Learning Objectives

• Describe the anatomy and movements of the knee joint
• Summarise the muscles responsible for these movement, their innervation and attachments
• Identify the factors responsible for maintaining stability of the knee joint. Describe the locking mechanism that occurs in full extension. Explain the anatomical basis of tests that assess the integrity of the cruciate ligaments
• Describe the boundaries and contents of the popliteal fossa

Bones

• what are the bony landmarks of the distal femur?
• what is the function of the patella?
• what are the bony landmarks of the patella?
• what are the bony landmarks of the tibia?
• what are the bony landmarks of the fibula?
• Bony Landmark Naming

Knee Joint & Knee Locking Mechanism

• what 2 joints comprise the knee joint?
• what are the menisci?
• how strong are the articular capsules of the knee joint?
• what ligaments stabilise the knee joint?
• name all of the bursae of the knee joint?
• what are the steps of the knee locking mechanism?