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Both the femur and tibia are long bones that form a joint. The menisci or articular discs are structures that separate a joint cavity in to two compartments. They are found in the knee, jaw and sternoclavicular joints. It only partly divides a joint cavity and it can be torn in an action that puts pressure on the joint while the joint is turning.

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What type of joint is tibiofemoral?

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What is the functional classification of the tibiofemoral joint?

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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.


What three bones make up the tibiofemoral joint?

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What are the names of the two joints that make up the knee joint?

The two joints that make up the knee joint are the tibiofemoral joint and the patellofemoral joint.


What is your lower leg joint called?

If your referring to the knee joint it is the tibiofemoral joint.


What are the three joints in your knee?

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What is the name for the knee joint?

The structural name is a hinge joint because it moves like a hinge. A ball and socket would be if a head of one bone fit into a fossa on another. The knee joint consists of two articulating bones, the femur and tibia. As well the patella (knee cap) lies infront of this joint.


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The knee actually has two joints. One is called the tibiofemoral joint and is between the thigh bone (femur) and the main shin bone (tibia). The other joint is formed by the thigh bone and the knee cap (patella) and is called the patellofemoral joint. The class of joints that these form are called synovial, or freely moving joints. The specific types are: tibiofemoral joint = hinge joint and the patellofemoral joint = gliding joint.