human_reference_atlas part of Homo sapiens skeletal joint knee knee joint http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Knee.agr.jpg MESH:D007719 Wikipedia:Knee AS EMAPA:19137 NCIT:C32898 MA:0000471 EFO:0001957 UBERON:0001485 joint of knee UMLS:C0022745 galen:KneeJoint knee joint VHOG:0001003 The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest and most complicated joint in the human body. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation[WP,unvetted]. uberon FMA:35175 SCTID:182204005 GAID:114 articulatio genus knee joint