Washington Redskins fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Despite a gruesome injury, Robert Griffin III suffered only a Grade 1 sprain of his lateral collateral ligament. Now attention turns to when the ...

A lateral collateral ligament sprain occurs when the ligament on the outer side of the knee tears. While knee injuries represent up to 39 percent of all injuries in athletes, lateral ligament injuries ...

The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is a thin band of connective tissue that runs along the outside of the knee. It connects the femur to the fibula and stabilizes the knee, bracing it from unusual ...

What Is an LCL (Lateral Collateral Ligament) Injury? An LCL injury (a torn LCL or a LCL tear) is a strain or tear to the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). The LCL is a band of tissue that runs along ...

Ligaments are bands of tough elastic tissue around your joints. They connect bone to bone, give your joints support, and limit their movement. You have ligaments around your knees, ankles, elbows, ...

Researchers describe a new ligament in the lateral side of the ankle. The ligament complex would explain chronic pain after an ankle sprain. According to the guidelines of human anatomy, the ligaments ...