Lateral condyle of tibia

Lateral condyle of tibia

Upper surface of right tibia. (Anterior is at top.)
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Latin Condylus lateralis tibiae
Dorlands
/Elsevier
c_51/12254721
TA A02.5.06.004
FMA 35448

Anatomical terms of bone

The lateral condyle is the lateral portion of the upper extremity of tibia.

It serves as the insertion for the Biceps femoris muscle (Small slip). Most of the tendon of the Biceps Femoris inserts on the fibula.

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References

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

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