The knee is the largest and most complex joint in the body, holding together the thigh bone, shin bone, fibula (on the outer side of the shin), and kneecap.

American Institute of Physics image: This is a diagram of the slider-crank mechanism that generates energy during the knee's motion. view more ...

The stresses and the displacements diagrams were also obtained. Conclusions 1. For an indemn anatomical knee, the stress in menisci is un-uniform distributed, the zone of menisci body being the most ...