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
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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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