Anterior Cruciate Ligament
"Anterior 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 posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle of the femur, passes anteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the depression in front of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.
| Descriptor ID |
D016118
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.100 A02.835.583.512.100 A10.165.669.514.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament- Anterior Cruciate Ligament
- Anterior Cranial Cruciate Ligament
- Cranial Cruciate Ligament
- Cranial Cruciate Ligaments
- Cruciate Ligament, Cranial
- Cruciate Ligaments, Cranial
- Ligament, Cranial Cruciate
- Ligaments, Cranial Cruciate
- Cruciate Ligament, Anterior
- Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
- Cruciate Ligaments, Anterior
- Ligament, Anterior Cruciate
- Ligaments, Anterior Cruciate
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anterior Cruciate Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Age, Sex, and BMI Differences Related to Repairable Meniscal Tears in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. Am J Sports Med. 2023 02; 51(2):389-397.
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Tibial Spine Fractures in Young Athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2022 Oct; 41(4):653-670.
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Returning to Activity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Surgery: An Analysis of the Multicenter Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Study (MARS) Cohort at 2 Years Postoperative. Am J Sports Med. 2022 06; 50(7):1788-1797.
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Editorial Commentary: This Is the Way: Extra-Articular Augmentation Is an Essential Consideration in Contemporary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery. Arthroscopy. 2021 05; 37(5):1667-1669.
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Early pre-radiographic structural pathology precedes the onset of accelerated knee osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 May 22; 20(1):241.
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The rotating stretched curved planar reconstruction of 3D-FIESTA MR imaging for evaluating the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint. Magn Reson Imaging. 2019 01; 55:46-51.
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Physiologic Preoperative Knee Hyperextension Is a Predictor of Failure in an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Cohort: A Report From the MARS Group. Am J Sports Med. 2018 10; 46(12):2836-2841.
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Minimizing Graft-Tunnel Mismatch in Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Blumensaat's Line: A Cadaveric Study. Arthroscopy. 2018 08; 34(8):2438-2443.e1.
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Editorial Commentary: Not All Cortical Suspensory Fixation Devices Are Created Equal. Arthroscopy. 2017 06; 33(6):1233.
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Subsequent Surgery After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors From a Multicenter Cohort. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Jul; 45(9):2068-2076.