Four important synovial joints used in most sporting actions are the elbow and shoulder joints in the arm, and the knee and hip joints in the leg. The elbow and knee joints are both hinge joints.

Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and ...

The joint capsule is a membrane bag that surrounds the knee joint. It contains a liquid called synovial fluid, which lubricates and nourishes the joint. There are at least 12 of these small fluid ...

Dr. Ho Sang Jung and his research team from the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in collaboration with Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, have ...

A plica is a fold in the thin tissue that lines your knee joint. Most people have four of them in each knee. They let you bend and move your leg with ease. One of the four folds, the medial plica ...