📚The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) runs obliquely from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia up to the posteromedial aspect of the lateral femoral condyle, and plays a critical role in preventing anterior translation of the tibia relative to the femur.

🔎In this dissection, the femoral condyles roll posteriorly over the tibial plateau as the knee joint flexes, allowing the intercondylar notch to open and reveal the ACL.

🧠Visualizing the ACL during flexion highlights its functional orientation and importance in dynamic knee stability. As the femur moves on the tibia, the ACL becomes taut, particularly in mid-to-deep flexion, helping to resist excessive anterior glide and rotational forces.

✅If you need a rehab program for an injury of the ACL or another ligament in the knee, the knee ligament injury program here in the app will teach you some of the most important exercises. Here is a link for this program.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/knee-ligament-injury?category_id=258965