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    What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament?

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  • A/Prof Raphael Hau

    Orthopaedic Surgeon

    Head of Orthopaedics at Eastern Health, Raphael qualified as a doctor through University of Melbourne in 1992. He then worked in Hong Kong for a … View Profile

    Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that connect one bone to another. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four main ligaments within the knee that connect your thighbone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia), hence, stabilising your knee.

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