A high school soccer player "blew out his knee" when the opposing goalie's head and shoulder struck his flexed knee while the goalie was diving for the ball. All of the following structures were involved in some way in his injury, but which of the following is actually an extra-articular structure?

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Extra-articular structures include the periarticular ligaments, tendons, bursae, muscle, fascia, bone, nerve, and overlying skin. The articular structures include the joint capsule and articular cartilage, the synovium and synovial fluid, intra-articular ligaments, and juxta-articular bone.

A High School Soccer Player "Blew Out His Knee" When