Posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament
Details
From	lateral meniscus
To	femur
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius
TA98	A03.6.08.004
TA2	1887
FMA	76855
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The posterior meniscofemoral ligament (also known as the ligament of Wrisberg) is a small fibrous band of the knee joint. It attaches to the posterior area of the lateral meniscus and crosses superiorly and medially behind the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the medial condyle of the femur.^[1]

It forms with articulatio meniscolateralis anterior articulatio mesicofemoralis which is the upper floor of articulatio genus. It flexes and extends functionally as ginglymus with frontal axis.

The posterior meniscofemoral ligament is found in 64.4% of the subjects in MRI scan of the knee.^[1]

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, coronal
Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, sagittal
Posterior meniscofemoral ligament (Wrisberg) behind the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus close to its insertion. Sometimes wrongly interpreted as a meniscal tear.

Joints and ligaments of the human leg

Hip

Knee

Tibiofemoral	Capsule Anterior meniscofemoral ligament Posterior meniscofemoral ligament extracapsular: popliteal oblique arcuate collateral medial/tibial fibular/lateral intracapsular: cruciate anterior posterior menisci medial lateral transverse anterolateral
Patellofemoral	Patellar tendon Infrapatellar fat pad

Tibiofibular

Superior tibiofibular	anterior of the head of the fibula posterior of the head of the fibula
Inferior tibiofibular	Anterior tibiofibular Posterior tibiofibular Interosseous membrane of leg

Foot

Talocrural and ankle

medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid
lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint

Subtalar/talocalcaneal

Transverse tarsal

Talocalcaneonavicular	dorsal talonavicular plantar calcaneonavicular/spring bifurcated (calcaneonavicular)
Calcaneocuboid	dorsal calcaneocuboid long plantar plantar calcaneocuboid bifurcated (calcaneocuboid)

Distal intertarsal

Cuneonavicular	plantar dorsal
Cuboideonavicular	plantar dorsal
Intercuneiform	plantar dorsal interosseous intercuneiform interosseous cuneometatarsal

Other

Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc	plantar dorsal
Intermetatarsal/metatarsal	plantar dorsal interosseous superficial transverse deep transverse
Metatarsophalangeal	plantar collateral
Interphalangeal	plantar collateral

Arches

Authority control databases	Terminologia Anatomica

References

^ ^a ^b Bintoudi, A.; Natsis, K.; Tsitouridis, I. (2012-09-17). "Anterior and Posterior Meniscofemoral Ligaments: MRI Evaluation". Anatomy Research International. 2012: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2012/839724. ISSN 2090-2743. PMC 3457609. PMID 23019526.