Knee Vocab

Bursae

fluid filled sacs

Condyle

where the bones meet (rounded end)

Cruciate

2 ligamentous bands that cross one another within the joint capsule of the knee

Epicondyle

provides sites for the attachment of muscles

Extra-articular

structures located outside joint

Facet

smooth surface that forms a joint with another bone

Fossa

shallow hollow area on a bone or within a joint

Genu recurvatum

hyperextended knees

Genu valgum

knock knees

Genu varum

bowlegs

Hamstrings

muscles at the back of thigh (bending)

Hemarthrosis

blood in a joint cavity

Intra-articular

structures located within the joint

Joint capsule

keeps synovial fluid in joint

Meniscus

2 oval semilunar fibrocartilages that cushion stresses and maintain spacing

Quadriceps

group of muscles that are in front of the thigh (straightening)

Screw home mechanism

tibia rotates internally while swinging and externally when standing upright

Sesamoid bone

small bone found within a muscle or tendon near the surfaces of joint

Translation

movement of one bone in all types of direction

Tubercle

Small rounded projection

Tuberosity

Large rough projection

Valgus

Lateral force pushing inward

Varus

Medial force pushing outward