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KneeJointMovement101--OsteokinematicsandArthrokinematics
Therearetwojointsattheknee--tibiofemoralandpatellofemoral.Thetibiofemoraljointexperiencesforcesbetweenthefemurandtibiaandoperatesasamodifiedhingejoint;whereas,thepatellofemoral
saddlejointoperatesprimarilyasanextensormechanismtoincreasequadricepsleverage.
Kinematicsdescribeshumanmovementinthree-planesandthree-axes.
Therelationshipbetweenaplaneanditsaxiscanbeeasilyseenasplane/axisinthecontextofa3Dcoordinatesystem.
Anexampleoftheseplanes/axesappliedtothekneejoint.
Itisimperativetounderstandhowbonesmoveinrelationtojoints(Osteokinematics)andthemannerinwhichjointsurfacesmoveinrelationtoadjoiningjoint-surfaces(Arthrokinematics)tounderstandthe
complexityofkneefunction.
Osteokinematicspertainstothevoluntarybonemovementsatsynovialjointsrelativethejoints’centralaxisofrotation.
Thetibiofemoraljointisconsideredtriaxial,movinginthreeplanesaroundthreeaxes,givingitthree
degreesoffreedom–flexion/extension,adduction/abductionandinternal/externalrotation.
Arthrokinematicsisconcernedwithhowjointsurfacesmoveinrelationtoeach-other–primarilyinvoluntaryroll,glideandspincharacteristicsthatensurestabilityandjointcongruenceduring
movement
Tibiofemoralroll&glidearenecessaryforeffectivetibiofemoralflexionandextension–withoutthemthelargerfemurwouldsimplyrolloffthetibiaand/orvice-versa.
Patellofemoralmovementsareprimarilyarthrokinematicbecauseitisasynovialglidejoint.
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CombinedOsteokinematicandArthrokinematicMovementsoftheKneeJoint
CoronalTibiofemoralJoint
SagittalTibiofemoralJointMovement
CoronalPatellofemoralJointMovement