Posterior Cruciate Ligament
"Posterior Cruciate Ligament" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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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Yacovelli S, Grau LC, Hozack WJ, Courtney PM. Functional Outcomes are Comparable Between Posterior Stabilized and Cruciate-Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty Designs at Short-Term Follow-up. J Arthroplasty. 2021 03; 36(3):986-990.
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Perkins MR, Arnholt CM, MacDonald DW, Kurtz SM, Mihalko WM. Retrieval Analysis of Cruciate-Retaining and Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty and Correlations to Laxity and Wear. J Arthroplasty. 2020 08; 35(8):2249-2253.
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Yi A, Kleiner MT, Lorenzana D, Koniceck J, Charlton T, Rick Hatch GF. Optimal femoral tunnel positioning in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using outside-in drilling. Arthroscopy. 2015 May; 31(5):850-8.
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Domzalski ME, Keller MS, Grzelak P, Gabos P. MRI evaluation of the development of intercondylar notch width in children. Surg Radiol Anat. 2015 Aug; 37(6):609-15.
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Bercik MJ, Joshi A, Parvizi J. Posterior cruciate-retaining versus posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Mar; 28(3):439-44.
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Hammoud S, Reinhardt KR, Marx RG. Outcomes of posterior cruciate ligament treatment: a review of the evidence. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2010 Dec; 18(4):280-91.
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Roberts CC, Towers JD, Spangehl MJ, Carrino JA, Morrison WB. Advanced MR imaging of the cruciate ligaments. Radiol Clin North Am. 2007 Nov; 45(6):1003-16, vi-vii.
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Roberts CC, Towers JD, Spangehl MJ, Carrino JA, Morrison WB. Advanced MR imaging of the cruciate ligaments. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2007 Feb; 15(1):73-86.
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Margheritini F, Rihn JA, Mauro CS, Stabile KJ, Woo SL, Harner CD. Biomechanics of initial tibial fixation in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2005 Oct; 21(10):1164-71.
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Lamar DS, Bartolozzi AR, Freedman KB, Nagda SH, Fawcett C. Thermal modification of partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament. Arthroscopy. 2005 Jul; 21(7):809-14.