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This is an observational type of study. Arthroscopy using anteromedial and anterolateral portals was performed in 68\u00a0knees in 68 patients (36 right, 32 left). The MFLs were identified using several anatomical cues, including their femoral and meniscal attachments, their obliquity relative to the PCL, and the meniscal tug test. Identification was classed as easy or hard by the operating surgeon. From 68\u00a0knees, the aMFL was seen and confirmed to be an MFL using the tug test in 60 (88%). Identification of the aMFL was classed as easy in 64 (94%), whilst the pMFL was easy to identify in only 6 (9%) of knees, of which 3 had a ruptured PCL. Thus, with the exception of PCL\u2010deficient knees, it was felt that the meniscal \u201ctug test\u201d as applied in this study was not suitable for the pMFL. The study shows that identification of the aMFL is possible in most knees at arthroscopy, using the \u201ctug test\u201d and other anatomical cues. However, identification of the pMFL may require a posterior portal. A subgroup of PCL injuries in which the MFLs were intact was also observed. The \u201cmeniscal tug test\u201d can be used in arthroscopic examinations of the PCL to distinguish between fibres of the true PCL from the MFLs, thus avoiding the misdiagnosis of partial versus complete PCL rupture. 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