0 used to refer to any body structure that forms the shape of a cross, especially the ligaments of the knee:
Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament is a common procedure.
A bad move shattered the meniscus and the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
He injured himself in the tournament when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
He suffered through anterior cruciate ligament tears in both knees (as a freshman and junior).
He was forced to retire due to complications occurring after two cruciate ligament injuries.
He badly injured his anterior cruciate ligament during a reserves final in 1986 and opted to have the ligament replaced with artificial fibre.
Anterior cruciate ligament surgery is a complex surgery that requires expertise in the field of sports medicine.
He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee before spring practice in 2002 and spent the following season recovering from knee surgery.
The semitendinosus tendon can be used in certain techniques for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.
