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Medical illustration of a human knee joint in a parasagittal section just lateral to the midline, labeling ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, patella, synovial structures, and surrounding muscles and fat pads.

An anatomical illustration of the human hip joint showing bones and ligaments, including the ilium, ischium, pubis, femur, head of femur, and labeled ligaments such as the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and pubocapsular ligaments.

The human hip joint

Cross-sectional diagram of a synovial joint showing two bone ends covered with articular cartilage, a surrounding fibrous capsule, synovial membrane lining, periosteum, and the joint cavity in between.

Hyaline cartilage

Medical illustration of a human knee joint showing bones, muscles, and ligaments to explain joint and muscle movement and interaction.

Study X-ray imaging and slow-motion footage of hinge, gliding, and ball-and-socket joints

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metatarsophalangeal joint synarthrosis synovial joint carpometacarpal joint Hip Sacroiliac knee elbow wrist shoulder bone vertebral column jaw cartilage rib skull human skeleton axial skeleton exoskeleton coccyx

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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet

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