Lateral condyle of femur

Lateral condyle of femur
Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below.
Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligaments.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Condylus lateralis femoris
TA	A02.5.04.024
FMA	32859
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur. The other one is the medial condyle. The lateral condyle is the more prominent and is broader both in its front-to-back and transverse diameters.

Clinical significance

The most common injury to the lateral femoral condyle is an osteochondral fracture combined with a patellar dislocation.^[1] The osteochondral fracture occurs on the weight-bearing portion of the lateral condyle. Typically, the condyle will fracture (and the patella may dislocate) as a result of severe impaction from activities such as downhill skiing and parachuting.^[2]

Open reduction and internal fixation surgery is typically used to repair an osteochondral fracture. For a Type B1 partial articular fracture of the lateral condyle, interfragmentary lag screws are used to secure the bone back together. Supplementation of buttress screws or a buttress plate is used if the fracture extends to the proximal metaphysis or distal diaphysis.^[3]

Additional images

Knee diagram
Right knee-joint, from the front, showing interior ligaments.
Muscles of the back of the leg. Deep layer.
Right knee in extension. Deep dissection. Posterior view.

References

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

↑ "Lateral femoral condyle osteochondral fracture combined to patellar dislocation: A case report". Orthopaedics. 95: 85–88. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2008.07.001.
↑ "Lateral femoral condyle osteochondral fracture combined to patellar dislocation: A case report". Orthopaedics. 95: 85–88. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2008.07.001.
↑ http://www.proceduresconsult.com/medical-procedures/open-reduction-and-internal-fixation-OR-040-procedure.aspx

External links

aplab - BioWeb at University of Wisconsin System

Bones of the human leg

Femur

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

Tibia

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

Fibula

lateral malleolus

Other

patella
- apex

Foot

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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