RT Book, Section
A1 Starkey, Chad
A1 Brown, Sara D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1188375597
T1 Knee Pathologies
T2 Examination of Orthopedic & Athletic Injuries, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803639188
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1188375597
RD 2023/12/02
AB The  knee  complex,  formed  by  the  tibiofemoral,  tibiofibular,  and  patellofemoral  joints,  has  little  bony  support  and  must  rely  on  soft  tissue  structures  to  control  the  forces  transmitted  through  the  joints.  The  tibiofemoral  joint  is  located  between  the  body's  two  longest  lever  arms,  the  femur  and  tibia;  these  long  lever  arms  exert  extreme  forces  on  ligaments  and  tendons.  The  knee  relies  on  static  stabilizers  (ligaments)  more  so  than  dynamic  support  (muscles)  and  is  more  stable  when  the  extremity  is  weight  bearing  than  when  it  is  not.