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Ligament: Posterior meniscofemoral ligament
Latin	ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius
From	lateral meniscus
To	femur
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12492591

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, coronal

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, sagittal

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament (Wrisberg) behind the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus close to its insertion. Sometimes wrongly interpreted as a meniscal tear.

The Posterior meniscofemoral ligament is a small fibrous band of the knee joint. It attaches to the posterior area of the lateral meniscus and crosses superiorly and medially behind the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the medial condyle of the femur.

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Joints and ligaments of lower limbs (TA A03.6, GA 3.333)

Coxal/hip

femoral (iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral) · head of femur · transverse acetabular · acetabular labrum · capsule · zona orbicularis

Knee-joint

Tibiofemoral	Capsule · Anterior meniscofemoral ligament · Posterior meniscofemoral ligament extracapsular: popliteal (oblique, arcuate) · collateral (medial/tibial, fibular/lateral) intracapsular: cruciate (anterior, posterior) · menisci (medial, lateral) · transverse

Patellofemoral	Patellar ligament · Infrapatellar fat pad

Tibiofibular

Superior tibiofibular	anterior of the head of the fibula · posterior of the head of the fibula

Inferior tibiofibular	Anterior tibiofibular · Posterior tibiofibular · Interosseous membrane of leg

Joints of foot

Talocrural/ankle

medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid (anterior tibiotalar, posterior tibiotalar, tibiocalcaneal, tibionavicular)
lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint (anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, calcaneofibular)

Subtalar/talocalcaneal

anterior/posterior · lateral/medial · interosseous

Transverse tarsal

Talocalcaneonavicular	dorsal talonavicular · plantar calcaneonavicular/spring · bifurcated (calcaneonavicular)

Calcaneocuboid	dorsal calcaneocuboid · long plantar · plantar calcaneocuboid · bifurcated (calcaneocuboid)

Distal intertarsal

Cuneonavicular	plantar · dorsal

Cuboideonavicular	plantar · dorsal

Intercuneiform	plantar · dorsal · interosseous

Other

Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc	plantar · dorsal

Intermetatarsal/metatarsal	plantar · dorsal · interosseous · superficial transverse · deep transverse

Metatarsophalangeal	plantar · collateral

Interphalangeal	plantar · collateral

Arches

Longitudinal · Transverse

M: JNT

anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys

noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M01C, M4)

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