England captain Leah Williamson’s World Cup dream is all but over after she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury playing for Arsenal against Manchester United on Wednesday. Williamson, ...

A uterosacral ligament suspension surgery is a type of surgical procedure, generally, that’s done after a hysterectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the uterus. The goal of this surgical procedure ...

The ankle is complex, composed of multiple bones, muscles, ligaments, and joints. As a result, it can be injured in many ways, including fractures, twists, sprains, and strains. One type of sprain, a ...

When it comes to staying connected to your body, it's important to know a bit about the connective tissues that help hold you together. It's easy to confuse tendons and ligaments, but these two ...

Replacing damaged knee ligaments with lab-grown tissues is the aim of research by Keith Baar, a newly arrived assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, ...

Lena Oberdorf posted a black-and-white picture of herself on Instagram on Monday with the words "Until we meet again..." and an emoji of a broken heart. Last weekend, the 23-year-old FC Bayern Munich ...

The ACL is behind the kneecap (patella) and is in front of the PCL. It's the second strongest ligament in the knee and stabilises the joint, connecting the thigh bone (femur) and the leg bone (tibia).

The most common cause of sudden lameness in dogs is a torn cruciate ligament – so chances are, you know of someone whose dog who has had a “cruciate.” Several ligaments tie together the six bones of ...

NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera announced in an Instagram post after midnight Thursday that he had just surgery on his fractured left ankle, the procedure was successful and his ...

Lena Oberdorf (second from left) has suffered her second cruciate ligament tear in her right knee in 15 monthsSven Beyrich/SPP/IMAGO Lena Oberdorf posted a black-and-white picture of herself on ...