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Germany will also hope 2022’s Young Player of the Tournament Lena Oberdorf returns to full speed after missing the latter half of 2024 with a cruciate and medial collateral ligament injury (ACL and MCL).
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Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Austria international underwent anterior cruciate knee ligament (ACL) surgery in his left knee after suffering a rupture during Madrid’s La Liga victory over Villarreal in December 2023 before in May 2024 undergoing an arthroscopy, a procedure for diagnosing and treating joint problems.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Receiver Brandon Aiyuk also has been on IR since Week 8 after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the 35-10 loss that McCaffrey has a posterior cruciate injury that could cut short his third season as the 49ers’ offensive catalyst.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
Ibrahimovic had joined the Galaxy in 2018, after recuperating from an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury suffered at Manchester United.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Last November, Lynn Classical junior Brian Vaughan Jr. tore the anterior cruciate, lateral collateral, and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee on the second possession of the 108th Thanksgiving meeting against Lynn English.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Meanwhile, Rob Holding, whose 2018/19 season came to a premature end with a cruciate knee ligament injury last December, is currently training with the Under-23 squad and recently played the full 90 minutes for the club's development side.
—SI.com, 4 Sep. 2019
The Hammers are on the lookout for an ethereal playmaker, after Manuel Lanzini ruptured his cruciate knee ligament during Argentina's preparation for the World Cup.
—SI.com, 25 June 2018
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Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Austria international underwent anterior cruciate knee ligament (ACL) surgery in his left knee after suffering a rupture during Madrid’s La Liga victory over Villarreal in December 2023 before in May 2024 undergoing an arthroscopy, a procedure for diagnosing and treating joint problems.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Receiver Brandon Aiyuk also has been on IR since Week 8 after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the 35-10 loss that McCaffrey has a posterior cruciate injury that could cut short his third season as the 49ers’ offensive catalyst.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
Ibrahimovic had joined the Galaxy in 2018, after recuperating from an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury suffered at Manchester United.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Last November, Lynn Classical junior Brian Vaughan Jr. tore the anterior cruciate, lateral collateral, and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee on the second possession of the 108th Thanksgiving meeting against Lynn English.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Meanwhile, Rob Holding, whose 2018/19 season came to a premature end with a cruciate knee ligament injury last December, is currently training with the Under-23 squad and recently played the full 90 minutes for the club's development side.
—SI.com, 4 Sep. 2019
The Hammers are on the lookout for an ethereal playmaker, after Manuel Lanzini ruptured his cruciate knee ligament during Argentina's preparation for the World Cup.
—SI.com, 25 June 2018
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“Cruciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruciate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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cruciate
adjective
cru·ci·ate
ˈkrü-shē-ˌāt 
: shaped like a cross
a cruciate bandage
a cruciate incision
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