People cannot prevent all knee injuries. However, education on knee anatomy, how injuries happen ... they connect bone to muscle. The largest tendon in the knee is the patellar tendon, which ...

Desmoid tumor in the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) of the knee has never been described in the literature. Case presentation A 49-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of posteromedial ...

The lower leg lies between the knee ... posterior, or back, side of the leg. It attaches to the femur and the patella above the tibia, in the top of the area. It also attaches to the Achilles ...

The knee includes four important ligaments, all of which connect the femur to the tibia: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) provide stability for forward ...

The largest tendon in the knee is the patellar tendon. It attaches the tibia to the patella. The quadriceps tendon attaches the quadriceps muscle to the patella. The knee contains a variety of ...

This study examined the anatomy of the knee extensor mechanism in patients ... Knees with a quadriceps tendon width at 2 and 5 cm above the patella that differed by less than 1 cm had more ...