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What (who) is cruciate ligament - definition
Cruciate ligament
TYPE OF LIGAMENT SHAPED LIKE AN X
Cruciate ligaments; Cruciate Ligaments; Cruciate ligament of knee; Ligamentum cruciatum
Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint and the atlanto-axial joint.
cruciate ligament
TYPE OF LIGAMENT SHAPED LIKE AN X
Cruciate ligaments; Cruciate Ligaments; Cruciate ligament of knee; Ligamentum cruciatum
¦ noun Anatomy either of a pair of ligaments in the knee which cross each other and connect the femur to the tibia.
Anterior cruciate ligament
TYPE OF CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN THE HUMAN KNEE
Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anterior crucial ligament; ACL joint; Anterior cruciate; Cranial cruciate ligament; Ligamentum cruciatum anterius
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee. The two ligaments are also called "cruciform" ligaments, as they are arranged in a crossed formation.
Examples of use of cruciate ligament
1. Spain‘s record scorer with 43 goals has had a severely disrupted preparation for the World Cup with a three month lay–off due to a cruciate ligament injury.
2. He will have a scan today and if, as feared, it shows cruciate ligament damage, he will be out for around eight months.
3. I was panicking over the possibility that it was a cruciate ligament injury – which would have meant reconstruction of the knee and another nine months out.
4. Four years ago, Simon Jones was the victim of an almost identical mishap which left the Welsh paceman sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury.
5. It bore the hallmarks of a cruciate ligament injury and Mourinho said: "It looked bad but we have to wait until tomorrow, maybe a couple of days.