Posterior cruciate ligament
- Type
- Ligament
- Japanese
- 後十字靱帯
- Reading
- こうじゅうじじんたい
- English
- Posterior cruciate ligament
- Latin
- Ligamentum cruciatum posterius
- Also called
- PCL
- Main functions
- Joint stability
Connections
Nerve supply
Blood supply
Part of
Connects
Articles
Also mentioned in
- Popliteus muscle: the small muscle that unlocks the knee
- Tibia: position of the medial condyle, tibial tuberosity and medial malleolus, and its function
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL): position, function and English name
- Ligaments: where they are, how they relate to muscles, their nerves
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