Arcuate popliteal ligament | |
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Details | |
From | Head of the fibula |
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][2]: 138 It is formed as a thickening of the posterior fibres of the joint capsule of the knee.[2]: 138 It reinforces the knee joint capsule inferolaterally.[3]
From its fibular attachment, the ligament extends superomedially over the tendon of the popliteus muscle, spreading out[3] superficial to the posterior aspect of the tendon.[3][2]: 134
Its inferior attachment is at the posterior aspect of the head of the fibula.[1][2]: 138 [3]
It has two superior attachments: