These tough bands of soft tissue provide stability to the joint. They are similar to ligaments, but instead of linking bone to bone, they connect bone to muscle. The largest tendon in the knee is ...

If your dog goes lame in one of their hind legs, they may have torn or ruptured their cranial cruciate ligament, or CCL -- similar to the ACL in humans. This ligament connects the back of the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James sprained a ligament in his left knee during the Los Angeles Lakers' final playoff game, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James sprained a ligament in his left knee during the Los Angeles Lakers’ final playoff game, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press.

Injuries to the leg (hip to foot) Injuries to a bone, muscle, joint or ligament Muscle pain caused by too much exercise or work (overuse). Overuse is covered in Leg Pain. Excluded: Toe Injury only.

A common cause of muscle stiffness is a sprain or strain, which can affect both the muscles and ligaments. A strain is when the muscle fibers are stretched or torn. Strains are particularly common ...

A medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear affects the inside of the knee. The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone) and the top of the tibia (shin bone) can tear, ...

with previous research suggesting they could be linked to increased ligament laxity and decreased neuromuscular reaction times. Scenarios that commonly lead to ACL injuries, such as rapid ...

Traditionally, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have been treated with surgical reconstruction. This means, that the torn ligament is replaced with new ACL graft tissue. ACL reconstruction ...

Egyptian defender Mohamed Abdelmonem suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee during Nice's 3-1 win over Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain on Friday, the club said on Saturday.

Fowler, 23, recently ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when playing for Manchester City in the FA Cup, and now faces at least nine months on the sidelines. She is racing the clock to ...