You have thousands of ligaments and tendons in your body. Both are made of connective tissue and can be torn or overstretched, but they differ in function and are essential to proper body mechanics.

What Is a PCL Injury? A posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is a tear or sprain of the PCL, a ligament that crosses the back of your knee. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bones.

About 150 years ago, a prestigious surgeon in Paris found a new body part while dissecting cadavers. He described the structure as a pearly, "fibrous band" on the outside of the bones in the knee.

Germany player Lena Oberdorf will be out of action for months after suffering another cruciate ligament tear. How is this injury treated, and why does it affect women more often? Lena Oberdorf posted ...

The anterolateral ligament (ALL) may hold the key to common knee injuries, researchers say Two knee surgeons in Belgium say they have identified a previously unfamiliar ligament in the human knee.

Soft tissue injuries can cause problems, especially for serious athletes. Damage to a ligament can mean pain, swelling, and a long recovery. Severe injuries to ligaments like the ulnar collateral ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Both front and hind limbs have a suspensory ligament, which runs down the back of the leg parallel to the cannon bone (see diagram, below). In the forelimb, the top of the ligament is attached to the ...

Human body is something that never fails to amaze us. So many organ systems that contain different organs and help in carrying out different bodily functions. The more you get to know about it the ...

Most people would think that a pitcher who is missing a crucial ligament in his throwing arm is now working at Lowe's or McDonald's. Most people are wrong. The Ulnar Collateral Ligament in the inner ...