The Posterior meniscofemoral ligament (also known as the ligament of Wrisberg) 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 attaches to the posterior area 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 crosses superiorly and medially behind 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

medial condyle of the femur The medial condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of femur, the other being the lateral condyle. The medial condyle is larger than the lateral (outer) condyle due to more weight bearing caused by the centre of mass being med ...

. It forms with articulatio meniscolateralis anterior articulatio mesicofemoralis which is the upper floor of articulatio genus. It flexes and extends functionally as

ginglymus A hinge joint (ginglymus or ginglymoid) is a bone joint in which the articular surfaces are molded to each other in such a manner as to permit motion only in one plane. According to one classification system they are said to be uniaxial (having ...

with

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axis. The posterior meniscofemoral ligament is found in 64.4% of the subjects in MRI scan of the knee. File:Ligamentum wrisberg.png, Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, coronal File:Ligamentum wrisberg sag.png, Posterior meniscofemoral ligament on MRI, sagittal File:Meniscofemorale Baender MRT Haemarthros Pseudotear.png, Posterior meniscofemoral ligament (Wrisberg) behind the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus close to its insertion. Sometimes wrongly interpreted as a meniscal tear.

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Ligaments Lower limb anatomy {{ligament-stub de:Ligamentum meniscofemorale