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cruciate ligaments — a pair (anterior and posterior) of ligaments inside each knee joint, which help to prevent excessive anteroposterior glide. Damage to the cruciate ligaments is a common sports injury, especially in football players … The new mediacal dictionary
cruciate ligaments of fingers — pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae digitorum manus … Medical dictionary
cruciate ligaments of knee — ligamenta cruciata genus … Medical dictionary
cruciate ligaments of toes — pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae digitorum pedis … Medical dictionary
Cruciate ligament (disambiguation) — Cruciate ligaments (from the Latin for cross ) are found in several parts of the body. These include:* anterior cruciate ligament of the knee * posterior cruciate ligament of the knee * cruciate ligament of the densEtymologyIn Classical Latin the … Wikipedia
Cruciate — Cruciate, and similar words, can mean: The cruciate ligaments in the knee. For a magic spell in the Harry Potter scenario, see crucio. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here … Wikipedia
Cruciate ligament — Illustration of the ligaments of the knee, including the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X.[1] They occur in several joints of the body, such as … Wikipedia
Cruciate ligament, posterior — The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the… … Medical dictionary
Cruciate — Cross shaped. Cruciate comes from the Latin crux which means cross . (That is the crux of this matter). The cruciate ligaments are so named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint … Medical dictionary
Cruciate ligament, anterior — The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the… … Medical dictionary
