posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a ligament in each knee of humans and various other animals. It works as a counterpart to the anterior cruciate ligament...
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cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee. The two ligaments...
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The function of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is to prevent the femur from sliding off the anterior edge of the tibia and to prevent the tibia...
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foot. The cruciate ligaments of the knee are the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). These ligaments are two strong...
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lateral meniscus and crosses superiorly and medially behind the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the medial condyle of the femur. It forms with articulatio...
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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL reconstruction) is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, located in the...
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The cruciate ligament of the atlas (cruciform ligament) is a cross-shaped (thus the name) ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint...
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One of the most often torn ligaments in the body is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL is one of the ligaments crucial to knee stability and...
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Knee (redirect from Knee ligaments)
The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) stretches from medial condyle of femur to the posterior intercondylar area. This ligament prevents posterior displacement...
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front of the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the lateral surface of medial condyle of the femur. Anterior meniscofemoral ligament is found in...
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Unhappy triad (section The anterior cruciate ligament)
knee among other names, is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and meniscus. Analysis during the 1990s indicated that...
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Intercondylar area (redirect from Posterior intercondylar area)
condyle on the upper extremity of the tibia. The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the menisci attach to the intercondylar area. The intercondyloid...
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the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament can rupture. Posterior dislocation of the tibia can cause posterior cruciate ligament injury. Twisting and pivoting...
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Cruciate ligament injury may refer to: Anterior cruciate ligament injury Posterior cruciate ligament injury Tear of the cruciate ligament of atlas Unhappy...
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An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most...
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anterior cruciate ligament are removed; the posterior cruciate ligament also may be removed but the tibial and fibular collateral ligaments are preserved...
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Posterolateral corner injuries (redirect from Popliteofibular ligament)
injuries to the knee; most commonly the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). As with any injury, an understanding of...
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The posterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament connecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies of all of the vertebrae of humans. It weakly...
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Drawer test (redirect from Posterior drawer sign)
anterior cruciate ligament is injured, whereas excessive posterior displacement of the tibia may indicate injury of the posterior cruciate ligament. Anterior...
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the ligament to attach onto the posterior aspect of the body of axis. The ligament and the two median bands together constitute the cruciate ligament of...
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the tibial component of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in association with posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and medial meniscal tears. Segond fracture...
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Tibia (redirect from Posterior malleolus)
a shallow depression, the posterior intercondyloid fossa, which gives attachment to part of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee-joint. The medial...
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Hamstring (category Posterior compartment of thigh)
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL is one of the four major ligaments in the knee, which also include the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial...
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of the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, and either the medial collateral ligament or lateral collateral ligament. If the ankle–brachial...
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senior season. Moss missed three games after suffering a torn posterior cruciate ligament in Iowa's 23-20 win over fourth-ranked Penn State. Moss was selected...
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Sprain (redirect from Torn ligament)
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury Lateral collateral ligament (LCL)...
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and did not return. The next day, Nacua was diagnosed with a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sprain and was placed on injured reserve. After missing...
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Medial knee injuries (redirect from Posterior oblique ligament)
tibial collateral ligament deep medial collateral ligament (dMCL), or mid-third medial capsular ligament posterior oblique ligament (POL), or oblique...
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senior, he started seven games, but then sustained a tear in the posterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. Despite the injury, he finished the 1992 season...
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Following the defeat, it was announced that Wilson had a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which caused him to miss four games. Wilson...
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