THE TIBIA 



187 



of bone below, give attachment to the tibial (internal) lateral ligament of the knee. On the 

 under aspect of the lateral condyle is a rounded articular facet for the head of the fibula, flat 

 and nearly circular in outline, directed downward, backward, and laterally. The circumfer- 

 ence of the facet is rough and gives attachment to the ligaments of the superior tibio-fibular 

 joint, while above and in front of the facet, at the junction of the anterior and lateral surfaces 



Fig. 225. — The Left Tibia and Fibula. (Posterior view.) 



Posterior intercondyloid notch 



Lateral meniscus 



Capsule 



Posterior crucial ligament 



Apex 



Posterior tibio-fibular ligament 



SoleuE 



Tibialis posterior 



Flexor hallucis longus 



Flexor surface of fibula 



Nutrient foramen 



Fibula 



Peroneus brevis 



Posterior tibio-fibular ligament' 

 Groove for flexor hallucis longus 



Posterior talo-fibular ligament 

 Calcaneo-fibular ligament 



Medial meniscus 



Capsule 



Semimembranosus 



Popliteus 



Popliteal line 



Soleus 



Nutrient foramen 



J'lexor digitorum longus 



Tibia 



Groove for tibialis posterior 

 and flexor digitorum longus 



Deltoid ligament 



Posterior ligament of ankle-joint 



of the condyle, is a ridge for the ilio-tibial band. A slip from the tendon of the hicej)S and parts 

 of the extensor longus digitorum and peroneus longus muscles are attached to the head below 

 the ilio-tibial band. 



