anterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that attaches the front of the tibia with the back of the femur and functions especially to prevent hyperextension of the knee and is subject to injury especially by tearing
called also ACL
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Soccer Distinctive scars from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament are visible around Ava Tibor’s right knee.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
The injury was a tear in one of his anterior cruciate ligaments.
—Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
Then Max tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the season opener.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
The anterior cruciate ligament is a thick band of tissue connecting the thigh bone (the femur) to the shinbone (the tibia).
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Tests revealed that safety Chuck Clark, whom New York added via a March trade with the Baltimore Ravens, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in a practice earlier in June, according to ESPN.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
The team believes the injury isn’t related to the torn anterior cruciate ligament that sidelined him the entire 2021-22 season, though Frank declined to offer details about the severity of the sprain and what benchmarks Leonard will need to pass in order to be cleared.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Bruss, a third-round pick from Wisconsin, missed his entire rookie season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and wasn’t convincing enough this summer for the Rams to keep him on their roster.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Research has found that nearly 50% of young adults who sustain knee injuries in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus will develop OA within 10–20 years.2
Obesity: Developing obesity in adolescence can place stress on your joints, increasing the risk of OA in the ankles and knees.
—Cory Martin, Health, 23 Aug. 2023
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
The injury was a tear in one of his anterior cruciate ligaments.
—Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
Then Max tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the season opener.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
The anterior cruciate ligament is a thick band of tissue connecting the thigh bone (the femur) to the shinbone (the tibia).
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Tests revealed that safety Chuck Clark, whom New York added via a March trade with the Baltimore Ravens, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in a practice earlier in June, according to ESPN.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
The team believes the injury isn’t related to the torn anterior cruciate ligament that sidelined him the entire 2021-22 season, though Frank declined to offer details about the severity of the sprain and what benchmarks Leonard will need to pass in order to be cleared.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Bruss, a third-round pick from Wisconsin, missed his entire rookie season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and wasn’t convincing enough this summer for the Rams to keep him on their roster.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Research has found that nearly 50% of young adults who sustain knee injuries in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus will develop OA within 10–20 years.2
Obesity: Developing obesity in adolescence can place stress on your joints, increasing the risk of OA in the ankles and knees.
—Cory Martin, Health, 23 Aug. 2023
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1914, in the meaning defined above
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anterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that is attached in front to the more medial aspect of the tibia, that passes upward, backward, and laterally through the middle of the knee crossing the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the femur, that functions to prevent hyperextension of the knee and to keep the tibia from sliding forward in relation to the femur, and that is subject to sports injury especially by tearing
called also ACL
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