The intercondylar fossa of femur (intercondyloid fossa of femur, intercondylar notch of femur) is a deep notch between the rear surfaces of the medial and lateral epicondyle of the femur, two protrusions on the distal end of the femur (thigh bone) that joins the knee. On the front of the femur, the condyles are but much less prominent and are separated from one another by a smooth shallow articular depression called the patellar surface because it articulates with the posterior surface of the patella (kneecap).
The intercondylar fossa of femur and/or the patellar surface may also be referred to as the patellar groove, patellar sulcus, patellofemoral groove, femoropatellar groove, femoral groove, femoral sulcus, trochlear groove of femur, trochlear sulcus of femur, trochlear surface of femur, or trochlea of femur.
On a lateral radiograph, it is evident as Blumensaat's line.
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Posteriorly, they project considerably and a deep notch, the Intercondylarfossaoffemur, is present between them. The lateral condyle is the more prominent...
Posteriorly, they project considerably and a deep notch, the intercondylarfossaoffemur, is present between them. The lateral condyle is the more prominent...
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the intercondylar notch of the femur, and inferior genicular nerve (runs along the upper border of the popliteus to reach the medial condyle of tibia)...
extremity of the femur. The intercondylar eminence divides the intercondylar area into an anterior and posterior part. The anterolateral region of the anterior...
capsule of the knee as it spans the intercondylarfossa. Five genicular branches of the popliteal artery supply the capsule and ligaments of the knee...
is an extension of the tendon of the semimembranosus muscle. It attaches onto the intercondylarfossa and lateral condyle of the femur. It reinforces the...
acetabulum fossa (on hip bone), distal femur, trochlea (and ridges), condyles (medial and lateral), epicondyles (medial and lateral), intercondylarfossa, extensor...
more precisely the head of the femur), through the knee joint (the intercondylar eminence of the tibia), and down to the center of the ankle (the ankle mortise...
basal theropods, including a narrow intercondylar groove and barrel-shaped condyles of the tibiotarsus, a dorsal fossaof the coracoid, into which the supracoracoideus...
Gasparinisaura and Notohypsilophodon. These traits include an anterior distal intercondylarfossa on the tibial condyle, that although present, is very weakly developed...
Angelosaurus dolani, Casea broilii, and Ruthenosaurus. The intercondylarfossaof the femur is very wide, inferring a narrow postero-dorsal condyle, unlike...
view. The medial condyle of the femur is larger than the lateral condyle of the same bone. The intercondylarfossaof the femur is rectangular and wide...
the femur is a shallow cranial intercondylarfossa. Chuanqilong has a similar ratio of humerus to femur length to Ankylosaurus, but lower than that of other...
proximally from the intercondylarfossa along the dorsal margin of the femur and continues over the area where the femoro-tibial portion of the triceps surae...
genera. The tibiotarsus had a wider intercondylarfossa, a lower medial condyle, a narrower pons supratendineus than that of Olympidytes. Plotopterids evolved...
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