Knee (Subscribe)
Categories
- Anterior Knee Pain (5)
- Patient education information on anterior knee pain
- Cartilage Injuries (9)
- Patient education information about cartilage and meniscus injuries in the knee
- General (15)
- Patient education information about knee problems and causes of knee pain
- Joint Replacement (56)
- Patient education information about total knee replacement
- Ligament Injuries (25)
- Patient education information about knee ligament injuries
- Osteoarthritis (19)
- Patient education information about knee osteoarthritis
- Other Knee Conditions (11)
- Patient education information about other knee conditions
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Knee Anatomy
The knee - formed where the bottom of the thigh bone (femur) meets the top of the shin bone (tibia) - is arguably the body's largest and most complex weight-bearing joint. When the knee is healthy, the joint moves freely. This is because the joint is covered with white elastic materials called cartilage and powered by large muscles.
