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Understanding knee joint anatomy is the first step toward a better diagnosis and treatment, it helps you to know more about your knee joint and how it functions.


In this article, we will take a closer look at the knee joint anatomy and learn all about the bones - cartilages - meniscus - ligaments - and the fluids beneath that keep the surfaces lubricated enough for an easy movement.


Knee Joint Anatomy


Your knee joint is one of the toughest and powerful joints that can withstand pressure from your weight or certain moves you might make, it is fully prepared naturally to withstand severe conditions.





In addition to that, your knee joint is considered one of the biggest joints in your body, it simply connects the thigh bone to the Tibia, therefore providing a great amount of balance and strength for the whole body.


Why is the Knee joint an important joint in your body?


  • It contains a great amount of cartilage - ligaments - meniscus - muscles and nerves to support your body weight


  • The knee joint is the perfect supporter for different kinds of movements you make like bending and moving around


  • Any movement from other types of joints in the leg depend on the knee joint, therefore maintaining the whole body balance 


Knee Joint is a Synovial Joint


Joints in our bodies are classified based on two factors: their composition or what they are made of - and their function or how they move, therefore the knee joint is considered a Synovial Joint.


What does that mean? It means that this type of joint is the most flexible, it is made of one bone with a cavity and another bone which fills this cavity perfectly, your knee is basically formed by these components:


  • Bones
  • Cartilages
  • Ligaments
  • Muscles
  • Nerves


First: Bones


The knee joint is structured by three bones:


  • Femur or thigh bone from the upper leg
  • Tibia or Shin bone from the lower leg
  • Patella or Kneecap which supports the whole joint


These bones meet at the articulating surfaces, and our knees have two articulating surfaces:


  • Patellofemoral where the patella meets the femur.
  • Tibiofemoral where the tibia meets the femur.


Second: Cartilages


The cartilages are tough and flexible connective tissues which work as a pillow to absorb any shock the knee might get, they are the perfect protectors of the whole knee joint and the knee joint has two types of cartilages:


  • Hyaline Cartilage or articular cartilage lines the joint and covers the end of the bones inside the joint, it is perfectly lubricated to help your bones slide smoothly without any chance of friction, the patellar cartilage is considered a Hyaline Cartilage.


  • Fibrocartilage is a tough tissue which is made from thick fibers, it holds the components of the knee joint in place and provide a perfect protection against shocks, the Meniscus has two fibrocartilages.


Third: Ligaments


Ligaments are soft but super-strong tissues that bind the bones together inside your knee joint, and there are two types of ligaments:


  • Collateral Ligaments are two ligaments that look like straps on the opposite sides of the knee and hold the whole knee components in place, preventing too much movement from side to side:


  • The Medial Collateral Ligament or MCL is at the inner side of the knee and attaches the femur bone to the tibia 


  • The Lateral Collateral Ligament or LCL is at the outer side of the knee and attaches the Femur to the Fibula or Calf Bone


  • Cruciate Ligaments which cross each other forming an X shape, there are two of them inside your knee and aim to connect the femur with the Tibia, they are mainly responsible for controlling movement to the front and back:


  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL at the front of the knee


  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament or PCL is behind the ACL at the back of the knee


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Fourth: Muscles


The knee joint is the strongest and most important joint in the whole body, therefore it is supported by many muscles which flex and relax to provide easy and strong knee movement.


There are two types of muscles which control your knee joint:


  • Flexors which pull the knee in and there are five of them
  • Extensors which help you extend your knee out and there are Seven


Fifth: Nerves


The nerves are like electrodes which connect the brain to the other components of the knee, they help you feel sensations and move your muscles surrounding the knee, four main nerves control your knee joint.


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