Medial epicondyle of the femur

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Medial epicondyle of the femur
Right knee-joint. Anterior view. (Medial epicondyle visible at right.)
Right femur. Anterior surface. (Medial epicondyle labeled at bottom right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	epicondylus medialis femoris
TA98	A02.5.04.022
TA2	1381
FMA	32864
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The medial epicondyle of the femur is an epicondyle, a bony protrusion, located on the medial side of the femur at its distal end.

Located above the medial condyle, it bears an elevation, the adductor tubercle,^[1] which serves for the attachment of the superficial part, or "tendinous insertion", of the adductor magnus.^[2] This tendinous part here forms an intermuscular septum which forms the medial separation between the thigh's flexors and extensors.^[3]

Behind it, and proximal to the medial condyle^[4] is a rough impression which gives origin to the medial head of the Gastrocnemius.

Notes

^ Platzer (2004), p 192
^ Thieme Atlas of Anatomy (2006), p 426
^ Platzer (2004), 9 206
^ Platzer (2004), p 262

Additional images

Knee joint. Deep dissection. Anteromedial view.
Knee joint. Deep dissection. Anteromedial view.
Knee joint. Deep dissection. Anteromedial view.
Knee joint. Deep dissection. Anteromedial view.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 247 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Platzer, Werner (2004). Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 1: Locomotor System (5th ed.). Thieme. ISBN 3-13-533305-1.
Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System. Thieme. 2006. ISBN 1-58890-419-9.

External links

Right femur (anterior - distal end) ^{[dead link‍]} - BioWeb at University of Wisconsin System
Anatomy photo:17:st-0302 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Bones of the human leg

Femur

upper extremity	head fovea neck greater trochanter fossa lesser trochanter intertrochanteric line intertrochanteric crest quadrate tubercle
shaft	linea aspera upper medial: merges with intertrochanteric line upper intermediate: pectineal line upper lateral: gluteal tuberosity / third trochanter
lower extremity	adductor tubercle patellar surface epicondyles lateral medial condyles lateral medial intercondylar fossa

Tibia

upper extremity	Gerdy's tubercle condyles lateral medial intercondylar area
shaft	tuberosity soleal line
lower extremity	medial malleolus Anterior colliculus Posterior colliculus fibular notch

Fibula

lateral malleolus

Other

patella
- apex

Foot

Tarsus	calcaneus sustentaculum tali calcaneal tubercle talus navicular cuboid cuneiform medial intermediate lateral
Metatarsals	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Other	Phalanges