Anatomy

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle of the femur, passes anteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the depression in front of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.

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Abstract

A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle of the femur, passes anteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the depression in front of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Cruciate Ligament, Anterior
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
  • Cruciate Ligaments, Anterior
  • Ligament, Anterior Cruciate
  • Ligaments, Anterior Cruciate
  • Anterior Cranial Cruciate Ligament
  • Cranial Cruciate Ligament
  • Cranial Cruciate Ligaments
  • Cruciate Ligament, Cranial
  • Cruciate Ligaments, Cranial
  • Ligament, Cranial Cruciate
  • Ligaments, Cranial Cruciate

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/surg: consider also ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

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History Note

91

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Previous Indexing

  • Knee Joint (1966-1990)
  • Ligaments, Articular (1966-1990)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A02w.513w.514.100w
  2. A02w.835w.583w.512.100w
  3. A10w.165w.669w.514.100w

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NLM Classification

WE 870

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016118. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016118
  2. Anterior Cruciate Ligament. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament
  3. Anterior Cruciate Ligament. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611127