| ligamentum cruciatum anterius | <anatomy> A ligament that stabilises the knee joint. <orthopaedics> A common type of knee sprain which involves injury to the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee with an anterior cruciate ligament injury will usually appear swollen and tender. Reconstruction of the ligament is possible using a fibreoptic procedure, known as arthroscopy, is used in the surgical repair of any of several knee ligaments including the anterior cruciate ligament, lateral or medial meniscus, lateral collateral or medial collateral ligament. Recovery from this procedure is based largely on the ligament repaired and can be highly variable. (06 Oct 1997) |
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| ligamentum cruciatum atlantis | The strong ligament that lies posterior to the dens of the axis holding it against the anterior arch of the atlas; it consists primarily of the transverse ligament of the atlas that forms the cross-bar of the cross and is most important functionally, and longitudinal bands of the cruciform ligament, forming the upright or vertical beams of the cross. Synonym: ligamentum cruciforme atlantis, crucial ligament, cruciate ligament of the atlas, ligamentum cruciatum atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cruciatum cruris | A Y-shaped ligament restraining the extensor tendons of the foot distal to the ankle joint. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum inferius, cruciate ligament of leg, inferior retinaculum of extensor muscles, ligamentum cruciatum cruris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cruciatum posterius | <anatomy> A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur, passes posteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ligamentum cruciatum tertium genus | <anatomy> The band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament extending between the medial condyle of the femur and the posterior crus of the lateral meniscus. Synonym: ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius, ligamentum cruciatum tertium genus, ligamentum menisci lateralis, Wrisberg's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cruciforme atlantis | The strong ligament that lies posterior to the dens of the axis holding it against the anterior arch of the atlas; it consists primarily of the transverse ligament of the atlas that forms the cross-bar of the cross and is most important functionally, and longitudinal bands of the cruciform ligament, forming the upright or vertical beams of the cross. Synonym: ligamentum cruciforme atlantis, crucial ligament, cruciate ligament of the atlas, ligamentum cruciatum atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuboideonavicular | Ligament uniting the cuboid bone with the navicular bone. See: dorsal cuboideonavicular ligament, plantar cuboideonavicular ligament. Synonym: ligamentum cuboideonavicular. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsale | <anatomy> The ligament that unites the dorsal surfaces of the cuboid and navicular bones of the tarsus. Synonym: ligamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare | <anatomy> The ligament that unites the plantar surfaces of the cuboid and navicular bones of the tarsus. Synonym: ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboidenum | Ligament uniting the lateral cuneiform bone with the cuboid bone. See: dorsal cuneocuboid ligament, interosseous cuneocuboid ligament, plantar cuneocuboid ligament. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboidenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites the dorsal margins of the lateral cuneiform and cuboid bones. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboideum interosseum | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites adjacent margins of the distal end of the lateral cuneiform and cuboid bones. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum interosseum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboideum plantare | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites the apex of the lateral cuneiform with the medial margin of the plantar suface of the cuboid. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum plantare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum deltoideum | An alternate term for deltoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum denticulatum | <anatomy> A serrated, shelflike extension of the spinal pia mater projecting in a frontal plane from either side of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord; its 21 pointed processes fuse laterally with the arachnoid and dura mater midway between the exits of the roots of adjacent spinal nerves. Synonym: ligamentum denticulatum. (05 Mar 2000) |