Can the doctors snap a ligament? 15 Comments The doctors are using the knee of a cow to test the strength of the ligaments that connect the femur bone and the tibia bone.

For years, it was believed that a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament — the band of dense connective tissue inside the knee ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is ruptured 300,000 times a year in the United States alone. We think we know how to fix it…but do we? The ACL is the ligament that attaches the ...

The cranial drawer sign is pathognomonic for rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL ... position of the tibia in comparison with the femur. In a CaCL rupture, the tibia subluxates ...

After placing a specific ligament suture, [4] the femoral attachment point is freshened (Figure 6) and the tissue is applied with a staple or ligament washer and screw (Figure 7) at the epicenter.