Lateral condyle of femur
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| Bone: Lateral condyle of femur | ||
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| Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below. | ||
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| Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligaments. | ||
| Latin | c. lateralis femoris | |
| Gray's | subject #59 247 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_51/12254688 | |
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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