Medial epicondyle of the femur

Bone: 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.)
Latin	epicondylus medialis femoris
Gray's	subject #59 247

The medial epicondyle of the femur is a bony protrusion located on the medial side of the bone's 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.

See also

• Lateral epicondyle of the femur
• Medial epicondyle of the humerus

Notes

1. ^ Platzer (2004), p 192
2. ^ Thieme Atlas of Anatomy (2006), p 426
3. ^ Platzer (2004), 9 206
4. ^ Platzer (2004), p 262

References

• 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

• Bioweb at UWLAX Right femur (anterior - distal end)
• SUNY Labs 17:st-0302

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.