How to Use medial collateral ligament in a Sentence

medial collateral ligament

noun
  • Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.
    — Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.
    — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Ball missed about six weeks because of a sprained left medial collateral ligament and later with a left knee bruise.
    — Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 12 June 2018
  • Curry has missed 15 games since a medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Hampton has been sidelined for the past couple of weeks with a medial collateral ligament sprain.
    — Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Feb. 2022
  • If the damage is to the medial collateral ligament, the time missed could be minimal.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Del Rio also partly tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and tore the labrum in his left shoulder.
    — USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2017
  • In April, Stolarz had surgery on his right knee to fix a torn medial collateral ligament.
    — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • His 2024 campaign got off to a slow start, and then a medial collateral ligament sprain set him back a month.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • In his first game back from a Grade 2 sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Johnson got picked on some.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Jones suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee in practice Wednesday.
    — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Poteet suffered a strained medial collateral ligament in his right knee on June 4.
    — Matt Carlson, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2021
  • Riley missed nearly two months after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the season opener.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
  • Recall, James suffered a grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the deciding loss.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Hopkins missed eight games last season due to hamstring issues and a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee that requires season-ending surgery.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022
  • Davis suffered a sprain to the medial collateral ligament and sat out the next four games before returning for the game at Minnesota two weeks ago.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • On the inner part of the knee is the medial collateral ligament, with the lateral collateral ligament on the outer part.
    — Colin Hoobler, oregonlive.com, 17 June 2019
  • Thiero previously missed six weeks with a right medial collateral ligament sprain and underwent surgery on his left knee in college, which kept him sidelined at the beginning of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • LaDuke tore his left meniscus twice and partially tore his medial collateral ligament during fall camp in 2021.
    — oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Durant’s medial collateral ligament sprain on Sunday, which will keep him out at least a month, further illustrates the long odds of anyone catching James.
    — Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Miami rookie Cody Poteet (2-2) was removed with two outs in the third inning with a strained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
    — John Perrotto, sun-sentinel.com, 4 June 2021
  • Odegaard’s recent medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee will be doubly frustrating as a result, with that pair now missing opportunities to build more chemistry.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Jets announced later in the day that Lawson had ruptured his Achilles’ while Lewis had torn his patellar tendon and sprained his medial collateral ligament.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Middleton sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during Game 2 of the Bucks’ first-round series with the Chicago Bulls.
    — Steve Megargee, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2022
  • After the game, it was reported Lauko injured his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and is out for the tournament.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • As expected, catcher Salvador Perez, who has a Grade 2 tear in the medial collateral ligament of his left knee, was placed on the 10-day disabled list.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The Jets announced later in the day that Lawson had ruptured his Achilles tendon while Lewis had torn his patella tendon and sprained his medial collateral ligament.
    — Steve Megargee, ajc, 20 Aug. 2021
  • He was diagnosed with a Grade 2 tear of the knee's medial collateral ligament after slipping on a stair while carrying luggage into his house on March 27.
    — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018
  • McDaniel was asked about a report that said Eichenberg, the second-year player from Notre Dame, sustained a medial collateral ligament injury.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2022

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