The<unk>  is located within the knee joint where it stabilizes the articulating bones, particularly the femur and the tibia, during movement. It originates from the lateral edge of the medial femoral condyle and the roof of the intercondyle notch then stretches, at a<unk>  and lateral angle, toward the<unk>  of the tibia just below its articular surface. In this medial view of the extended knee, the lateral femoral condyle has been removed to reveal the structure of the<unk> . Because the posteromedial bundle is stretched and the anterolateral bundle relaxed during extension, excessive extension in the form of hyperextension causes tensile stress, shown in red, on the posteromedial bundle of the<unk>  that leads to<unk>  injury.
Posterior cruciate ligament
Osborne's ligament
Median arcuate ligament
Discoid meniscus
Achilles tendon
Ligamenta flava
Pivot joint
Epiphyseal plate