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Cruciate ligament
Type of ligament shaped like an X / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 the knee joint, wrist joint and the atlanto-axial joint. In a fashion similar to the cords in a toy Jacob's ladder, the crossed ligaments stabilize the joint while allowing a very large range of motion.
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![]() Illustration of the ligaments of the knee, including the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments | |
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