Ligaments Tendons Bursa Joint Capsule Knee Cap We start by looking at the features of each element of knee joint anatomy and then we will go on to look at the common problems that can develop with each of the different components of the anatomy of the knee. ...
The knee joint is the largest joint of the body, that comprises of articulation between femur and tibia, and femur and patella. The bone shapes, the cruciate ligaments and the ligaments and tendons on the medial and lateral sides of the knee allow six degree of movements, three in translatio...
In a previous paper the shape of the condyles was described as an involute of a circle. Based on this model the kinematics of the attachment points of the ligaments were calculated by mathematical methods and compared with two-dimensional models of the knee joint....
Joint The knee joint provides flexion to the legs and absorbs some of the force of running and walking.Joints hold the skeleton together and support movement. There are two ways to categorize joints. The first is by joint function, also referred to as range of motion. The second way to ...
An overview of the anatomy of the knee joint including bony articulations, ligaments, menisci, arterial supply, innervation and relevant muscles.
Anatomyo,theankleligaments:apictorialessay PauGolanó1·JordiVega3·PeterA.J.deLeeuw4·FrancescMalagelada5· M.CristinaManzanares2·VíctorGötzens2·C.NiekvanDijk4 Received:13February2010/Accepted:16February2010/Publishedonline:2April2016©EuropeanSocietyo,SportsTraumatology,KneeSurgery,Arthroscopy(ESSKA...
The knee is the largest joint in the body and it is also one of the most complex. The knee joint is made up of four bones, which are connected by muscles, ligaments, and tendons. The femur is the large bone in the thigh. The tibia is the large shin bone. Thefibulais the smaller...
The lower leg, or just “leg” in anatomical terms, is the part of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle joint.
Many strong ligaments surround the joint capsule of the knee to reinforce its structure and hold its bones in the proper alignment. On the anterior surface of the knee, the patella is held in place by the patellar ligament, which extends from the inferior border of the patella to the tibial...
joint, which primarily allows for flexion and extension with a more limited degree of translation and rotation.Knee Joint: Anatomy. There is a singleboneBone is a compact type of hardened connective tissue composed of bone cells, membranes, an extracellular mineralized matrix, and central bone ...