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The knee joint is the largest weight-bearing joint in the human body and consists of two roller-shaped femoral condyles proximally and a nearly flat tibial plateau distally.
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Shino, K. (2023). Anatomy and Biomechanics. In: Essence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6536-6_2
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