The Athletics are eager and ready for a fresh start in 2024 following two consecutive 100-plus loss seasons, but at least temporarily, those plans won't include starting pitcher Luis Medina.

O akland Athletics right-hander Luis Medina (knee) was diagnosed with a Grade 2 MCL sprain. There is no timetable for his return, but manager Mark Kotsay said Medina definitely won't be ready for ...

The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is located on the outside ... Three grades are commonly used to classify ACL injuries: 1, 2, and 3. The ACL sustains minor damage from grade 1 injuries ...

Their mean age was 23.9 years (SD 7.5). Forty patients (50.0%) had co-existent MCL injuries. These injuries were classified as grade 1 (n = 20), grade 2 (n = 17) and grade 3 (n = 3). These results ...

Polsky believes Hurts has a Grade 1 MCL sprain, which takes six to eight weeks to fully recover. Usually when someone suffers a Grade 2 or Grade 3 MCL sprain, they have to miss an extended period ...

Clingan hasn't played a setback-free brand of basketball in Year 1. The two-time NCAA champion was diagnosed with a grade 2 MCL sprain in late November before falling victim to the injury bug ...

Approximately 43% (53/123) of the MCL match injuries occurred during the last 15 min of the first or second half of the game (see figure 2). This finding is significantly higher than would be expected ...