Abstract
The region that constitutes the knee is bounded above by an imaginary line drawn around the thigh at a level of approximately 3 inches above the base of the patella. The inferior extent of the knee is at the tibial tuberosity.
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Thorek, P. (1985). Knee. In: Anatomy in Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8286-7_45
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