Anatom3DPosterior meniscotibial ligament (Lateral meniscus)
Ligamentum meniscotibiale posterius (menisci lateralis) · Zadní meniskotibiální vaz (zevní menisk)
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The back root that anchors the lateral meniscus to the tibia behind the tibial spines.
What it does
Fixes the back of the meniscus to the bone.
Keeping it well
Often torn together with the ACL. Repair restores the meniscus's function.
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