anterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that attaches the front of the tibia with the back of the femur and functions especially to prevent hyperextension of the knee and is subject to injury especially by tearing
called also ACL
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Late in her career, Street suffered a broken left leg in a race that took place on Friday the 13th in Crans Montana, Switzerland, where Vonn sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a fall at the end of January.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
This same principle applies to lower-body injuries such as ACL or anterior cruciate ligament injuries, such as Vonn’s.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
But, at the start of last season, the 18-year-old suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and an associated injury to his outer meniscus.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn will compete today, just nine days after completely rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament — the ligament that helps maintain knee stability — in a crash at her final downhill race before the Olympics.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
This same principle applies to lower-body injuries such as ACL or anterior cruciate ligament injuries, such as Vonn’s.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
But, at the start of last season, the 18-year-old suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and an associated injury to his outer meniscus.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn will compete today, just nine days after completely rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament — the ligament that helps maintain knee stability — in a crash at her final downhill race before the Olympics.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Anterior cruciate ligament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anterior%20cruciate%20ligament. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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