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The joint capsule (Figure 2.3) envelops the articular disc and is attached superiorly to the rim of the glenoid fossa and articular eminence and inferiorly to the neck of the condyle. Posteriorly it is attached to the bilaminar zone and anteriorly becomes continuous with the pterygoid muscle attachment. Although it is thin both anteriorly and posteriorly, it is strengthened laterally by the lateral temporomandibular ligament which is not a discrete ligament but a thickened part of the capsule.

Figure 2.3 The joint capsule

(M. Ziad Al‐Ani, Robin J.M. Gray.)