North Dallas Forty. North Dallas Forty is a 1979 American sports comedy-drama film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling novel by Peter Gent.
Compartments. Compartments of the Knee (image courtesy of: ConforMIS). The knee joint is at the juncture of the femur (your thighbone) and the tibia (the lower leg or shin bone). The femur is attached to the tibia by ligaments.The patella (your kneecap) is at the front of the knee joint.The joint consists of three âcompartmentsâ or sections: 1  Medial Compartment (inner half of your knee).ompartments. Compartments of the Knee (image courtesy of: ConforMIS). The knee joint is at the juncture of the femur (your thighbone) and the tibia (the lower leg or shin bone). The femur is attached to the tibia by ligaments.The patella (your kneecap) is at the front of the knee joint.
The knee, also known as the tibiofemoral joint, is a synovial hinge joint formed between three bones: the femur, tibia, and patella. Two rounded, convex processes (known as condyles) on the distal end of the femur meet two rounded, concave condyles at the proximal end of the tibia....Click to read more below.s the knee is a synovial hinge joint, its function is to permit the flexion and extension of the lower leg relative to the thigh. The range of motion of the knee is limited by the anatomy of the bones and ligaments, but allows around 120 degrees of flexion.