Knee Anatomy
Physicians
Fellowship Trained
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Michael Cooney, MD
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy
Interests: Sports Medicine, Trauma-Related Injuries, Arthroscopy, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Total Shoulder Replacement, Fracture Management, General Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shoulder Surgery
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Michael Leighton, MD
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine
Interests: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, General Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shoulder Surgery, Total Shoulder Replacement, Trauma-Related Injuries
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Andrew R. Noble, MD
Fellowship Trained: Total Joint Replacement
Interests: Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement
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Scott Norris, DO
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine
Interests: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, General Orthopaedics, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Fracture Management, Shoulder Surgery, Trauma-Related Injuries
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Gary Wexler, MD
Fellowship Trained: Sports Medicine
Interests: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy
Treating
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Kenneth Gerszberg, MD
Fellowship Trained: Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle
Interests: General Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Trauma-Related Injuries, Total Ankle Replacement, Foot & Ankle Surgery
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James Kerpsack, MD
Fellowship Trained: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Interests: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, General Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Trauma-Related Injuries
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Fernando Mora, MD
Fellowship Trained: Interventional Pain Medicine
Interests: Anesthesiology, Interventional Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Spine Fractures
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Andrew Seltzer, DO
Fellowship Trained: Hand/Wrist/Upper Extremity Surgery
Interests: Arthroscopy, Fracture Management, General Orthopaedics, Hand/Wrist Surgery, Total Knee Replacement, Total Wrist Joint Replacement, Total Finger Joint Replacement
Anatomy
Anatomy of the Knee
The knee is the body's largest joint. It's the place where three bones meet: the tibia, the femur and the patella. The knee is a "hinge" joint. It allows the leg to bend in one direction only. Let's take a closer look at the main parts of the knee's anatomy.
