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Windswept knees

The combination of a bow leg on one side with a knock knee on the other.

A patient is said to have 'windswept knees' when the one knee is in valgus (knock-kneed) and the other is in varus (bow-legged).

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Lateral meniscus

The lateral meniscus is the shockabsorber on the outer side of the knee (the lateral side), between tibia and femur.

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