Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula
Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius |
TA98 | A03.6.09.003 |
TA2 | 1911 |
FMA | 76858 |
Anatomical terminology |
The posterior ligament of the head of the fibula is a part of the knee. It is a single thick and broad band, which passes obliquely upward from the back of the head of the fibula to the back of the lateral condyle of the tibia.
It is covered by the tendon of the Popliteus.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 348 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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