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The articular capsule of the knee joint is the wide and lax joint capsule of the knee. It is thin in front and at the side, and contains the patella, ligaments, menisci, and bursae of the knee. [1] The capsule consists of an inner synovial membrane, and an outer fibrous membrane separated by fatty deposits anteriorly and posteriorly.
Patella. The patella (pl.: patellae or patellas), also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, birds and dogs, but not in whales, or most reptiles.
The histologic appearance is non-specific and overlaps with MPNST and fibrosarcoma. H&E stain. A synovial sarcoma (also known as malignant synovioma[1]) is a rare form of cancer which occurs primarily in the extremities of the arms or legs, often in proximity to joint capsules and tendon sheaths. [2] It is a type of soft-tissue sarcoma.
Kneecapping is a form of malicious wounding, often as torture, in which the victim is injured in the knee. The injury is typically inflicted by a low-velocity gunshot to the knee pit with a handgun. The term is considered a misnomer by medical professionals [citation needed] because only a very small minority of victims suffer damage to the ...
Specifically, it is an aggressive malignant neoplasm that arises from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin (and thus a sarcoma) and that exhibits osteoblastic differentiation and produces malignant osteoid. [1] Osteosarcoma is the most common histological form of primary bone sarcoma. [2] It is most prevalent in teenagers and young ...
Doctors said bump on woman's knee was harmless. It was stage 3 sarcoma. She participated in a Stand Up 2 Cancer clinical trial and is cancer free.
Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumors of the bones. [1][2] The tumors take the form of cartilage -capped bony projections or outgrowth on the surface of bones (exostoses). [3][4] It is characterized as a type of overgrowth that can occur in any bone where cartilage forms bone. Tumors most commonly affect long bones about the knee ...
It’s not a question Naoise O’ Cairealláin — one-third of the fast-rising Irish-language hip-hop group and provocateurs Kneecap and better known by his stage name Móglaí Bap — ever ...