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The bones of the knee and the leg include the femur, which is the large thigh bone; the tibia and fibula, which are the leg bones between the knee and ankle; and the patella, which is sometimes called the kneecap.
Bones of the knee joint. The knee is made up of four main bones-the femur or thigh bone, the tibia which is known as the shin bone, the fibula or outer shin bone and patella or kneecap. The main movements of the knee joint occur between the femur, patella and tibia.