anterior

Example Sentences

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He was limited to just three games in 2024 after he sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament at the end of the 2023 season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season but missed the whole campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Nine-time All-Star Irving hasn't played this season as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn left anterior cruciate ligament.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The question of whether she should have been racing at all with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament will be debated for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The paralysis was accompanied by destruction of the nerve sheaths and by degeneration of the cells of the anterior horns of the spinal cord.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson