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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)

Authors :
Mamoru Niitsu
Source :
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee ISBN: 9783642178924
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.

Abstract

Its mean length is 38 mm and mean width is 13 mm. It becomes thinner as it approaches the tibia, and it is partially embedded within the joint capsule. Its tibial attachment site is located 1 cm below the articular surface.

Subjects

Subjects :
musculoskeletal diseases
Materials science
Attachment site
Avulsion fracture
Anatomy
Articular surface
musculoskeletal system
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
Posterior cruciate ligament
Joint capsule
medicine
Tibia
Meniscofemoral ligament

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ISBN :
978-3-642-17892-4
ISBNs :
9783642178924
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee ISBN: 9783642178924
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........f9def38798b8e424175c994b981a9955
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17893-1_4
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