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anterior cruciate ligament

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an·te·ri·or cru·ci·ate lig·a·ment

[TA]
the ligament that extends from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the medial surface of the lateral condyle of the femur.
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an·te·ri·or cru·ci·ate lig·a·ment

(an-tēr'ē-ŏr krū'shē-ăt lig'ă-mĕnt) [TA]
The ligament that extends from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the medial surface of the lateral condyle of the femur.
Synonym(s): ligamentum cruciatum anterius [TA] .
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Anterior cruciate ligament injury was found to be positively associated with medial femoral condyle contusion and medial tibial plateau contusion and negatively associated with lateral tibial plateau contusion and lateral meniscus injury (Table 3) (Figures 1-4).
An evaluation of the association between radiographic intercondylar notch narrowing and anterior cruciate ligament injury in men: The notch angle is a better parameter than notch width.
A Prospective randomized study patellar versus hamstring tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Physical tests for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament rupture: Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group.
Biomechanical comparison of Cross-pin and Endobutton-CL femoral fixation of a flexor tendon graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction-a porcine femur-graft-tibia complex study.
[Operative or conservative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a systematic review of the literature.] Unfallchirurg.
Meniscal tears missed on MR imaging: relationship to meniscal tear patterns and anterior cruciate ligament tears.
When the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is injured, ACL reconstruction is usually considered the gold standard of treatment, especially in active young patients (Zaffagnini, Grassi, Serra, Marcacci, 2015).
Knee reconstruction in syndromes with congenital absence of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Pediatr Orthop.
Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears and reconstruction: a 21-year population-based study.
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