Anatom3DFibular collateral ligament
Ligamentum collaterale fibulare · Lýtkový postranní vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A pencil-like cord on the outer side of the knee, from the outer knob of the femur to the head of the fibula.
What it does
Stops the knee bending outward (bow-leg direction).
Keeping it well
Torn in blows to the inner knee, often with other outer-corner injuries that need early surgical assessment.
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