Fundamentals Of Knee Anatomy

Knee anatomy is the structure of the knee i.e. the parts that makeup the knee. Knee is the largest and most complicated joint in our body. It’s also the most endangered part of the body because it bears pressure loads and enormous weight while providing flexible movement. While walking, our knees support 1.5 times our body weight; while climbing stairs it supports about 3-4 times our body weight and squatting about 8 times [1].
The knee joint also called a synovial joint connects the femur, our thigh bone which is the longest bone in the body, to the tibia, our second longest bone. There are two joints in the knee: the tibiofemoral joint (joins the tibia to the femur) and the patellofemoral joint (joins the kneecap to the femur. These two joints