Posterior intercondylar area
- Posterior intercondylar area
Infobox Bone
Name = Posterior intercondyloid fossa
Latin = area intercondylaris posterior tibiae
GraySubject = 61
GrayPage = 256
Caption = Upper surface of right tibia. (Posterior intercondyloid fossa visible at bottom.)
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DorlandsPre = a_59
DorlandsSuf = 12151223
Posteriorly, the medial condyle and lateral condyle are separated from each other by a shallow depression, the posterior intercondyloid fossa (or intercondylar area), which gives attachment to part of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee-joint.
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