title: [Practical aspects of knee anatomy].
abstract: The anatomy of the knee provides a standardised description of articular surfaces, ligament and tendinous insertions in order to understand the combined action of the femoro-tibial and femoro-patellar compartments, as well as their stabilisation mechanisms. Nevertheless, the isolated vision of the articulation is insufficient; one also needs to study the global action of the limb by integrating the rotation of the whole skeletal body and its positions in the sagittal and frontal plans.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie, Groupe hospitalier La Pitié, La Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lazennec
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010329:Patella / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology
vernacular_title: Aspects pratiques de l'anatomie du genou.