See Also: ligamentum popliteum obliquum(medicine)
ligamentum popliteum arcuatum(medicine)
planum popliteum(medicine)
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ligamentum popliteum arcuatum (medicine) and Erb palsy (medicine)


ligamentum popliteum arcuatum (medicine)


ligamentum popliteum arcuatum -->
arcuate popliteal ligament
<anatomy> A broad fibrous band attached above to the lateral condyle of the femur and passing medially and downward, blending with the posterior part of the fibrous capsule of the knee joint, arching over the tendon of the popliteus muscle.

Synonym: ligamentum popliteum arcuatum, popliteal arch, posterior ligament of knee.


Erb palsy (medicine)


Erb palsy


A type of brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder girdle (deltoid, biceps, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles) due to a lesion of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus or of the roots of the fifth and sixth cervical roots.

Synonym: Duchenne-Erb paralysis, Erb paralysis.