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  2. Annular ligaments of fingers - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the annular ligaments of the fingers, often referred to as A pulleys, are the annular part of the fibrous sheathes of the fingers.Four or five such annular pulleys, together with three cruciate pulleys, form a fibro-osseous tunnel on the palmar aspect of the hand through which passes the deep and superficial flexor tendons.

  3. Cruciate ligament - Wikipedia

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    The number and extent of these cruciate and annular ligaments varies among individuals, but three cruciate and four or five annular ligaments are normally found in each finger (usually referred to as, for example, "A1 pulley" and "C1 pulley"). The thumb has a similar system for its long flexor tendon but with a single oblique pulley replacing ...

  4. File:Annular and cruciform parts of fibrous sheath over ...

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  5. Inferior extensor retinaculum of the foot - Wikipedia

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    The inferior extensor retinaculum of the foot (cruciate crural ligament, lower part of anterior annular ligament) is a Y-shaped band placed in front of the ankle-joint, the stem of the Y being attached laterally to the upper surface of the calcaneus, in front of the depression for the interosseous talocalcaneal ligament; it is directed medialward as a double layer, one lamina passing in front ...

  6. Category:Ligaments of the upper limb - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Ligaments of the upper limb" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total ...

  7. Anterior cruciate ligament - Wikipedia

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    Anterior cruciate ligament surgery is a complex operation that requires expertise in the field of orthopedic and sports medicine. Many factors should be considered when discussing surgery, including the athlete's level of competition, age, previous knee injury, other injuries sustained, leg alignment, and graft choice.

  8. Intercondylar area - Wikipedia

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    In front of and behind the intercondyloid eminence are rough depressions for the attachment of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the menisci. Two tubercles emerge from the eminence: The medial intercondylar tubercle is a protrusion on the medial condyle. The lateral intercondylar tubercle is a protrusion on the lateral condyle.

  9. Flexor retinaculum of the foot - Wikipedia

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    Enumerated from the medial side, the four canals which it forms transmit the tendons of the tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus muscles; the posterior tibial artery and tibial nerve, which run through a broad space beneath the ligament; and lastly, in a canal formed partly by the talus, the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus.