About 150 years ago, a prestigious surgeon in Paris found a new body part while dissecting cadavers. He described the structure as a pearly, "fibrous band" on the outside of the bones in the knee.

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 ...

Both front and hind limbs have a suspensory ligament, which runs down the back of the leg parallel to the cannon bone (see diagram, below). In the forelimb, the top of the ligament is attached to the ...

What Is a PCL Injury? A posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is a tear or sprain of the PCL, a ligament that crosses the back of your knee. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bones.

Soft tissue injuries can cause problems, especially for serious athletes. Damage to a ligament can mean pain, swelling, and a long recovery. Severe injuries to ligaments like the ulnar collateral ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A Giants defense already thinned by injuries suffered another setback Monday when an MRI and a CT scan confirmed that Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan sustained a sprain ...

The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is a thin band of connective tissue that runs along the outside of the knee. It connects the femur to the fibula and stabilizes the knee, bracing it from unusual ...

The anterolateral ligament (ALL) may hold the key to common knee injuries, researchers say Two knee surgeons in Belgium say they have identified a previously unfamiliar ligament in the human knee.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler has been diagnosed with a fully torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow and is headed for Tommy John surgery that will cost him ...

Germany player Lena Oberdorf will be out of action for months after suffering another cruciate ligament tear. How is this injury treated, and why does it affect women more often? Lena Oberdorf posted ...