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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_epicondyle_of_the_femur ]
Synonyms: epicondylus lateralis femoris epicondylus lateralis (femur)
Term information
- SCTID:209275007
- galen:LateralFemoralEpicondyle
- FMA:32867
- Wikipedia:Lateral_epicondyle_of_the_femur
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- epicondyle
- zone of long bone
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some lateral condyle of femur
- part of some distal epiphysis of femur