Anatom3DTransverse ligament of knee
Ligamentum transversum genus · Příčný vaz kolenní
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A short band across the front of the knee joint, joining the front edges of the two menisci.
What it does
Ties the two menisci together at the front.
Keeping it well
Absent in some people. On MRI it can mimic a meniscus tear.
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