The anterior meniscofemoral ligament (ligament of Humphry) is a small fibrous band of the

knee joint In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the hu ...

. It arises from the posterior horn of the

lateral meniscus The lateral meniscus (external semilunar fibrocartilage) is a fibrocartilaginous band that spans the lateral side of the interior of the knee joint. It is one of two meniscus (anatomy), menisci of the knee, the other being the medial meniscus. It ...

and passes superiorly and medially in front of the

posterior cruciate ligament The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a ligament in each knee of humans and various other animals. It works as a counterpart to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). It connects the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the medial cond ...

to attach to the lateral surface of medial condyle of the

femur The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with ...

. Anterior meniscofemoral ligament is found in 11.8% of the subjects during MRI scan of the knee. It may be confused for the posterior cruciate ligament during

arthroscopy Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic or keyhole surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the jo ...

. In this situation, a tug on the ligament while observing for motion of the lateral meniscus can be used to tell the two apart. Anterior meniscofemoral ligament, together with

posterior meniscofemoral ligament The Posterior meniscofemoral ligament (also known as the ligament of Wrisberg) is a small fibrous band of the knee joint. It attaches to the posterior area of the lateral meniscus and crosses superiorly and medially behind the posterior cruciate l ...

, meniscotibial ligament, and the popliteomeniscal fascicles, stabilises the posterolateral part of the

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