Dissection of knee
Interior of right knee joint, posterior view of meniscofemoral and posterior cruciate ligaments
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Dissection of knee
Interior of right knee joint, posterior view of meniscofemoral and posterior cruciate ligaments
The arcuate and oblique popliteal ligaments have been resected. The posterior meniscofemoral and posterior cruciate ligaments are visible.
- Body of femur
- Medial superior genicular artery
- Adductor magnus muscle (tendon at insertion on adductor tubercle)
- Articular capsule (cut across)
- Medial genicular artery (passing into intercondylar fossa)
- Medial condyle of femur
- Posterior cruciate ligament
- Posterior meniscofemoral ligament (ligament of Wrisberg)
- Semimembranosus muscle (tendon of insertion, cut off)
- Medial inferior genicular artery
- Body of tibia
- Lateral superior genicular artery
- Intercondylar line
- Lateral condyle of femur
- Collateral ligament of fibula
- Lateral meniscus
- Popliteus muscle (tendon of origin)
- Lateral condyle of tibia (articular surface)
- Biceps femoris muscle (tendon of insertion, cut off)
- Subpopliteal recess
- Lateral inferior genicular artery
- Head of fibula
- Posterior head of fibula ligament
- Popliteal artery (cut off)