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 ]
Term information
- MESH:D007719
- SCTID:182204005
- GAID:114
- EMAPA:19137
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwCuaYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- galen:KneeJoint
- MA:0000471
- VHOG:0001003
- Wikipedia:Knee
- EFO:0001957
- UMLS:C0022745 (ncithesaurus:Knee_Joint)
- NCIT:C32898
- FMA:35175
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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].
Term relations
- hindlimb joint
- synovial limb joint
- part of some knee
- connects some tibia
- develops from some knee joint primordium
- connects some femur
- connects some patella