Knee
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Knee:PosteriorandSagittalViews
Right knee: posterior view
Adductor magnus tendon
Medial head of gastrocnemius
muscle and
Subtendinous bursa
Tibial collateral ligament
Semimembranosus tendon
Oblique popliteal ligament
(tendinous expansion of
semimembranosus muscle)
Semimembranosus bursa
deep to tendon (
broken line
)
Popliteus muscle
Femur (popliteal surface)
Attachment of joint capsule
Plantaris muscle
Lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle and
Subtendinous bursa
Fibular collateral ligament
and its inferior
Subtendinous bursa
Biceps femoris tendon and
Bursa beneath it
Arcuate popliteal ligament
(edge of capsule that arches
over popliteus muscle)
Head of fibula
Posterior ligament of
fibular head
Attachment of joint capsule
Interosseous membrane
Tibia
Femur
Articularis
genus muscle
Quadriceps
femoris tendon
Suprapatellar fat body
Suprapatellar (synovial) bursa
Patella
Subcutaneous prepatellar bursa
Articular cavity
Synovial membrane
Patellar ligament
Infrapatellar fat pad
Subcutaneous infrapatellar bursa
Deep (subtendinous) infrapatellar bursa
Lateral meniscus
Tibial tuberosity
Lateral
subtendinous
bursa of
gastrocnemius
muscle
Synovial
membrane
Articular cartilages
Tibia
Sagittal section
(lateral to midline of knee)
