Body Region: Knee

  • April 28, 2026
    The posterior knee capsule resists hyperextension and provides the containment for the posterior joint space. The oblique popliteal ligament (from…
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    The deep MCL component (medial capsular ligament) tethers the medial meniscus peripherally through its meniscofemoral and meniscotibial fibres. It is…
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    The posterior oblique ligament (POL) is the primary posteromedial static stabiliser of the knee, arising from the semimembranosus expansion and…
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    The arcuate ligament is the Y-shaped posterolateral knee capsular reinforcement arising from the fibular head and fanning over the popliteus…
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    The popliteofibular ligament connects the popliteus tendon directly to the fibular head, forming the most important ligamentous component of the…
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    The transverse (intermeniscal) ligament of the knee connects the anterior horns of the medial and lateral menisci, coordinating their anterior…
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    The ACL has two functional bundles — the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL). The AM bundle is the primary restraint…
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    The ACL posterolateral bundle is tightest in extension when the pivot shift test is most provocative. Its reconstruction in double-bundle…
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    The anterolateral ligament was re-described in 2012 by Claes et al as a distinct ligamentous structure at the anterolateral knee,…
  • April 28, 2026
    The posterolateral knee capsule is the primary containment structure of the posterolateral corner, reinforced by the arcuate ligament, LCL, popliteus,…

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