| Intercondylar fossa of femur |
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| Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below. |
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| Right femur. Posterior surface. |
| Latin |
fossa intercondylaris femoris |
| Gray's |
subject #59 247 |
In front, the condyles are but slightly prominent, and are separated from one another by a smooth shallow articular depression called the patellar surface; behind, they project considerably, and the interval between them forms a deep notch, the intercondylar fossa (or intercondyloid fossa).
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