Functional and Structural Details about the Fabella: What the Important Stabilizer Looks Like in the Central European Population

Figure 5

Histologic imaging of posterolateral corner of the knee (sagittal section). (A) Toluidine blue staining. (B) Trichrome Masson-Goldner staining. On both (A) and (B): a: gastrocnemius tendon; b: posterolateral femoral condyle; c: femur condyle impression; d: bony fabella; e: collagen fibres of fabellofibular ligament; f: muscle cells of lateral gastrocnemius head; g: femoral articular cartilage; h: lateral meniscus; i: popliteus muscle; k: lateral condyle of tibial plateau; l: fibular head; second bundle of the FFL.