anterior

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Charlisse Leger-Walker, a transfer from Washington State, spent the year on the sideline recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Leger-Walker played her first four seasons at Washington State but tore her anterior cruciate ligament midway through her senior year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Vonn, 41, insisted that the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament she suffered in a crash in a World Cup race before the Milan-Cortina Games "had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever".

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

American skier Lindsey Vonn crashes in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics, nine days after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The network included parts of the brain like the anterior cingulate cortex, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and, crucially, the prefrontal cortex.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel