There is an anterior and a posterior cruciate ligament in both knees. They connect the femur to the tibia and stabilize the knee joint forwards and backwards, as well as during rotational movements.
A 19-year-old varsity baseball player presents with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An MRI demonstrates a mid-substance tear, but no injury to the meniscus or articular surface.
Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury that will require surgery, manager Sonia Bompastor said.
In the trial, bovine tendons will be transplanted into people with damaged anterior cruciate ligaments after cells that cause excessive immune responses are removed. The procedure is said to have ...