ligament
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Baleba is recovering from an ankle ligament injury suffered in pre-season and will need time to recover his match sharpness.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tom Gayle: There is hole in Villa's midfield as a result of Tielemans' move to Manchester United as well as Amadou Onana's anterior cruciate ligament injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
John had ruptured the medial ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, although he didn’t know that then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Purists might refer to it as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, but the rest of the world knows it as the career-saving surgery named for a sore-armed left-handed Dodgers pitcher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His room smelled of turpentine, which Doc had prescribed as a liniment for the pulled ligament.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Broken bones and torn ligaments aside, what was particularly frustrating about my accident was what happened afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
British rap superstar Stormzy ripped ligaments in his fingers, external the first time he played netball.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ed Lee is an Orlando-based endocrinologist who is hopeful for compounding approvals, especially for BPC-157, which is popular in the wellness community for its purported ability to repair tissues, including muscles and ligaments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Structures once overlooked – from previously unrecognized lymphatic vessels around the brain to overlooked ligaments in the knee – are being re-examined.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
As a result, the vast majority of horses’ sleeping is done standing, which they can do thanks to ligaments that lock their leg joints in the extended position.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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