Muscle Knee Articular

The muscles related to the knee joint and its movements are anatomically located in 3 groups: * **Group of muscles that hold the knee joint from lateral movements** (articular, popliteus). * **Shin extensors** (quadriceps femoris). * **Rotators of the tibia and femur** (adductor magnus). The group of muscles that hold the knee joint from lateral movements includes the quadriceps femoris muscle and the adductor muscle. The quadriceps muscle consists of 4 heads. In each of them, an abdomen is distinguished, which is a continuation of the femur. The muscle is often confused with the brachial quadriceps muscle, as their name is the same in Latin. However, their main difference is in the place of attachment. The four muscle heads are connected to each other and are attached on the medial side of the knee in the upper part of the knee joint. This allows them to securely hold the knee against lateral movement. And the adductor, which is part of the motor apparatus of the joint, produces movement in the hip joint along the OY axis (forward and backward). There are also four adductor heads. There are also internal (high) and external small and large muscles. The articular muscle includes the muscle that is located on the lateral part of the articular rectangle. This muscle holds the hips in space, avoiding lateral movements. This muscle includes the patella tendon, which has no muscles attached to it at its end. Typically, this connects in other parts of the limb.