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March has made 12 league appearances over the best part of three seasons because of two anterior cruciate knee ligament injuries (ACL).
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 May 2026
These other structures include the three other ligaments—the posterior cruciate, medial collateral and lateral collateral—and the muscles that surround the knee—namely the quadriceps in front and the hamstrings in back.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Vonn crashed at the 2013 World Championships in Austria, tearing her anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments and fracturing her tibial plateau.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Linebacker Curtis Robinson, who opened camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list, was cleared and suited up for practice 10 months after tearing an anterior cruciate knee ligament.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 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
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 May 2026
These other structures include the three other ligaments—the posterior cruciate, medial collateral and lateral collateral—and the muscles that surround the knee—namely the quadriceps in front and the hamstrings in back.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Vonn crashed at the 2013 World Championships in Austria, tearing her anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments and fracturing her tibial plateau.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Linebacker Curtis Robinson, who opened camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list, was cleared and suited up for practice 10 months after tearing an anterior cruciate knee ligament.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 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
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“Cruciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruciate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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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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