Anatom3DPosterior meniscotibial ligament (Medial meniscus)
Ligamentum meniscotibiale posterius (menisci medialis) · Zadní meniskotibiální vaz (vnitřní menisk)
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The back root that anchors the medial meniscus to the tibia behind the tibial spines.
What it does
Fixes the back of the medial meniscus so it keeps its load-bearing hoop tension.
Keeping it well
Root tears are common in middle-aged people and speed up arthritis; sudden back-of-knee pain on squatting may be the sign.
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