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PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength…
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- Orthotic A support, brace, or splint used to support, align, prevent, or correct the function of movable parts of the…
- Lewis, Edward B (1918-2004) American geneticist and Nobel Laureate who showed how genes control embryonic development. In…
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- Collagen Collagen is the principal protein of the skin, tendons, cartilage, bone and connective tissue
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