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How the synovial membrane of the knee joint would look like.

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Synovial joints are the diarthroses that are freely movable. The synovial joint is surrounded by a double-layered joint capsule known as the articular capsule. The capsule comprises of a fibrous capsule (outer) and synovial membrane (inner). Knee is a very complex joint than the ankle or elbow joints.

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