How to Use anterior cruciate ligament in a Sentence
anterior cruciate ligament
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Hufanga, 10 months removed from an anterior cruciate ligament tear, is inactive for the second time in as many games this season.
— Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2024 -
But Toller tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during that game and missed the rest of the season.
— Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Nov. 2019 -
That’s when White went down for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 Jan. 2022 -
Cook had suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament as a rookie in the fourth game and was lost for the season.
— Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2019 -
Jacobs tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos and will miss the rest of the season.
— Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2021 -
Dean tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in high school.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2022 -
Robinson tore the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in the second game of the 2018 season.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 18 Oct. 2019 -
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 -
Barkley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while being tackled against the Bears on Sept. 20.
— Tom Canavan, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021 -
The fourth-year running back tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Week 3 last season and hasn’t looked close to returning.
— Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2021 -
Williamson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee with 3:52 left in the first half with mostly backups playing.
— Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com, 19 Aug. 2019 -
In his first preseason game in the NFL, Guice tore an anterior cruciate ligament and missed the 2018 season.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2020 -
Four-star freshman Kyle Ford, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, was cleared to practice in full this week.
— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019 -
Beckham suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament while playing in the Super Bowl for the Rams and was at the game Thursday night.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 -
David Bakhtiari will be ready for the start of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament on Dec. 31.
— Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021 -
The injury was a tear in one of his anterior cruciate ligaments.
— Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Instead, the issue lies with the surgery Fekir had to repair anterior cruciate ligament damage, and the Reds are concerend about his long-term health.
— SI.com, 12 July 2018 -
The veteran running back tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Sept. 24 game against the New York Giants.
— Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 27 Mar. 2018 -
The second overall pick in 2014 has had two anterior cruciate ligament tears in his left knee.
— BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021 -
On Sunday night, Helton said that Daniels had torn his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus and would be out for the season.
— New York Times, 2 Sep. 2019 -
Thompson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the next game.
— New York Times, 17 June 2022 -
Tearing her anterior cruciate ligament three times in four years, dating to high school, and breaking her hand during her sophomore year at UCLA had robbed her of her joy in the sport.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Hooker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a Nov. 19 loss to South Carolina.
— Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023 -
Cohen tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee 11 months ago when he was run into while making a fair catch against the Atlanta Falcons.
— Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2021 -
Now, one year after tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament, Press’ return to the pitch has been postponed by a fourth surgery.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023 -
Tuttle was starting in place of Michael Penix Jr., who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a victory at Maryland last week.
— Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2020 -
Tell a baseball fan someone’s undergoing Tommy John surgery or anterior cruciate ligament surgery, and the fan should have at least a rough idea of the process.
— John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018 -
Kerr has not played since January 2024 and has been ruled out of this year’s Olympic Games after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the start of the year.
— Rebecca Hall, CNN, 13 June 2024 -
Funk is a fifth-year senior who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee two seasons in a row before coming back this season.
— Micahel Marot, baltimoresun.com, 28 Nov. 2020 -
Acuna, 26, tore his left anterior cruciate ligament on May 26, while playing against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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