| extracapsular | <anatomy> Situated outside of a capsule, especially. Outside the capsular ligament of a joint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| extracapsular fracture | A fracture at the articular extremity of a bone, but outside of the line of attachment of the capsular ligament of the joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracapsular ligaments | Ligaments associated with a synovial joint but separate from and external to its articular capsule. Synonym: ligamenta extracapsularia. (05 Mar 2000) |