posterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that attaches the back of the tibia with the front of the femur and functions especially to limit the backward motion of the tibia
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Each of your knees has four ligaments running from your femur to your tibia and fibula: an MCL, an ACL, a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and a lateral collateral ligament (LCL).
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
After overcoming a torn posterior cruciate ligament in her knee that forced her to miss half of her junior season, Caroline made two go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left in double overtime in last year’s 6A state final, only for Fayetteville High to lose 52-51 on a shot in the final seconds.
—Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
Mike White will make his first NFL start at quarterback in place of Zach Wilson, who is out at least two games with a sprained posterior cruciate ligament.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2021
The former Eagles captain and special teams ace suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament during the team's 2017 Super Bowl season.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
After overcoming a torn posterior cruciate ligament in her knee that forced her to miss half of her junior season, Caroline made two go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left in double overtime in last year’s 6A state final, only for Fayetteville High to lose 52-51 on a shot in the final seconds.
—Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
Mike White will make his first NFL start at quarterback in place of Zach Wilson, who is out at least two games with a sprained posterior cruciate ligament.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2021
The former Eagles captain and special teams ace suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament during the team's 2017 Super Bowl season.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
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“Posterior cruciate ligament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posterior%20cruciate%20ligament. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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