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
- SCTID:182204005
- VHOG:0001003
- FMA:35175
- GAID:114
- NCIT:C32898
- Wikipedia:Knee
- MA:0000471
- EMAPA:19137
- MESH:D007719
- galen:KneeJoint
- EFO:0001957
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- skeletal joint
- hindlimb joint
- synovial limb joint
- part of some knee
- connects some tibia
- develops from some knee joint primordium
- connects some patella
- connects some femur