page_title: Knee
hierarchical_section_title: Knee
caption_attribution_description: Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligaments.
context_page_description: The knee is the joint that links 4 of the upper and lower bones of the leg, which are called the femur, tibia, fibula and the patella. The knee joint is the largest joint in the body and is an extensive network of ligaments and muscles. Basically, it is a hinge which allows movement of the lower leg in only one direction. The lower leg can swing back from the knee, and that is all.
  The knee is held together by ligaments which connect the bones and produces fluid which lubricates the movement at the joint. The meniscus is a cartilage
  that lies on the inner and outer edges of the upper surface of the tibia. These are the shock
  absorbers of the knee and supply proper weight distribution.
context_section_description: The knee is the joint that links 4 of the upper and lower bones of the leg, which are called the femur, tibia, fibula and the patella. The knee joint is the largest joint in the body and is an extensive network of ligaments and muscles. Basically, it is a hinge which allows movement of the lower leg in only one direction. The lower leg (tibia+fibula+foot) can swing back from the knee, and that is all.
  The knee is held together by ligaments which connect the bones and produces fluid which lubricates the movement at the joint. The meniscus is a cartilage 
  that lies on the inner and outer edges of the upper surface of the tibia. These are the shock
  absorbers of the knee and supply proper weight distribution.
caption: A drawing of the bones and ligaments of a human knee
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