Word: acl
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AMHERST, Mass.—Thrifty with words as usual, assistant captain Tom Cavanagh described that early January practice when he slid, feet-first, into the boards during practice and tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee thus: “I knocked something loose...
Says the MGH site, “the person [with a torn ACL] can usually run straight ahead and ride a bicycle without difficulty...
...person does not participate in pivoting sports and is relatively inactive,” the site reads, “the knee can feel quite normal without an ACL...
...best forward," Welch added. "With a torn ACL...
...It’s playable,” Cavanagh pronounced. “Players have played with it. You can play hockey with a torn ACL...