Table 5.

Selected Bony and soft tissue areas of knee palpation

Bony and Soft Tissue Knee Palpation
Bony	Muscular	Other
Patella	Vastus medialis	Patellar tendon
Inferior pole	Vastus lateralis	Quadriceps tendon
Superior pole	Rectus femoris	Patellar retinaculum
Tibial tubercle	Biceps femoris	Medial patellofemoral ligament
Adductor tubercle	Semitendinosus	Knee bursa
Medial femoral condyle	Semimemebranosis	Synovial plica
Medial tibial plateau	Gracillis	Medial collateral ligament
Lateral femoral condyle	Sartorius	Lateral collateral ligament
Lateral trochlear ridge	Tensor fascia lata	Superior capsule
Lateral tibial plateau	Iliotibial band	Ilio-tibial band
Patellar facets	Adductor muscle group
Tibiofemoral joint line	Popliteus tendon insertion
Fibular head	Gastrocnemius
Gerdy's tubercle