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1–24 of 31 · Joints and ligaments · Lower limbClear filters

Joints and ligaments · Lower limbAnterior cruciate ligamentLigamentum cruciatum anteriusA strong intra-articular knee ligament running from the front of the tibial plateau up and back to the lateral femoral condyle.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbAnterior ligament of fibular headLigamentum anterius capitis fibulaeFlat bands on the front of the upper tibiofibular joint, rising from the fibular head to the lateral tibial condyle.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbAnterior meniscotibial ligament (Lateral meniscus)Ligamentum meniscotibiale anterius (Meniscus lateralis)The fibrous root that anchors the front end of the lateral meniscus to the tibia, in the anterior intercondylar area of the knee.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbAnterior meniscotibial ligament (Medial meniscus)Ligamentum meniscotibiale anterius (Meniscus medialis)The fibrous root that anchors the front end of the medial meniscus to the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbArcuate popliteal ligamentLigamentum popliteum arcuatumA Y-shaped band at the back and outer side of the knee, arching from the fibular head over the popliteus tendon.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbArticular capsule of hip jointCapsula articularis coxaeThe strong, thick fibrous sleeve of the hip joint, running from the rim of the acetabulum to the neck of the femur.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbArticular capsule of knee jointCapsula articularis genusThe fibrous and synovial envelope of the knee joint, enclosing the femur, tibia and patella and extending upwards into the suprapatellar bursa.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbArticular capsule of superior tibiofibular jointCapsula articularis articulationis tibiofibularisThe capsule of the small plane joint between the head of the fibula and the lateral condyle of the tibia, just below the knee.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbDeep part of tibial collateral ligamentPars profunda ligamenti collateralis tibialisThe short inner layer of the medial collateral ligament of the knee, firmly joined to the capsule and medial meniscus.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbDescending part of iliofemoral ligamentPars descendens ligamenti iliofemoralisThe medial, nearly vertical limb of the Y-shaped iliofemoral ligament, running from the ilium to the lower intertrochanteric line.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbFibular collateral ligamentLigamentum collaterale fibulareA rounded cord on the outer side of the knee, running from the lateral femoral epicondyle down to the fibular head.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbFrenula capsulaeLongitudinal folds of the reflected hip joint capsule and synovial membrane running along the neck of the femur towards the head.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbIliopectineal archArcus iliopectineusThe iliopectineal arch is a thickened band of iliac fascia under the inguinal ligament that divides the space into muscular and vascular compartments.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbIliotibial tractTractus iliotibialisThe iliotibial tract is the thick band of deep fascia running down the outer side of the thigh from the iliac crest to the tibia.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbInfrapatellar fat padCorpus adiposum infrapatellareA wedge of fat in the front of the knee joint, lying behind and below the patella and the patellar ligament.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbInterosseous membrane of legMembrana interossea crurisA thin fibrous sheet joining the interosseous borders of the tibia and fibula and dividing the front of the leg from the back.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbIschiofemoral ligamentLigamentum ischiofemoraleA spiral band on the back of the hip joint capsule, running from the ischium to the femoral neck near the greater trochanter.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbLigament of head of femurLigamentum capitis femorisA flattened band inside the hip joint, running from the pit on the femoral head to the edges of the acetabular notch.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbMeniscopatellar ligamentLigamentum meniscopatellareA thin capsular band at the front of the knee running from the side of the patella to the front edge of the meniscus below it.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbOblique popliteal ligamentLigamentum popliteum obliquumA broad, flat band crossing the back of the knee capsule, formed as an expansion of the semimembranosus tendon.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbPopliteofibular ligamentLigamentum popliteofibulareA short, strong band at the back and outer side of the knee joining the popliteus tendon to the fibular head.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbPosterior cruciate ligamentLigamentum decussatum posteriusThe stronger of the two cruciate ligaments, running from the back of the tibia up and forwards to the medial femoral condyle.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbPosterior ligament of fibular headLigamentum posterius capitis fibulaeA single thick band strengthening the back of the upper tibiofibular joint, deep to the popliteus tendon.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbPosterior meniscotibial ligament (Lateral meniscus)Ligamentum meniscotibiale posterius (Meniscus lateralis)The fibrous root that anchors the back end of the lateral meniscus to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia.