Name

Oblique Popliteal Ligament

Pronunciation

(o-blEk pop-lit-Eal lig-a-ment)

Innervation

Moore, K.L., Clinically Orientated Anatomy 3rd Edition,

pp. 419, fig 5-38

Notes

This broad band is an expansion of the tendon of the semimembranosous muscle.

It strengthens the fibrous capsule of the knee joint posteriorly.