Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee. In a fashion similar to the cords in a toy Jacob`s ladder, the crossed ligaments stabilize the joint while allowing a very large range of motion. ==Structure== Cruciate ligaments occur in the k....
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(from the article `joint`) ...there are two, both arising from the upper surface of the tibia; each passes to one of the two femoral condyles and lies within the joint cavity, ...
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