Posterior cruciate ligament
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| Ligament: Posterior cruciate ligament | ||
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| Diagram of the knee | ||
| Latin | ligamentum cruciatum posterius genus | |
| Gray's | subject #93 342 | |
| From | posterior intercondylar area of the tibia | |
| To | medial condyle of the femur | |
| MeSH | A02.513.514.600 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492130 | |
The posterior cruciate ligament (or PCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It connects the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the medial condyle of the femur. This configuration allows the PCL to resist forces pushing the tibia posteriorly relative to the femur.
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[edit] Injury
The posterior drawer test is used by doctors to detect injury to the PCL.
Surgery to repair the Posterior Cruciate ligament is controversial due to its placement and technical difficulty.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] Additional images
 Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligaments. |
 Head of right tibia seen from above, showing menisci and attachments of ligaments. |
 Capsule of right knee-joint (distended). Posterior aspect. |
[edit] References
- ^ Jonathan Cluett, M.D. (2003-08-05). Injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). about.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
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| Joints and ligaments of lower limbs |
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| coxal/hip: iliofemoral - pubofemoral - ischiofemoral - head of femur - transverse acetabular
knee-joint: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular) - cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) talocrural/ankle: deltoid - external lateral of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular - posterior talofibular - calcaneofibular) intertarsal-subtalar/talocalcaneal: anterior talocalcaneal - posterior talocalcaneal - lateral talocalcaneal - medial talocalcaneal - interosseous talocalcaneal intertarsal-talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular intertarsal-calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - bifurcated - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid intertarsal-transverse tarsal: plantar calcaneonavicular/spring cuneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal |
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