Name

Arcuate Popliteal Ligament

Pronunciation

(ar-kyO-ate pop-lit-Eal lig-a-ment)

Notes

A band of variable and ill-defined fibers at the posterolateral part of the knee joint; it is attached inferiorly to the apex of the head of the fibula, arches superiorly and medially over the popliteal tendon, and merges with the articular capsule.