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

Preferred term

Anterior Cruciate Ligament  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle of the femur, passes anteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the depression in front of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cruciate Ligament, Anterior

In other languages

  • French

  • LCA (Ligament Croisé Antérieur)
  • Ligament croisé antérieur du genou
  • Ligament croisé antéro-externe

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z1FGHRLC-F

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