Arcuate popliteal ligament
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| Ligament: Arcuate popliteal ligament | ||
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| Latin | ligamentum popliteum arcuatum | |
| From | head of the fibula | |
| To | articular capsule | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492849 | |
The arcuate popliteal ligament is an extracapsular ligament of the knee.
[edit] External links
- Norman/Georgetown lljoints (postkneejointsuperfic)
- SUNY Labs 17:02-0400 - "Major Joints of the Lower Extremity: Knee Joint"
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| Joints and ligaments of lower limbs |
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| coxal/hip: iliofemoral - pubofemoral - ischiofemoral - head of femur - transverse acetabular
knee-joint: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular) - cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) talocrural/ankle: deltoid - external lateral of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular - posterior talofibular - calcaneofibular) intertarsal-subtalar/talocalcaneal: anterior talocalcaneal - posterior talocalcaneal - lateral talocalcaneal - medial talocalcaneal - interosseous talocalcaneal intertarsal-talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular intertarsal-calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - bifurcated - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid intertarsal-transverse tarsal: plantar calcaneonavicular/spring cuneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal |
