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The knee joint
 

Synonyms in further meaning

German: Kniegelenk

Explanation

Here you can observe the most important anatomical fundamentals of a healthy knee joint and gain an overview about all essential maladies of the knee joint with a short definition of each affliction.
In order to obtain detailed information, please follow the link to the appropriate explanation.

 

STRUCTURE OF THE KNEE JOINT
 

Anatomy

The Anatomy of the Healthy Knee Joint:

The knee joint is the largest joint of the human body and it establishes the mobile linkage between the thighbone (Femur) and the shinbone (Tibia). Three bones comprise a framework of the knee joint together with a complex capsular and ligament apparatus (lateral and cruciate ligaments).

 

These are:

  • The thighbone roll (Femur condyle)
  • The shinbone head (Tibia plateau)
  • The knee cap (Patella).

Kniegelenk

Anatomy of the knee joint

  1. Thigh muscle (Musculus rectus femoris)
  2. Thighbone (Femur)
  3. Quadriceps tendon
  4. Knee cap (Patella)
  5. Knee cap tendon (Patellar tendon)
  6. Knee cap tendon insertion (Tuberositas tibiae)
  7. Shinbone (Tibia)
  8. Splintbone (Fibula)

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