A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACL

Mon, 26 Feb '24
Knee tissue torn in an athletic injury, for short
Wed, 21 Feb '24
Commonly torn band, for short
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Femur-tibia connector, for short
Thu, 25 May '23
Commonly torn tissue, for short
Wed, 26 Apr '23
Possible focus of an M.R.I., in brief
Sat, 18 Feb '23
Neighbor of the patellar tendon, in brief
Wed, 8 Feb '23
Knee stabilizer, in brief
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Patella neighbor, in brief
Wed, 12 Oct '22
Sports trainer's concern, for short
Sun, 7 Aug '22
Part of the knee, for short
Tue, 19 Jul '22
Knee part, for short
Fri, 15 Jul '22
Something seen in a knee M.R.I.
Mon, 14 Feb '22
___ tear (athlete's injury)
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Knee part, for short
Fri, 8 Oct '21
___ tear (sports injury)
Sat, 18 Sep '21
Patella neighbor, in brief
Mon, 14 Jun '21
Common injury locale for an athlete, in brief
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Tissue that's prone to tearing, for short