KNEE JOINT

HINGE TYPE OF SYNOVIAL

JOINT
 CAPSULE
• Attached to the margins of the articular surfaces
and surrounds the sides and posterior aspect of
the joint
• On the front of joint ,capsule is absent permitting
the synovial membrane to pouch upward
beneath the quadriceps tendon , forming
SUPRAPATELLAR BURSA
• On each side of patella, capsule is strengthened by
expansions from the tendon of vastus lateralis and
medialis
 EXTRA CAPSULAR LIGAMENTS

• Continuation of central
portion of common tendon
LIGAMENTUM of quadricep femoris muscle
• Attached above to lower
PATELLAE border of patella
• Attached below to the
tuberosity of tibia
• RUPTURE OF LIGAMENTUM
PATELLAE CAN OCCUR WHEN
SUDDEN FLEXING FORCE IS
APPLIED TO KNEE JOINT
WHEN QUADRICEP FEMORIS
IS ACTIVELY CONTRACTING
 OBLIQUE POPLITEAL
LIGAMENT

EXPANSION DERIVED FROM

SEMI MEMBRANOSUS
MUSCLE
MENISCI
 SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE
1. The synovial membrane of the knee joint attaches to the
margins of the articular surfaces and to the superior and inferior
outer margins of the menisci
2. The two cruciate ligaments, which attach in intercondylar
region of the tibia below and intercondylar fossa of the
femur above, are outside the articular cavity, but enclosed
within the fibrous membrane of the knee joint
 NERVE SUPPLY

Common
Femoral peroneal Obturator
nerve nerve and
tibial nerves
nerve
Prepatellar bursitis
Prepatellar bursitis is caused by
excessive and repeated friction between
the
skin and the patella, for example, jobs
associated with kneeling.
Bursa may also be injured by
Compressive forces resulting from a
direct blow or
from falling on the flexed knee
If the inflammation is chronic, the
bursa becomes distended with fluid and
forms a swelling anterior to the knee.
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