A system of human anatomy, general and special . he semilunar cartilages are connected to the head of thetibia, and to the ligaments surrounding the joint. The semilunar fibro-cartilages are two falciform plates of fibro-cartilage, situated around the margin of the head of the tibia, andserving to deepen the surface of articulation for the condyles of thefemur. They are thick along their convex border, and thin andsharp along the concave edge. * A posterior view of the ligaments of the knee-joint. 1. The fasciculus of the liga-mentum posticum Winslowii, which is derived from, 2. the tendon of
A system of human anatomy, general and special . he semilunar cartilages are connected to the head of thetibia, and to the ligaments surrounding the joint. The semilunar fibro-cartilages are two falciform plates of fibro-cartilage, situated around the margin of the head of the tibia, andserving to deepen the surface of articulation for the condyles of thefemur. They are thick along their convex border, and thin andsharp along the concave edge. * A posterior view of the ligaments of the knee-joint. 1. The fasciculus of the liga-mentum posticum Winslowii, which is derived from, 2. the tendon of the semi-membra-nosus muscle; the latter is cut short. 3. The process of the tendon which spreads out inthe fascia of the popliteus muscle. 4. The process which is sent inwards beneath the in-ternal lateral ligament. 5. The posterior part of the internal lateral ligament. 6. Thelong external lateral ligament. 7. The short external lateral ligament. 8. The tendonof the popliteus muscle cut short. 9. The posterior superior tibio-fibular KNEE JOINT. 173 Fig. 90.* The internal semilunar fibro-cartilage forms an oval cup for thereception of the internal condyle; it is connected by its convexborder to the head of the tibia, and to the internal and posterior liga-ments, by means of its coronary ligament; and by its two extremitiesis firmly implanted into the depressions in front and behind thespinous process. The external semilunar fibro-cartilage bounds acircular fossa for the external condyle: it is connected by its convexborder with the head of the tibia, and to the external and posteriorligaments, by means of its coronary ligament; by its two extremitiesit is inserted into the depression between the two projections whichconstitute the spinous process of the tibia. Thetwo extremities of the external cartilage beinginserted into the same fossa form almost a com-plete circle, and the cartilage being somewhatbroader than the internal, nearly covers the arti-cular surface of
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