HANCOCK COULD MISS NEXT SEASON.Byline: - Scott Wolf USC starting fullback Brandon Hancock might miss next season because doctors believe he likely tore the cruciate cru·cial (kr   sh l)adj. +ligament">anterior cruciate ligament 1. Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments 1. a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints. 2. a double layer of peritoneum extending from one visceral organ to another. 3. cordlike remnants of fetal tubular structures that are nonfunctional after birth. of the knee.ACL in his knee. The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. Hancock is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery March 16, and if doctors determine the ACL is torn, he will undergo a longer operation that will sideline him for a year. Hancock suffered the injury in the Rose Bowl, but didn't think it was serious. Either way, Hancock will miss spring practice. |
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