Lateral condyle of femur

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Bone: Lateral condyle of femur
Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below.
Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligaments.
Latin	c. lateralis femoris
Gray's	subject #59 247

The lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of femur. It is the more prominent and is the broader both in its antero-posterior and transverse diameters.

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Knee diagram

Right knee-joint, from the front, showing interior ligaments.

Muscles of the back of the leg. Deep layer.

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.

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