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Fibular Collateral Ligament |
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| consists of a strong, round cord located between the lateral condyle of the femur (thighbone) and the head of the fibula at the knee joint. |
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Tibial Collateral Ligament |
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| a broad, flat band of tissue that connects the medial condyle of the femur (thighbone) to the medial condyle of the tibia at the knee joint. |
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| Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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| connect bone to bone across the joint; function of the ACL is to provide stability to the knee and minimize stress across the knee joint: |
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| Tibial Collateral ligament |
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| FIbular Collateral ligament |
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| Posterior cruciate ligament |
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| Posterior and Anterior cruciate ligament |
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| Quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament |
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| Lateral and Medial Meniscus |
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Lateral and Medial Meniscus
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A meniscus is a semi-circular cartilaginous disk that resides in the knee joint; They sit between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone)
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Lateral and Medial Meniscus
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| cushion (weight distribution) and support |
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quadriceps tendon
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| connects the quadriceps femoris muscles to the superior aspects of the patella on the anterior of the thigh |
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quadriceps tendon
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| Controls knee flexsion and extension |
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| grooved laterally and medially for the tendon of the popliteus, which separates it from the fibular collateral ligament. |
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| A band of fibrous tissue that attaches the apex of the PATELLA to the lower part of the tubercle of the TIBIA |
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Fibular collateral ligament
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| The fibular collateral ligament is a ligament located on the lateral (outer) side of the knee |
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| Tibial collateral ligament |
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| The ligament that travels from the medial epicondyle of the FEMUR to the medial margin and medial surface of the TIBIA |
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Iliofemoral ligament
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| important constraint to the hip joint. |
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| ligament on the inferior side of the hip joint |
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| This ligament, together with the coracoid process and the acromion, forms a vault for the protection of the head of the humerus |
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coracoacromial ligament
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| a strong triangular band, extending between the coracoid process and the acromion. |
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