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In human anatomy, the knee is the lower extremity joint connecting the femur and the tibia.
Human anatomy
The knee is a complex, compound, condyloid variety of a synovial joint which hovers. It actually comprises two separate joints. The femoro-patellar joint consists of the patella, or "kneecap", a so-called "sesamoid bone" which sits within the tendon of the anterior thigh muscles, and the patellar groove on the front of the femur through which it slides. The femoro-tibial joint links the femur, or thigh bone, with the tibia, the main bone of the (lower) leg. The joint is bathed in a viscous fluid which is contained inside the "synovial" membrane, or "joint capsule". The recess behind the knee is called the "popliteal fossa".
Ligaments
The human knee is associated with the following ligaments:- anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The critically important ACL prevents the tibia from being pushed too far anterior relative to the femur.
- posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
- capsular ligament
- ligamentum patellae
- medial collateral ligament (MCL a.k.a. tibial collateral ligament). The MCL protects the medial side of the knee from being bent open by a stress applied to the lateral side of the knee (a valgus force).
- lateral collateral ligament (LCL a.k.a. fibular collateral ligament). The LCL protects the lateral side from an inside bending force (a varus force).
- oblique popliteal ligament
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#ATL #Falcons WR Roddy White (knee) was limited in practice Wednesday. #Atlanta #NFL #roto #ffb #fantasyfootball #football #sports #fb
fyifootballplay (NFL_NCAA_FOOTBALL_FB) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:46 -0000
#ATL #Falcons WR Roddy White (knee) was limited in practice Wednesday. #Atlanta #NFL #roto #ffb #fantasyfootball #football #sports #fb
@PirisAlvarez Lmfaooo! ok baby! im whipped! awwww how cute!!! c ur sOOO niceee! I FUCKING LOVEE YOU! IM ON MY KNEE PLZ MARRY ME!
MC_Brian_B2M (Brian V.â¢) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:46 -0000
@PirisAlvarez Lmfaooo! ok baby! im whipped! awwww how cute!!! c ur sOOO niceee! I FUCKING LOVEE YOU! IM ON MY KNEE PLZ MARRY ME!
@creaturecomfort I'm so sorry to hear that. Ibuprofen and lots of ice. I did something like that a few weeks ago when I sprained my knee.
AphroChic (Jeanine Hays) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:33 -0000
@creaturecomfort I'm so sorry to hear that. Ibuprofen and lots of ice. I did something like that a few weeks ago when I sprained my knee.
@oceanician slid into a post a couple of months back, knee got worse & worse. Struggling upstairs so had to take a break & pills from doc!
phillColeman (phillColeman) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:04 -0000
@oceanician slid into a post a couple of months back, knee got worse & worse. Struggling upstairs so had to take a break & pills from doc!
My mom just noticed a lump in her pants behind her knee.. there was a pair of underwear that got stuck there & she had no clue. so funny.
alyssev (Alysse Vogt) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:10:47 -0000
My mom just noticed a lump in her pants behind her knee.. there was a pair of underwear that got stuck there & she had no clue. so funny.
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SalBarguil (Sal Barguil) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:10:11 -0000
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