Transverse ligament of knee

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Ligament: Transverse ligament of knee
Head of right tibia seen from above, showing menisci and attachments of ligaments. (Transverse ligament labeled at upper right.)
Latin	ligamentum transversum genus
Gray's	subject #93 343
From	lateral meniscus
To	medial meniscus
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12493431

The transverse ligament connects the anterior convex margin of the lateral meniscus to the anterior end of the medial meniscus; its thickness varies considerably in different subjects, and it is sometimes absent.

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• Norman/Georgetown lljoints (antkneejointopenflexed)
• Ratajczak W, Jakubowicz M, Pytel A (2003). "Transverse ligament of the knee in humans". Folia Morphol. (Warsz) 62 (3): 293–5. PMID 14507071. 

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v • d • e Joints and ligaments of lower limbs Coxal/hip femoral (iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral) - head of femur - transverse acetabular Knee-joint extracapsular: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular/lateral) intracapsular: cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) - transverse Tibiofibular Superior tibiofibular: anterior of the head of the fibula - posterior of the head of the fibula Inferior tibiofibular: anterior of the lateral malleolus - posterior of the lateral malleolus Talocrural/ankle medial: medial of talocrural joint/deltoid (anterior tibiotalar, posterior tibiotalar, tibiocalcaneal, tibionavicular) lateral: lateral collateral of ankle joint (anterior talofibular, posterior talofibular, calcaneofibular) Foot - subtalar/talocalcaneal anterior/posterior - lateral/medial - interosseous Foot - transverse tarsal Talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular - plantar calcaneonavicular/spring - bifurcated (calcaneonavicular) Calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid - bifurcated (calcaneocuboid) Foot - distal intertarsal Cuneonavicular: plantar - dorsal Cuboideonavicular: plantar - dorsal Intercuneiform: plantar - dorsal - interosseous Foot - other Tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc: plantar - dorsal Intermetatarsal/metatarsal: plantar - dorsal - interosseous - superficial transverse - deep transverse Metatarsophalangeal: plantar - collateral Interphalangeal: plantar - collateral Arches of the foot Longitudinal - Transverse