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The '''arcuate popliteal ligament''' is an Y-shaped extracapsular [[ligament]] of the [[knee]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Gray |first=Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/anatomyofhumanbo1918gray?view=theater#page/623/mode/2up |title=Gray's Anatomy |year=1918 |edition=20th |pages=}}</ref> It is formed as a thickening of the posterior fibres of the joint capsule of the knee.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |author=Chummy S. Sinnatamby |title=Last's anatomy: regional and applied. |date=2011 |isbn=0-7020-4839-9 |edition=12th |location=Edinburgh |pages=138 |oclc=764565702}}</ref> |
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⚫ | It has its origin at the posterior aspect of the [[Head of the fibula|head of the]] [[fibula]]. It has two insertions: the medial limb arches superficially over the tendon of the [[popliteus muscle]] to blend with the [[oblique popliteal ligament]]; the lateral limb passes to the [[Lateral epicondyle of the femur|lateral epicondyle]] of the [[femur]] (accompanied by the popliteus muscle tendon<ref name=":02" />) to blend there with the lateral head of the [[gastrocnemius muscle]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 06:04, 26 November 2022
Arcuate popliteal ligament | |
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Details | |
From | Head of the fibula |
To | Articular capsule of the knee |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Ligamentum popliteum arcuatum |
TA98 | A03.6.08.014 |
TA2 | 1900 |
FMA | 44596 |
Anatomical terminology |
The arcuate popliteal ligament is an Y-shaped extracapsular ligament of the knee.[1] It is formed as a thickening of the posterior fibres of the joint capsule of the knee.[2]
It has its origin at the posterior aspect of the head of the fibula. It has two insertions: the medial limb arches superficially over the tendon of the popliteus muscle to blend with the oblique popliteal ligament; the lateral limb passes to the lateral epicondyle of the femur (accompanied by the popliteus muscle tendon[2]) to blend there with the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle.[1]
References
External links
- lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (postkneejointsuperfic)
- Anatomy photo:17:02-0400 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Major Joints of the Lower Extremity: Knee Joint"