Joints & ligaments
Lateral meniscus
Meniscus lateralis
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Knee joint
DescriptionUnreviewed
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 menisci of the knee, the other being the medial meniscus.
It is nearly circular and covers a larger portion of the articular surface than the medial.
It can occasionally be injured or torn by twisting the knee or applying direct force, as seen in contact sports.
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Names
- Latin
- Meniscus lateralis
- English
- Lateral meniscus
- French
- Ménisque latéral
- Spanish
- Menisco lateral
- Portuguese
- Menisco lateral
In the same group
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- Anterior meniscotibial ligament (Lateral meniscus)
- Anterior meniscotibial ligament (Medial meniscus)
- Arcuate popliteal ligament
- Articular capsule of knee joint
- Deep part of tibial collateral ligament
- Fibular collateral ligament
- Infrapatellar fat pad
- Medial meniscus
- Meniscopatellar ligament
- Oblique popliteal ligament
- Popliteofibular ligament
- Posterior cruciate ligament
- Posterior meniscotibial ligament (Lateral meniscus)
- Posterior meniscotibial ligament (Medial meniscus)
- Superficial part of tibial collateral ligament
- Transverse ligament of knee