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TOPOGEAPHICAL ANATOMY OF 



The poor adaptation of the femoral and tibial condyles is partly 

 compensated by the presence of two crescentic, cartilaginous pads, the 



Lig. cruciatuni 

 aiiterius. / ; 



; 



Ligamenta patell 



2'. iiig. cruciatum posterius. 



Fig. 111. — Proximal End of the Tibia, with Areas of Ligamentous Attachment. 



1 = Area of attachment of one of the ligamentous bands of the lateral meniseu.s. 



2 and 2' = Areas of attachments of the ligamentous bands of the medial meniscus. 



lateral and medial menisci (meniscus lateralis ; meniscus medialis). The 

 convex edge of each meniscus is thick ; while the concave border, directed 



Ligamenta patelhi 



Tuberosity of the tibia. 

 ,Lig. cruciatum anterius. 



Lig. collaterale tibiale. 



Lig. collaterale fibulare. 



Medial meniscus. 

 Intercondyloid eminence 



Lateral meniscus. 



Lig. cruciatum posterius. 



Fio. 112. — Proximal End of the Tibia, with the Ligaments and Menisci attached thereto. 

 * = Ligamentous bands holding the menisci in position. 



towards the intercondyloid eminence of the tibia, is so thin as to be 



translucent. The proximal (femoral) surface of each meniscus is concave 



for the reception of one of the condyles of the femur. The distal or 



tibial surface is flattened. Each meniscus is attached in front by a 

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