Posterior cruciate ligament
- Posterior cruciate ligament
Infobox Ligament
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = ligamentum cruciatum posterius genus
GraySubject = 93
GrayPage = 342
Caption = Diagram of the knee
Caption2 =
From = posterior intercondylar area of the tibia
To = medial condyle of the femur
MeshName = Posterior+Cruciate+Ligament
MeshNumber = A02.513.514.600
DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 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.
Injury
The posterior drawer test is one of the tests used by doctors and physiotherapists to detect injury to the PCL.
The posterior cruciate ligament is a section of the patellar tendon joining medially to the lateral quadriceps femoris.
Surgery to repair the Posterior Cruciate ligament is controversial due to its placement and technical difficulty. [cite website
author = Jonathan Cluett, M.D.
url = http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/kneeinjuries/a/pcl.htm
title = Injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
publisher = about.com
date = 2003-08-05
accessdate = 2006-11-11]
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References
External links
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* http://www.cincinnatisportsmed.com/csm/index.asp?ipath=patedu/knee/pcl.htm
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