Lateral epicondyle of the femur

The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle, gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint. Directly below it is a small depression from which a smooth well-marked groove curves obliquely upward and backward to the posterior extremity of the condyle.

Lateral epicondyle of the femur
Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below. (Lateral epicondyle visible at left.)
Right femur. Anterior surface. (Lateral epicondyle labeled at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
LatinEpicondylus lateralis femoris
TA98A02.5.04.025
TA21384
FMA32867
Anatomical terms of bone

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 247 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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