Arcuate popliteal ligament
The arcuate popliteal ligament is an Y-shaped extracapsular ligament of the knee.: 138 It is formed as a thickening of the posterior fibres of the joint capsule of the knee.: 138 It reinforces the knee joint capsule inferolaterally.
| Arcuate popliteal ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | Head of the fibula |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum popliteum arcuatum |
| TA98 | A03.6.08.014 |
| TA2 | 1900 |
| FMA | 44596 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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