The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest and most complicated joint in the human body. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation[WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee ]
Synonyms: joint of knee
Term information
- EFO:0001957
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee
- MESH:D007719
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwCuaYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- galen:KneeJoint
- GAID:114
- UMLS:C0022745 (ncithesaurus:Knee_Joint)
- EMAPA:19137
- FMA:35175
- VHOG:0001003
- NCIT:C32898
- MA:0000471
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0022745
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/182204005
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- hindlimb joint
- synovial limb joint
- develops_from some knee joint primordium
- part of some knee
- connects some tibia
- connects some femur
- connects some patella