A manual of anatomy . Sobotta ami McMurrich.) with the patella and distally with the condylar facets upon the headof the tibia. The capsule in itself is not a complete investment nor are thespecial portions sufficient to form a complete capsule. The latteris completed and strengthened by expansions from the varioustendons about it. THE KNEE JOINT 135 The patellar ligament {lig. patellm), a ventral ligament, connectsthe apex of the patella with the tuberosity of the tibia. The dorsal ligament {lig. posterius) is thin laterally and thickmedially. It extends from the margins of the femoral condyl
A manual of anatomy . Sobotta ami McMurrich.) with the patella and distally with the condylar facets upon the headof the tibia. The capsule in itself is not a complete investment nor are thespecial portions sufficient to form a complete capsule. The latteris completed and strengthened by expansions from the varioustendons about it. THE KNEE JOINT 135 The patellar ligament {lig. patellm), a ventral ligament, connectsthe apex of the patella with the tuberosity of the tibia. The dorsal ligament {lig. posterius) is thin laterally and thickmedially. It extends from the margins of the femoral condyles andpopliteal surface just superior to the intercondyhc notch to thedorsal margin of the head of the tibia. The tendon of the contributes the oblique popliteal ligament { ohliquum). The tibial collateral ligament {lig. coUalerale tibiale), or internal Patellar surface Exter- -nal condyle External meniscus Anterior crucialligament A Anterior capitular //< Transverse ligament Fibula -. Tuberosity of tibia Fig. 108.—The right knee joint in flexion after removal 01 the articular capsule and thelateral ligaments. (Sobotta and McMurrich.) lateral ligament, is short and strong, extending from the medialcondyle of the femur, inferior to the adductor tubercle, to themedial surface of the head of the tibia. The fibular collateral, or external lateral ligament {lig. collateralefibulare), is a cord-like band extending from the lateral condyle ofthe femur to the head of the fibula, ventral to the styloid is split by the tendon of the m. biceps femoris. Within the joint cavity a number of important ligaments will befound. The cruciate ligaments {Kg. cruciata genu) are ventral and ventral one {lig. cruciatum anterius) extends obliquely (laterallyand dorsally) from the front of the intercondyhc eminence of the 136 SYNDESMOLOGY tibia to the dorsal part of the lateral condyle and the intercondylicnotch. The dorsal one [lig. cruciatum po
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