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Knee Anatomy

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Composed of three articulations (lateral tibiofemoral, medial tibiofemoral, and patellofemoral), the knee represents the largest joint in the body. As a pivotal-hinge type synovial joint, the knee provides a locomotive and load-bearing role by permitting flexion and extension, in addition to a small degree of medial/lateral rotation. This chapter discusses the bony and soft tissue anatomy of the knee joint.

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  1. CISSS-CA Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Lévis, QC, Canada

    Vanessa Quinn-Laurin

  2. Central Alberta Medical Imaging Services, Red Deer, AB, Canada

    Ramin Mandegaran

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  1. Vanessa Quinn-Laurin
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  1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Klaus Strobel

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  1. Central Alberta Medical Imaging Services, Red Deer, AB, Canada

    Ramin Mandegaran

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Quinn-Laurin, V., Mandegaran, R. (2023). Knee Anatomy. In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_35

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