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Health question: What type of joint is at the knee and elbow? A hinge joint ... Hip elbow knee? Knee joint type? Name of knee joint? Hib elbow and knee? What is the elbow and knee? What type of joint is knee? Joint at the elbow or knee? Is the knee a hinged joint? Joints of the elbow and knee?
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The knee is a "hinge type" joint which is formed by two bones held together by flexible ligaments. The bones are the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone). The knee cap (patella) also forms part of the knee joint.
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www.hipsandknees.com/knee/kneeanatomy.htm
www.hipsandknees.com/knee/kneeanatomy.htm
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Although the knee joint may look like a simple joint, it is one of the most complex. Moreover, the knee is more likely to be injured than is any other joint in the body. We tend to ignore our knees until something happens to them that causes pain.
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Hinge: A convex projection on one bone fits into a concave depression in another permitting only flexion and extension as in the elbow and knee joints.
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Saddle ; A saddle joint allows movement back and forth and up and down, bot does not allow for rotation like a ball and socket joint. ... Ellipsoid joints are similar to a ball and socket joint. They allow the same type of movment to a lesser magnitude. The wrist is an ellipsoid joint.
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We studied the levels of collagen type I and type III in the knee joints of rats immobilized for periods of 2, 4, 16 and 32 weeks and sham-operated controls. ... The higher type I collagen levels in the subintima combined with lower type III suggests that the contracture process is marked by fibrosis, ... Knee Joint [metabolism]
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12143984
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The Medscape Journal ... Journals & Reference ... All Sources Medscape eMedicine MEDLINE Drug Reference...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/13864284
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reationists have been making the claim that Donald Johanson found the knee joint of "Lucy," a 40%-complete skeleton of the species Australopithecus afarensis, in a location "Sixty to seventy meters lower in the strata and two to three kilometers away" (Willis 1987). They have sometimes gone on to add the claim that...
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www.talkorigins.org/faqs/knee-joint.html
www.talkorigins.org/faqs/knee-joint.html
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Knee joint: The knee joint has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur ) meets the large shin bone (the tibia ) to form the main knee joint. This joint has an inner ( medial ) and an outer ( lateral ) compartment. ... Osteoarthritis: A type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of cartilage in...
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www.emedicinehealth.com/knee_joint_replacement/glossary...
www.emedicinehealth.com/knee_joint_replacement/glossary_em.htm
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