- Ligaments
- Lateral collateral ligament
- Medial collateral ligament
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- Posterior cruciate ligament
- Patella ligament
- Outside knee capsule : collateral ligaments, patella ligament
- ligaments
2. Nerve
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- Tibial nerve (posterior compartment)
- Gastrocnemius
- soleus
- plantaris
- popliteus
- tibialis posterior
- flexor digitorum longus
- flexor hallucis longus
- flexor digitorum brevis
- abductor hallucis
- abductor digiti minimi
- Suprficial peroneal nerve(lateral compartment)
- peroneus longus
- peroneus brevis
- Deep peroneal nerve (anterior compartment, penetrate the interosseous membrane from posterior to anterior)
- Tibialis anterior
- extensor digitorum longus
- extensor hallucis longus
- peroneus tertius
- extensor digitorum brevis
3. Meniscus
- The meniscus is a c-shaped pad of cartilage in the knee that acts as a shock absorber. Each knee has two menisci.
- central meniscus is avascular by adulthood, which slows healing.
4. Bursae
- Bursae of the knee
- Knee motion with anatomy ; Knee Motion Video Anatomy – YouTube
- another good resource for knee anatomy : Knee Anatomy Animated Tutorial – YouTube