Football players often sustain lateral blows to the extended knee. Which of the ligaments is (are) damaged as a result?

A) oblique popliteal and extracapsular ligament
B) suprapatellar
C) arcuate popliteal and the posterior cruciate
D) medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate


D) medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate

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