Knee
Region around the kneecap / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint).[1] It is the largest joint in the human body.[2] The knee is a modified hinge joint, which permits flexion and extension as well as slight internal and external rotation. The knee is vulnerable to injury and to the development of osteoarthritis.
| Knee | |
|---|---|
 Right knee seen from the right side | |
| Details | |
| System | Musculoskeletal system |
| Nerve | femoral, obturator, sciatic |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Articulatio genus |
| MeSH | D007717 |
| TA98 | A01.1.00.036 A01.2.08.010 |
| TA2 | 161, 321 |
| FMA | 24974 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It is often termed a compound joint having tibiofemoral and patellofemoral components.[3][4] (The fibular collateral ligament is often considered with tibiofemoral components.)[5]