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Descriptor English:   Posterior Cruciate Ligament 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ligamento Cruzado Posterior 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ligamento Cruzado Posterior 
Synonyms English:   Cruciate Ligament, Posterior  
Tree Number:   A02.513.514.600
A02.835.583.512.600
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   a ligament of the knee
See Related English:   Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee
 
History Note English:   91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   29086 
Unique Identifier:   D016119 

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