- See:
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Rolling and Gluiding Mechanism:
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Gait:
- Discussion:
- bones forming joint are femur, tibia, & patella;
- two femurs converge toward the knee and each tibia is nearly vertical,
femur & tibia meet angle of some 5-12 deg;
- greater angle results in genu valgum;
- lesser angle results in
genu varum;
- condyles:
- femur ends in two rounded condyles joined anteriorly to from
patellar articular surface and separated posteriorly by a deep
intercondylar fossa;
- condyles are almost in line w/ front of shaft, but they project
backward well beyond shaft, as in letter J, circumstance of
significance in movement of the joint;
- medial condyle is larger, more curved, & projects further than
lateral condyle, accounting for angle between femur & tibia;
- sides of condyles are roughened and project somewhat as medial
and lateral epicondyles;
- tibial plateua:
- on its expanded upper end, tibia has 2 slightly concave condyles
separated by an intercondylar eminence and the sloping areas
in front and behind it;
- low elevation, tibial tuberosity, for insertion of
quadriceps,
is situated at the junction of anterior border of shaft with
expanded upper end of the tibia;
- patella:
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