Lateral epicondyle of the femur
Lateral epicondyle of the femur | |
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![]() Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below. (Lateral epicondyle visible at left.) | |
![]() Right femur. Anterior surface. (Lateral epicondyle labeled at bottom left.) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Epicondylus lateralis femoris |
TA98 | A02.5.04.025 |
TA2 | 1384 |
FMA | 32867 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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.