Anterior ligament of the head of the fibula

Anterior ligament of the head of the fibula
Right knee-joint, from the front, showing interior ligaments. (Ant. super. tibio-fibular lig. labeled at center left, in white.)
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Fromfibula
Totibia
Identifiers
Latinligamentum capitis fibulae anterius
TA98A03.6.09.002
TA21910
FMA76857
Anatomical terminology
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The anterior ligament of the head of the fibula (anterior superior ligament) consists of two or three broad and flat bands, which pass obliquely upward from the front of the head of the fibula to the front of the lateral condyle of the tibia.

This fibrous band crosses obliquely and superiorly from the anterior aspect of the head of the fibula to the lateral condyle of the tibia. It merges with the fibrous capsule of the proximal tibiofibular joint and restrains its movements further.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 348 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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