oblique popliteal ligament
- oblique popliteal ligament
oblique popliteal ligament n a strong broad flat fibrous ligament that passes obliquely across and strengthens the posterior part of the knee and is derived esp. from the tendon of the semimembranosus muscle
compare ARCUATE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT
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popliteal ligament — see ARCUATE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT, OBLIQUE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT … Medical dictionary
arcuate popliteal ligament — n a triangular ligamentous band in the posterior part of the knee that passes medially downward from the lateral condyle of the femur to the area between the condyles of the tibia and to the head of the fibula compare OBLIQUE POPLITEAL LIGAMENT … Medical dictionary
popliteal ligament oblique — ligamentum popliteum obliquum … Medical dictionary
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