Lateral epicondyle of femur

Definition

The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle, gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint. Directly below it is a small depression from which a smooth well-marked groove curves obliquely upward and backward to the posterior extremity of the condyle.

Also known as epicondylus lateralis (femur), epicondylus lateralis femoris — per UBERON

The Lateral epicondyle of femur is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

Also identified as

• SCTID 209275007 per UBERON