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posterior cruciate ligament (PCL, ligamentum cruciatum posterius)

Fibrous cord that extends from the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the anterior lateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur.

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General

ligament

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

Component-of

knee

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