Taxonomy for Rehabilitation of Knee Conditions

Last uploaded: September 14, 2015
Preferred Name

arcuate popliteal ligament

Synonyms

short lateral genual ligament

Definitions

An extracapsular ligament of the knee. It is Y-shaped and is attached to the fibular head. From there it goes to its two insertions; one goes over m. popliteus and attaches to the intercondylar area of tibia, the other to the lateral epicondyle of femur and blends there with the lateral head of m. gastrocnemius.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TRAK_0001125

database_cross_reference

FMA:44596

UMLS_CUI:C0225125

definition

An extracapsular ligament of the knee. It is Y-shaped and is attached to the fibular head. From there it goes to its two insertions; one goes over m. popliteus and attaches to the intercondylar area of tibia, the other to the lateral epicondyle of femur and blends there with the lateral head of m. gastrocnemius.

has_exact_synonym

short lateral genual ligament

has_obo_namespace

trak

id

TRAK:0001125

label

arcuate popliteal ligament

notation

TRAK:0001125

prefLabel

arcuate popliteal ligament

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TRAK_0001093

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TRAK_0001093

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