How to Use posterior cruciate ligament in a Sentence

posterior cruciate ligament

noun
  • Its counterpart at the back of the knee is the posterior cruciate ligament.
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
  • Stanton played just his 10th game this year and first since straining the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee June 25.
    Jake Seiner, courant.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • According to the report, Patterson tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on a non-contact play in the first half of the Rebels' 40-24 loss in Oxford.
    Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Last year, Yanchuk missed all but two games with a torn posterior cruciate ligament, and was inactive for the Shamrocks’ first-round exit to Reading.
    Jake Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Surgery to repair the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee has given him new life, and there’s enough uncertainty for the A’s at second base that the position could be there for the taking.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Wilson suffered a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in New York’s blowout loss to New England the previous week.
    J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Gaines was limited late last season, and only played a few snaps in the Fiesta Bowl, because of a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his knee.
    Adam Jude, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Wilson sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a 54-13 loss at New England last Sunday.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2021
  • After starting the first seven games of the season at Ole Miss, Patterson's year was cut short due to a posterior cruciate ligament injury.
    Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2017
  • But those gains were spoiled in Week 4 when Elliott partially tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against Carolina.
    Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Wilson suffered an injury to the posterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.
    J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Few defensive issues feel as important as the health of Floyd, who had surgery on his right knee in 2017 to repair his medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Linebacker Drew White has continued to play despite tearing a posterior cruciate ligament during practice last week.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Rios Ayala required foot surgery and injured both the posterior cruciate ligament and anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Along with a dislocated left knee cap and broken left leg, Livingston tore his anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus.
    Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2019

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