"Everybody knows the cruciate is a bad injury but it is nowhere near as bad as it used to be.".    From Wordnik.com.  [TEAMtalk Football News] Reference

'Everybody knows the cruciate is a bad injury but it is nowhere near as bad as it used to be.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Official Everton Football Club News Feed]

But when Bullard went down at West Ham he ruptured his cruciate which is a completely coincidental injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arsenal FC News Feed] Reference

I close this layer with a pattern called cruciate.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Hands Can Do] Reference

  I close this layer with a pattern called cruciate.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Hands Can Do] Reference

"That's the anterior cruciate ligament," one was saying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]

On June 24th to repair the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference

On June 24th, to repair the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference

He stretched his left anterior cruciate ligament; he did not tear it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Injuries deplete Virginia Tech's offensive line] Reference

Welker underwent surgery in February for a torn anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welker not saying if he'll be ready for season opener] Reference

Interesting to read up on ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament (the ACL in humans).    From Wordnik.com.  [grouse Diary Entry] Reference

Howard will be out for some time while recovering from his torn anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Has the Wizards offseason made you excited for next season?] Reference

He said he will likely have an MRI exam, but he did not tear his anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Washington's offensive line holds up despite constant change] Reference

Williams said he was tested for a tear of his anterior cruciate ligament on the field and passed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trent Williams to have tests on injured left knee] Reference

Since it is Various Things to Say Monday, has anyone ever torn an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)?.    From Wordnik.com.  [with Texas Pete packets please] Reference

Olympic team back in 2000, but a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee had benched her career.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ice Hunt]

Williams said he was tested for a tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament on the field and passed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trent Williams leaves Redskins-Texans game with knee injury] Reference

Denny Hamlin is ninth, despite undergoing surgery last month to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [In life after Redskins, racing and family keep Gibbs feeling fortunate] Reference

He tore his anterior cruciate ligament, though, and was placed on the season-ending injured reserve list.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Redskins' running game, Ryan Torain may be what the doctor ordered] Reference

But, there is always a silver lining: Picabo only tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one leg, the right.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Energy Bunny] Reference

Daniels had major knee surgery in July 2008 after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament during training camp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phillip Daniels will attend camp, sit out practices] Reference

Suddenly Cole was more than just a man whose prospects had been clouded ever since a cruciate ligament injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [World Cup 2010: England could use Joe Cole's sleight of foot] Reference

Woods announced he will undergo an operation to repair a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2008] Reference

Both the ACL and CCL (anterior and cranial cruciate ligaments, found in the knee) can be repaired with surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [PETS: DA DOG'S KNEES] Reference

GUPTA (on-camera): During that operation, what doctors did was they removed that old anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference

The Celtics 'Leon Powe suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the game, and will be out for the rest of the season.    From Wordnik.com.  [Today's Photos: April 21] Reference

Price, who was a All-Big East team selection last season, tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the NCAA tournament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Connecticut Too Diversified to Fail?] Reference

GUPTA: The knee up here twisting in some sort of fashion that, you know, causes a tear of this anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2008] Reference

Brady was not available for comment, but reports circulated around the league that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Brady out for season] Reference

The Atlanta Braves said Thursday that the 38-year-old third baseman tore his anterior cruciate ligament and will need surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chipper Jones Injury Could End Career] Reference

About 200,000 Americans each year have surgery to replace the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, which is crucial for knee stability.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rehab Before Surgery For ACL Tears In Amateur Athletes] Reference

Jarmon was unable to participate in organized team activities while rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeremy Jarmon facing logjam at defensive end] Reference

The Giants opened camp stocked with wide receivers, even after Domenik Hixon tore his anterior cruciate ligament during spring minicamp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hagan Makes Giants Take a Closer Look] Reference

Perhaps it was the news that nose tackle Kris Jenkins will miss the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Offense Was Missing in Action] Reference