posterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that attaches the back of the tibia with the front of the femur and functions especially to limit the backward motion of the tibia
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Adams sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee back in January 2023.
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Rahat Huq, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
This includes the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and a group of ligaments on the outer corner of the back of the knee (called the posterolateral corner).3
Injuries to these structures are typically sudden and occur as the result of a traumatic injury, like a car accident or a blow to the leg.
—Anita C. Chandrasekaran, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Each of your knees has four ligaments running from your femur to your tibia and fibula: an MCL, an ACL, a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and a lateral collateral ligament (LCL).
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
After overcoming a torn posterior cruciate ligament in her knee that forced her to miss half of her junior season, Caroline made two go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left in double overtime in last year’s 6A state final, only for Fayetteville High to lose 52-51 on a shot in the final seconds.
—Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
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Rahat Huq, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
This includes the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and a group of ligaments on the outer corner of the back of the knee (called the posterolateral corner).3
Injuries to these structures are typically sudden and occur as the result of a traumatic injury, like a car accident or a blow to the leg.
—Anita C. Chandrasekaran, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Each of your knees has four ligaments running from your femur to your tibia and fibula: an MCL, an ACL, a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and a lateral collateral ligament (LCL).
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
After overcoming a torn posterior cruciate ligament in her knee that forced her to miss half of her junior season, Caroline made two go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left in double overtime in last year’s 6A state final, only for Fayetteville High to lose 52-51 on a shot in the final seconds.
—Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
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“Posterior cruciate ligament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posterior%20cruciate%20ligament. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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