People cannot prevent all knee injuries. However, education on knee anatomy, how injuries happen ... balance and stability and ensure the correct weight distribution between the femur and tibia.

also help make the knee join. Image: WebMD The thigh bone, or femur, makes up the top part of the joint. The tibia, one of the bones in the lower leg (or calf area), is the bottom weight-bearing ...

It’s the area that runs ... a bent position. The knee joins the upper leg and the lower leg. It’s also the largest joint in the body. In addition to bearing the weight of the upper body ...

The lower leg anchors to both the knee and ankle and works together with these regions to function. The tibia, or shinbone, is the main weight-bearing bone ... the top of the area.

Some people have a particular knee anatomy that makes it more common ... physical therapy and limited weight bearing to give the cartilage the best chance to heal. It may take up to six months ...

It lies between the knee and the ankle ... and other similar weight-bearing activities; as a result, most fractures occur in this area.

Whether physical activity is beneficial or detrimental to weight-bearing joints, knees in particular, has been open to debate. Some studies implicate physical activity in provoking knee OA ...

Weight-bearing activity may be associated with an increased risk of radiographic knee osteoarthritis. Patients with decreased lower limb muscle mass may also be at increased risk. According to ...

Weight-bearing activity appears tied to incident knee osteoarthritis (OA) in people who have low levels of lower-limb muscle mass, according to a study published online April 30 in JAMA Network Open.