ligament damage

collocation in English

meaningsofligamentanddamage

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ligament
noun[C]
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/ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/us
/ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/
any of the strong fibres (= strips of tissue) in the body that connect bones together, limiting movements in joints (= places where two bones are connected) and supporting muscles and ...
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damage
noun
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/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofligamentanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was later confirmed that he will be out for around three months due to kneeligamentdamage.
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He missed 12 weeks of the campaign after suffering medial kneeligamentdamage.
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He later found out he also suffered a broken bone andligamentdamage.
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Always struggling with his knees, during the 196061 he started to be afflicted byligamentdamage.
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His progress was hampered some in 1991 when he underwent surgery to repairligamentdamageand remove bone chips from his knee.
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He developed early signs of rheumatoid arthritis in his good knee,ligamentdamagein his other knee and fluid in his ankle.
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He sufferedligamentdamageto his hand during the fight.
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After the tournament he was diagnosed withligamentdamagein his left elbow; however surgery was not required.
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In self-defense application, or when applied improperly or with excessive force, leglocks can cause muscle, tendon andligamentdamage, even dislocation or bone fractures.
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During his recovery, he sustainedligamentdamageto his foot in a reserve game.
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The trauma is sometimes accompanied byligamentdamageand dislocation.
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He spent a month on the sidelines withligamentdamage, which at first was feared to be a broken leg.
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After the match, it was revealed that he had cruciateligamentdamage.
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He suffered multipleligamentdamageand hamstring damage as well as a cruciate knee injury.
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He sat out the 1999 season after sufferingligamentdamagein his left knee during summer camp.
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He separated his shoulder and sprained an ankle, as well as sufferingligamentdamagein his index finger.
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Moore sustained three fractured vertebrae, a grade three concussion, vertebralligamentdamage, stretching of the brachial plexus nerves, and facial lacerations.
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If the knee is seen to open up on the medial side, this is indicative of medial collateralligamentdamage and may also indicate capsular or cruciate ligament laxity.
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After missing the first three practices of training camp in a contract dispute, he dislocated his right wrist and sustainedligamentdamageduring his second full practice.
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Hackett had spent most of the previous season on the injury list after suffering kneeligamentdamage.
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