The posterior ligament of the head of the fibula is a part of the knee. It is a single thick and broad band, which passes obliquely upward from the back of the head of the fibula to the back of the lateral condyle of the tibia.
| Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula | |
|---|---|
 Right knee-joint. Posterior view. (Post. lig. visible at center right, in white, near head of fibula.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius |
| TA98 | A03.6.09.003 |
| TA2 | 1911 |
| FMA | 76858 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It is covered by the tendon of the popliteus.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 348 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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