PCL Anatomy and function 🤓

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Knee stability is essential in most sports and daily activities such as running and jumping.
Today we will talk about a particular ligament that helps stabilize the knee and keep it in place - the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) 🙌

The PCL is the strongest and largest intra-articular ligament in the human knee.
It is the knee's primary posterior stabilizer, and it helps ensure proper alignment of the femur and tibia.

❓ What does it mean, posterior stabilizer?
This ligament resists excessive posterior translation of the shin bone (tibia) in relation to the thigh bone (femur).
It also acts as a secondary knee stabilizer by preventing excessive rotation, specifically at a knee flexion range of 90° to 120°. [1]

😬 The PCL can be damaged by improper landing, a hard fall on a bent knee, or a direct impact to a flexed knee.
Did you know that football, soccer, rugby, and skiing are the sports with the highest percentage of PCL tears? [2].

Question: ✋
Which ligament is the anterior stabilizer? If you know the answer, tell us in the comment section below! ⬇️💬

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