How to Use cruciate ligament in a Sentence
cruciate ligament
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Foster, who suffered long term problems with the cruciate ligament in his knee in the past which kept him on the sideline for 10 months, missed West Brom's draw with Leicester on Monday.
— SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017 -
Dawson was forced off the pitch late on in the Baggies' 1-0 loss to Southampton on Saturday, with suspicions of cruciate ligament damage abound.
— SI.com, 26 Oct. 2017 -
The 23-year-old has had to settle for game time with the youth teams for nine months since damaging his cruciate ligament against Manchester United in December.
— SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019 -
Now, at almost 10 years young, Finn has fallen victim to his second cruciate ligament tear.
— cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021 -
However, the cruciate ligaments also work to stabilize the knee when the leg is rotating.
— Vivien Shaw, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2019 -
Goggia sprained her left knee and partially tore a cruciate ligament.
— Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022 -
In 2016 Phegley underwent surgery to remove a cruciate ligament cyst in his right knee.
— Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019 -
And for dogs dealing with conditions like arthritis, joint pain, or cranial cruciate ligament injuries, an orthopedic dog bed is the way to go, according to Fadl.
— Nina Huang, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2021 -
Wentz blew out his left knee Dec. 10, tearing both the anterior and lateral cruciate ligaments.
— Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018 -
For Moscow, Viktor Vasin is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season after rupturing his cruciate ligament in February.
— SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018 -
The anterior-cruciate ligament in his left, punting knee tore.
— Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2021 -
Five months into his Manchester City Career, Gündoğan ruptured his cruciate ligament and missed 252 days of football.
— SI.com, 26 Oct. 2017 -
Leroy Sane, who had previously been a target for Bayern, now looks set to stay at Manchester City after sustaining a cruciate ligament injury.
— James Masters, CNN, 9 Aug. 2019 -
Florenzi tore his cruciate ligament last October and again in February on his return to training.
— USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2017 -
Ibrahimovic responded with a team-high 28 goals in 41 games in all competition before sustaining meniscus and cruciate ligament damage in his right knee during a Europa League game last April.
— Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018 -
Bad injury Palmieri has only recently returned from a long layoff due to a cruciate ligament injury, whilst Giroud suffered from a hamstring problem in his final weeks at Arsenal.
— Kieran Canning/afp, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2018 -
Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne has been ruled out for six months after sustaining a serious cruciate ligament injury in the United States.
— SI.com, 24 July 2019 -
Newfoundland dogs are prone to cruciate ligament disease, the same knee disorder that has troubled Woods and many other professional athletes--the disease makes dogs and humans more prone to ligament ruptures.
— Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2010 -
But the Argentine's cruciate ligament injury killed off any interest from Arsene Wenger's talent spotters.
— SI.com, 22 Dec. 2017 -
For such a major operation, the reconstruction of a cruciate ligament is surprisingly quick: just a couple of hours in theater, no general anesthetic.
— Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017 -
Roma talisman Nicolo Zaniolo has been out of action since last September due to a cruciate ligament injury, having previously sustained the same injury on the other knee in 2020.
— Giacomo Galardini, Forbes, 24 May 2021 -
Zidane is also without Marco Asensio, who is out until 2020 with a cruciate ligament rupture, while Nacho has a medial collateral ligament injury.
— SI.com, 15 Oct. 2019 -
For example, Labrador retrievers are susceptible to deterioration and tearing of the cruciate ligament.
— Ashley Kilroy, Robb Report, 27 June 2021
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