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Joints of the Lower Extremity. 



Ligarnentum cruciatum 

 posterius 



Epicondylus 

 medialis 



Condylus medialis 



Meniscus medial is 



Ligamentum 

 collaterale tibiale 



Corpus femoris 



Ligamentum cruciatum anterius 



Corpus tibiae 



Epicondylus lateralis 

 Condylus lateralis 



Ligamentum 

 collaterale fibulare 



Meniscus lateralis 



Articulatio 

 tibiofibularis 



., Ligamentum 

 capituli fibulae 



~~ Capitulum fibulae 



Corpus fibulae 



257. Right knee joint, articulatio germ, from behind. 



(The capsule, except for the strengthening ligaments, has been removed.) 



Articulatio genii (continued) (see also Figs. 255, 256, 258, 261). The ligaments which 

 serve to strengthen the capsule laterally are called the ligarnenta collateralia fibulare 

 et tibiale. 



The ligamentum collaterale fibulare (0. T. long external lateral ligament) is a rounded 

 fibrous cord, which, when the knee is extended, is stretched out tight from the epicondylus 

 lateralis femoris to the lateral surface of the capitulum fibulae. It is separated by fatty tissue 

 from the capsule of the joint and from the meniscus lateralis. 



The ligamentum collaterale tibiale (0. T. internal lateral ligament) is a broader, flat 

 ligament which extends from the epicondylus medialis femoris to the medial portion of the 

 margo infraglenoidalis and thence further downward. It is interwoven in the wall of the capsule 

 and is partly attached also to the meniscus medialis. Below, it covers over the a, genu inferior 

 medialis, which lies directly upon the bone. 



