THE LOWER LIMB 



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fossa, and at either side of this to the back of the femur immediately 

 above each condyle. Inferiorly it is attached to the posterior 

 border of the head of the tibia. It constitutes a broad membranous 

 ligament, which in itself is thin, but it receives a considerable 

 accession of fibres from the tendon of the semimembranosus, 

 rhese fibres form a strong prominent bundle, which represents one 

 mode of insertion of that muscle, and is known as the ligamentum 



-Ligamectam Mocosom 

 -Post. Crucial Ligament 



Ant. Crucial Ligament 

 - Internal Alar Ligament 



^_ Tendon of Quadriceps 



Extensor Cruris 



Fig. 250. — Interior of the Left Knee-Joint 

 (Anterior View). 



osticum Winslowii. It is directed upwards and outwards from 

 le tendon of the semimembranosus towards the outer condyle of 

 le femur' and outer head of the gastrocnemius. Internally the 

 posterior Hgament blends with the internal lateral hgament, and 

 eternally (regarding it as a part of the capsular ligament) it sends 

 1 expansion over the long external lateral ligament. The posterior 

 .^ament presents a number of openings for the passage of nutrient 

 ;:'ssels and nerves, the largest of these being at its centre for the 



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