title: Anatomy of the posterior cruciate ligament.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to explain the architecture of the posterior cruciate ligament because the views on its structure presented in the literature are inconsistent - from those considering it as indivisible to those presenting it as a multifascicular structure. Twenty formalin-fixed ligaments from human knee joints were tested using the preparation technique. All posterior cruciate ligaments clearly divided into the anterolateral bundle and the posteromedial bundle (20/20). In all ligaments, 2 fascicles were identified in the posteromedial bundle (20/20). In most cases, 2 fascicles were also seen in the anterolateral bundle (14/20). Less commonly, it consisted of multiple fascicles (6/20).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, External Faculty of Physical Education in Biała Podlaska, Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland. agnieszka.chwaluk@awf-bp.edu.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chwaluk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ciszek
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology