Anatom3DAnterior meniscotibial ligament (Medial meniscus)
Ligamentum meniscotibiale anterius (menisci medialis) · Přední meniskotibiální vaz (vnitřní menisk)
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The front root that anchors the medial meniscus to the front of the tibial plateau.
What it does
Fixes the front of the meniscus to the bone.
Keeping it well
Rarely torn compared with the back root; variations in its attachment are common on MRI.
Related conditions
- ACL & meniscus injury
- Baker's (popliteal) cyst
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Gout
- Growing pains
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins