ligament
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The PC also lost a large percentage of the skin from his back after landing on the road and is on a waiting list for ankle ligament reconstruction.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
With fellow striker Youssef Chermiti expected to be out for a lengthy period after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage against Hibernian last month, McInnes is now left without his two leading strikers.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hortiz doesn’t want the Chargers, who devastatingly lost starting center Tyler Biadasz to a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, to be as thin on the offensive line as they were in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
During the first game of his fourth year with Jacksonville, Robinson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and missed the rest of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Late in December, Seabiscuit overstepped in a workout and kicked himself in the left foreleg, dinging the suspensory ligament.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In humans, however, that ability is thought to depend more heavily on flexible ligaments, tendons, and muscles than on the structure of the foot bones.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ed Lee is an Orlando-based endocrinologist who is hopeful for compounding approvals, especially for BPC-157, which is popular in the wellness community for its purported ability to repair tissues, including muscles and ligaments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rick Seah, a doctor who treats athletes and dancers at the U.K.’s Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, said ballet dancers need strength and endurance in their muscles and ligaments to reach and maintain many complex positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"It grew so vast and so wide and for so long, on nerves and ligaments that are attached to my legs," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I was sure it was just about his body mass index or the tensile strength of his ligaments, but still, he had her ear and he wasn’t using it to talk me up.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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