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MeSH Heading: Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Tree Number(s): A02.513.514.100; A02.835.583.512.100; A10.165.669.514.100
Unique ID: D016118
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016118
Annotation: /surg: consider also ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Anterior Cranial Cruciate Ligament; Cranial Cruciate Ligament; Cruciate Ligament, Anterior
NLM Classification #: WE 870
Previous Indexing: Knee Joint (1966-1990); Ligaments, Articular (1966-1990)
See Also: Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee; Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Entry Combination: injuries:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/02/12
Revision Date: 2019/07/05

Entry Combination: injuries:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament MeSH Descriptor Data 2025