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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.
KNEE JOINT ANATOMY. The knee joint is the largest synovial (lined by synovial membrane) joint of the body. It is a major weight bearing joint of the body and is made of three bones. On the top is the thigh bone(femur) below it the shin bone (tibia) and in the front is the knee cap (patella).