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ACL

British

abbreviation

anterior cruciate ligament

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When I had my ACL done, I watched it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn says her left leg was saved by a doctor who ‘wouldn’t have been there’ had she not ruptured her ACL a week before the Milan-Cortina Olympics began.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Just days before the 2026 Winter Olympics, Vonn tore her ACL in a crash at a World Cup downhill event in France.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

The biggest disappointment for Bayern was a second-half injury to wing-back Alphonso Davies, who only returned after an eight-month absence with an ACL injury in January.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Ever since I tore my ACL in October and had the surgery to reattach the tendon, I haven’t been able to do anything in PE.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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