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Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Joints > Ligaments, Articular > Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Tissues > Connective Tissue > Ligaments > Ligaments, Articular > Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Musculoskeletal System > Ligaments > Ligaments, Articular > Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Preferred term

Posterior Cruciate Ligament  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur, passes posteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia.

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Entry terms

  • Cruciate Ligament, Posterior

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B8BP8D1C-K

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