbits, which were not treated with celestone. Intraarticular, administration of celestone in ligament damages immediately after trauma prevents occurrence of severe fibrous changes and contributes for functional recovery of the ligament apparatus.