Athletic Injuries of the Knee

Athletic Injuries of the Knee is designed to help primary care and sports medicine practitioners and therapists explain injury concepts to patients and clients. It provides an overview of normal knee anatomy and common injuries, with illustrations showing how sports such as skiing and basketball cause them.

Athletic Injuries of the Knee is designed as a tool to help primary care and sports medicine practitioners and therapists explain anatomical and sports injury concepts to their patients and clients. This chart provides an overview of normal knee anatomy and common injuries. Anatomy and injuries are clearly drawn and labeled.

Illustrates the following normal anatomy:
Anterior view of the knee -bones,ligaments, tendons, cartilage
Medial view of the knee -bones. ligaments, tendons and cartilage
superior view of the knee - bones, ligaments, tendons and cartilage

Illustrates the following common injures:

• LCL tear
• MCL tear
• ACL tear
• PCL tear
• patellar tendinopathy
• meniscus tears

11 images illustrate the mechanisms of knee injuries in the context of a human figure playing sports:

• ACL tear in basketball
• ACL tear in skiing
• PCL tear in wrestling
• MCL tear in football
• LCL tear in rugby
• hyperflexion/meniscus tear in skating
• jumper's knee in volleyball
• patellar tendon rupture in weight lifting
• tibia fracture in soccer
• IT band syndrome in running.

Dimensions for this chart are 20" x 26" (51cm x 66cm)

How dimensions are measured

Width is measured side to side and height top to bottom, as shown below.