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| Sagittal section through the knee joint
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| Knee Joint
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| Primary Type
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Synovial Joint, Compound Joint
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| Secondary Type
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Hinge Joint, Saddle Joint
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| Bones
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Femur, Patella, Tibia
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| Feature
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Two components - tibiofemoral joint (modified hinge joint) and patellofemoral joint (saddle joint). Intra-capsular popliteus tendon
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| Ligaments
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| Muscles
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| Innervation
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Popliteal nerve, tibial nerve
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| Vasculature
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Genicular branches of the popliteal artery
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| ROM
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Mainly sagittal plane: 3° of hyperextension to 155° of flexion
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| Volume
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| Conditions
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ACL Injury, Acute Knee Pain, Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome, Foot Drop, Growing Pains, Hoffa's Fat Pad Pain, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Knee Osteoarthritis, Leg Cramps, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Meniscal Knee Injuries, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee, Paediatric Fractures of the Lower Extremities, Patellar Fracture, Patellar Tendinopathy, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Plica Syndrome, Popliteus Tendinopathy, Prepatellar Bursitis, Quadriceps Tendinopathy, Tibia Fractures
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