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Anatomy – Biomechanics – Novel Imaging of the Native PCL

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The PCL is considered an intra-articular and extra-synovial structure and its dimensions have been well described. Its length is 32–38 mm with a cross-sectional area of 11 mm2, and the bony insertion sites are three times larger than its mid-substance [11]. The average area of the femoral footprint of the anterolateral (AL) bundle is 118 ± 23.95 and of the posteromedial (PM) bundle is 90 ± 16.13 [23]. The distance from the medial articular cartilage has been found at 13 mm posteriorly and inferiorly [33]. The average area of the tibial footprint of the AL bundle is 93.1 ± 16.6 and of the PM bundle is 150.8 ± 31 [48]. The distance from the medial articular cartilage has been found at 8 mm posteriorly and 20 mm inferiorly. Both bundles insert as a unique tendon on the posterior aspect of the tibia approximately 1–1.5 cm distal to the joint line and their centre is located, medial to lateral, 48 % of the width of the tibial plateau [8].

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  1. , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil 4, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

    Jacques Menetrey

  2. Clinica Ortopedica Traumatologica III, Istituti Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy

    Stefano Zaffagnini

  3. , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil 4, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

    Daniel Fritschy

  4. Academic Medical Centre, Orthopedic Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

    Niek van Dijk

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Van Hoof, T. et al. (2012). Anatomy – Biomechanics – Novel Imaging of the Native PCL. In: Menetrey, J., Zaffagnini, S., Fritschy, D., van Dijk, N. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29446-4_6

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