Items tagged “pcl”
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Case
Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Published
20 Oct 2010
65% complete
MRI
Case
Posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture - type III
Published
23 Jul 2011
95% complete
MRI
Article
Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears are less common than anterior cruciate ligament tears.
Epidemiology
Posterior cruciate ligament tears account for ~10% (range 2-23%) of all knee injuries 2.
Associations
Posterior cruciate ligament injuries are isolated in only 30% of cases and are t...
Case
Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Published
18 Mar 2018
79% complete
MRI
Case
Posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture
Published
08 Jan 2019
77% complete
MRI
Article
Cruciate ligament insertions onto the femur (mnemonic)
The location of the cruciate ligament insertions onto the femur can be remembered with the mnemonic:
AEPI
Mnemonic
AE: anterior onto external condyle
PI: posterior onto internal condyle
Article
Congenital absence of the cruciate ligaments
Congenital absence of the cruciate ligaments is a rare condition, most of the knowledge being collated from case reports.
Epidemiology
Its prevalence is reported at 0.017 per 1000 live births 1,5.
Associations
The following features may also be present 2,3,5:
lateral femoral condyle hypopl...