Medical Definition of Anterior cruciate ligament

1. A ligament that stabilises the knee joint. A common type of knee sprain which involves injury to the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee with an anterior cruciate ligament injury will usually appear swollen and tender. Reconstruction of the ligament is possible using a fibreoptic procedure, known as arthroscopy, is used in the surgical repair of any of several knee ligaments including the anterior cruciate ligament, lateral or medial meniscus, lateral collateral or medial collateral ligament. Recovery from this procedure is based largely on the ligament repaired and can be highly variable. (06 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

anterior clear space
anterior column
anterior column of medulla oblongata
anterior commissure
anterior communicating artery
anterior compartment syndrome
anterior component of force
anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone
anterior condyloid foramen
anterior conjunctival artery
anterior coronary plexus
anterior corticospinal tract
anterior costotransverse ligament
anterior cranial base
anterior cranial fossa
anterior cruciate ligament (current term)
anterior crural nerve
anterior crural region
anterior crus of stapes
anterior cubital region
anterior curvature
anterior cusp of atrioventricular valve
anterior cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves
anterior cutaneous nerves of abdomen
anterior deep cervical lymph nodes
anterior descending artery
anterior drawer test
anterior embryotoxon

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