Posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Posterior meniscofemoral ligament
Details
Latin	ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius
From	lateral meniscus
To	femur
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12492591
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The Posterior meniscofemoral ligament 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.

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.

• Ligamentum wrisberg.png

  Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, coronal

• Ligamentum wrisberg sag.png

  Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, sagittal

• Meniscofemorale Baender MRT Haemarthros Pseudotear.png

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