An anatomical study of the meniscofibular ligament

BOZKURT M., ELHAN A., Tekdemir I., Tonuk E.

KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, vol.12, no.5, pp.429-433, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00167-003-0450-z
  • Journal Name: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.429-433
  • Keywords: meniscofibular ligament, fibular rotation, proximal tibiofibular joint, PROXIMAL TIBIOFIBULAR JOINT, POPLITEOFIBULAR LIGAMENT, POSTEROLATERAL CORNER, KNEE-JOINT, STABILITY, INJURIES, TENDON
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We examined the anatomical structure of a ligament (ligamentum meniscofibulare) between apex fibulae and lateral meniscus by macroscopic and microscopic dissection and transillumination method in 50 knees of 25 cadavers (5 were fresh). We analyzed the function of this ligament, which runs between the head of the fibulae and lateral meniscus. The existence of a connection between knee joint and proximal tibiofibular joint was demonstrated by injecting colored liquid into the knee joint space and transillumination. The mensicofibular ligament is a capsular ligament originating from the lateral meniscus that is anterior to the popliteal muscle tendon. The meniscofibular ligament, which is attached to fibula with rotatory motion at one end and to the lateral meniscus at the other, is believed to position the lateral meniscus and therefore to play a key role in the knee joint.