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oblique popliteal ligament (Bourgery ligament)

The reflected tendon of insertion of semimembranosus muscle. -> arises posterior to the medial tibial condyle -> passes superolaterally to attach to the central part of the posterior aspect of the fibrous capsule Function: To strengthen the fibrous capsule.

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arcuate popliteal ligament (popliteal arch, posterior ligament of knee)

General

ligament

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.