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ligament

[lig-uh-muhnt] / ˈlɪg ə mənt /




NOUN
tendon
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Garland is fully recovered from toe and foot ligament injuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Surgery can repair the torn ligament, but fixing the immediate injury does not necessarily prevent long-term joint damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

For older players, Tommy John surgery—a ligament repair and reconstruction named for the major league pitcher it was first performed on and widespread among pros—is on the rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Inevitably a muscle or ligament gets stretched and a bit irritated," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When the doctor opened the knee up he discovered that Boobie had torn the anterior cruciate ligament.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The Chiefs were lifeless on offense and already on the brink of missing the playoffs by the time Mahomes went down with torn knee ligaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

"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

Structures once overlooked – from previously unrecognized lymphatic vessels around the brain to overlooked ligaments in the knee – are being re-examined.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

Then Smith asked him to turn sharply left, a trick he had learned to test the suspensory ligaments.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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