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Receiver Brandon Aiyuk also has been on IR since Week 8 after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the 35-10 loss that McCaffrey has a posterior cruciate injury that could cut short his third season as the 49ers’ offensive catalyst.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
Ibrahimovic had joined the Galaxy in 2018, after recuperating from an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury suffered at Manchester United.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Last November, Lynn Classical junior Brian Vaughan Jr. tore the anterior cruciate, lateral collateral, and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee on the second possession of the 108th Thanksgiving meeting against Lynn English.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Meanwhile, Rob Holding, whose 2018/19 season came to a premature end with a cruciate knee ligament injury last December, is currently training with the Under-23 squad and recently played the full 90 minutes for the club's development side.
—SI.com, 4 Sep. 2019
The Hammers are on the lookout for an ethereal playmaker, after Manuel Lanzini ruptured his cruciate knee ligament during Argentina's preparation for the World Cup.
—SI.com, 25 June 2018
First choice Hector Bellerin remains a long term fitness concern and is set to miss at least six weeks of the new season with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
—SI.com, 13 July 2019
But in terms of those type of operations, a meniscus is not nearly as serious as an anterior cruciate knee ligament tear.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 20 June 2019
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the 35-10 loss that McCaffrey has a posterior cruciate injury that could cut short his third season as the 49ers’ offensive catalyst.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
Ibrahimovic had joined the Galaxy in 2018, after recuperating from an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury suffered at Manchester United.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Last November, Lynn Classical junior Brian Vaughan Jr. tore the anterior cruciate, lateral collateral, and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee on the second possession of the 108th Thanksgiving meeting against Lynn English.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Meanwhile, Rob Holding, whose 2018/19 season came to a premature end with a cruciate knee ligament injury last December, is currently training with the Under-23 squad and recently played the full 90 minutes for the club's development side.
—SI.com, 4 Sep. 2019
The Hammers are on the lookout for an ethereal playmaker, after Manuel Lanzini ruptured his cruciate knee ligament during Argentina's preparation for the World Cup.
—SI.com, 25 June 2018
First choice Hector Bellerin remains a long term fitness concern and is set to miss at least six weeks of the new season with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
—SI.com, 13 July 2019
But in terms of those type of operations, a meniscus is not nearly as serious as an anterior cruciate knee ligament tear.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 20 June 2019
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“Cruciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruciate. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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cruciate
adjective
cru·ci·ate
ˈkrü-shē-ˌāt 
: shaped like a cross
a cruciate bandage
a cruciate incision
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