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The knee - Coggle Diagram

- - - - -the segment above the joint will tend to fall to the LOG
        -IDEAL : LOG falls anterior to the axis for the knee; results in hyperextension force. The body can rest on posterior surface
        -LOG falls posterior: there is a flexion force which must be countered by the action of quad muscle (extension)
        
        if LOG is lateral to knee, the force causes a valgus trust. if LOG is medial to knee, the force causes a varus thrust
- - - - Origin: medial epicondyle of femur Insertion: medial tibia
    - - Origin: lateral epicondyle of femur insertion: fibular head, distally blends w tendon of bicep femoris
        (does NOT attach to lateral capsule, stabilizes the lateral joint)