Posterior Cruciate Ligament
"Posterior Cruciate Ligament" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016119
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.600 A02.835.583.512.600 A10.165.669.514.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Posterior Cruciate Ligament- Posterior Cruciate Ligament
- Cruciate Ligament, Posterior
- Cruciate Ligaments, Posterior
- Ligament, Posterior Cruciate
- Ligaments, Posterior Cruciate
- Posterior Cruciate Ligaments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Posterior Cruciate Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Dynamic Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Mapping of Isometric Posterior Cruciate Ligament Attachment Sites on the Tibia and Femur: Single- Versus Double-Bundle Analysis. Arthroscopy. 2020 11; 36(11):2875-2884.
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Primary Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair Versus Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors for Instability Recurrence in a Young, Active Patient Population. Arthroscopy. 2019 10; 35(10):2909-2915.
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Popliteal venotomy during posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the setting of a popliteal artery bypass graft. Arthroscopy. 2012 Feb; 28(2):294-9.
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Posterior cruciate ligament-retaining total knee arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a concise follow-up of a previous report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Nov 16; 93(22):e130(1-6).
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Cruciate-retaining TKA using a third-generation system with a four-pegged tibial component: a minimum 10-year followup note. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Aug; 468(8):2160-7.
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Topography of the femoral attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament. Surgical technique. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Mar 01; 91 Suppl 2 Pt 1:89-100.
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Biomechanical evaluation of bioabsorbable versus metallic screws for posterior cruciate ligament inlay graft fixation: a comparative study. Am J Sports Med. 2009 Apr; 37(4):748-53.
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Surgical management of knee dislocations. Surgical technique. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Mar; 87 Suppl 1(Pt 1):1-21.
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Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: current trends. J Knee Surg. 2004 Jul; 17(3):133-9.
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An accessory portal for posterior cruciate ligament tibial insertion visualization. Arthroscopy. 2004 Jul; 20 Suppl 2:155-8.