This may be due to associated injuries, such as fractures or damage to the ligaments and tendons ... involves borrowing a piece of bone (coracoid process) from the shoulder blade and attaching ...

France captain Antoine Dupont said March 9 he would be out of action for “a few months” after announcing that he had torn the cruciate ligaments in his right knee in the Six Nations victory ...

Bands of tissues called ligaments surround each toe joint. Ligaments connect the bones in the toes and allow these digits to move. As with other joints in the body, twisting, overstretching ...

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill recently had surgery to repair ligament damage in his wrist but is expected to be available for training camp, ...

A medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear affects the inside of the knee. The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone) and the top of the tibia (shin bone) can tear, ...

However, sprains differ in that they involve the stretching or tearing of a ligament, while strains involve the stretching or tearing of a muscle and/or tendon. Sprains and strains can also differ by ...