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CAPSULE CAPSULE
It is absent Anteriorly.
(b) Inferior :
It is
Attached to the
Replaced by : tibia EXCEPT when
Quadriceps femoris the tendon of
tendon. Popliteus crosses
Patella. the bone.
Ligamentum patellae.
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2. TIBIAL (MEDIAL)
4. OBLIQUE POPLITEAL
COLLATERAL
An expansion of
A flat band. the
Attachment: Semimembranos
Above to the medial us.
condyle of the femur. It strengthens
Below to the medial the capsule
surface of the shaft of posteriorly.
the tibia.
Firmly attached to the
medial meniscus.
Attachment : LIGAMENTS.
Above : lateral condyle of 2. MENISCI.
the femur. 3. TENDON OF
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MENISCI MENISCI
C shaped sheets of fibro
cartilage. Functions :
The peripheral border is
1. Deepen the
thick and attached to tibial articular
surfaces.
the capsule.
2. Act as cushions
The inner border is thin
between the two
and concave and forms bones.
a free edge.
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MOVEMENTS UNLOCKING
At the commencement of
3. ROTATION • Flexion of the extended
(A) MEDIAL: • knee.
Sartorius, gracilis and Aim :
semitendinosus. To slack the ligaments
(B) LATERAL : • especially the cruciate.
Biceps femoris FEMUR: Lateral rotation
(the foot is on the ground)
TIBIA: Medial rotation.
Muscle: POPLITEUS
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LOCKING RELATIONS
The joint assumes the
Posterior :
position of full extension.
Boundaries and
It becomes a rigid contents of
structure. Popliteal Fossa.
The menisci are Medial :
compressed between the SGS muscles.
tibial and femoral condyles. Lateral :
Tightening of all the major Biceps femoris and
ligaments. common peroneal
The femur is medially nerve.
rotated on the tibia.
RELATIONS STABILITY
Anterior : 1. Muscles :
Prepatellar bursa. QUADRICEPS
particularly the inferior
fibers of the vasti
lateralis and medialis.
Many sport injuries
can be preventable
through appropriate
training and
conditioning of the
muscle.
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ligament.
The joint becomes
swollen because it is
filled with blood
(hemarthrosis).
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SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE
ANKLE JOINT
TYPE
Lines the capsule.
Hinge synovial
ARTICULATING
Reflected anteriorly
BONES on to the neck of
1. Lower end of the
the talus as far as
tibia
2. Two malleoli.
the articular
3. Body of the talus. cartilage.
4. The inferior May extend a short
transverse
tibiofibular ligament distance between
deepens the socket the tibia and fibula.
for the body of the
talus.
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LIGAMENTS
MEDIAL( DELTOID)
LATERAL LIGAMENT
Attached by its
apex to the tip of Weaker than the
LIGAMENTS CONT’D
Sustentaculum tali. 3. POSTERIOR
Plantar
TALOFIBULAR
calcaneonavicular Between the lateral
navicular bone.
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Calcaneofibular ligament.
RELATIONS
PLANTAR FLEXION
brevis) gastrocnemius.
LIMITED BY
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