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This article is about the joint. For other uses, see Knee (disambiguation).
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.
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Knee | |
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Details | |
System | Musculoskeletal system |
Nerve | femoral, obturator, sciatic |
Identifiers | |
Latin | articulatio genus |
MeSH | D007717 |
TA98 | A01.1.00.036 |
TA2 | 161 |
FMA | 24974 |
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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]