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It is not a separate joint it is your hip joint, the hip joint is a ball & socket joint!!!

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The bone in the lower limb between the hip and the knee is the Femur.

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The hip is the next highest joint above the knee it is known as the acetabulofemoral joint. The knee joint is known as the patella and is the largest joint in the human body.

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the knee is the leg joint.

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Hip and ankle, resp

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What joint is superior to the knee?

In anatomy "superior" means above, as in if someone is standing up the hip is above the knee. The hip joint is the first joint higher than the knee, so it is the first joint "superior" to the knee.


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The knee joint (tibiofemoral joint) is inferior to anything that is superior to it, and that would be the whole body above the knees.


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What is the large joint on a horse's front leg above the cannon bone?

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Where in the body is the knee joint located?

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The joint in the middle of your leg?

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