The Forms of the Knee
n ecause the knee is wider in back than in D front, some forms of the back of the knee are apparent in this drawing of the front view The outer hamstring tendon (A] is visible on the outside of the knee, This tendon Inserts into the head of the fibula (B),The spiral mass (C), which Is made up of the medial hamstring tendon and the tendons of the sartorius and gracilis muscles, sweeps around the inside of the knee, where it terminates on the shaft of the tibia, This spiral mass of tendons curves down toward the front of the leg, while the outer hamstring tendon extends straight down into the head of the fibula on the outer side of the leg, Above and below the patella on the front of the knee are the fat masses (D and E) which are responsible for the great variations that artists encounter when drawing the knee. Everyone's knees are different and the fat masses around the patella can show up as small projecting forms masking the rest of the anatomy of the knee. They are, however, not a great factor on the bent knee as they recede Into a hollow created by the bottom of the femur and the top of the tibia.
rectus femoris vastus externus patella outer hornstring tendon
Ilio-tlbial band patella ligament rectus femoris vastus externus patella outer hornstring tendon
Ilio-tlbial band patella ligament
vastus Internus common tendon fat mass fat moss spiral mass
.kneeling point '(tubercle of tIPia)
vastus Internus common tendon fat mass fat moss spiral mass
.kneeling point '(tubercle of tIPia)
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A HAND, A LEG, A MALE FIGURE SEEN FROM THE BACK about 1498-1500 P=~ ■ i': f27.d2 ■ 21.59 cm]
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