Lateral condyle of tibia

Lateral condyle of tibia
Upper surface of right tibia. (Anterior is at top.)

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Identifiers
Latin	Condylus lateralis tibiae
TA	A02.5.06.004
FMA	35448
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral condyle is the lateral portion of the upper extremity of tibia.

It serves as the insertion for the Biceps femoris muscle (Small slip). Most of the tendon of the Biceps Femoris inserts on the fibula.

Additional images

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

Anatomy figure: 17:06-03 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Anatomy figure: 17:07-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (topoftibia)

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

upper extremity	Gerdy's tubercle condyles lateral medial intercondylar area posterior anterior intercondylar eminence lateral tubercle medial tubercle

shaft	tuberosity soleal line

lower extremity	medial malleolus Anterior colliculus Posterior colliculus fibular notch

Other

Tarsus	calcaneus sustentaculum tali calcaneal tubercle talus navicular cuboid cuneiform medial intermediate lateral

Metatarsals	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Other	Phalanges

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