Tubercle of the femur

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Bone: Tubercle of the femur
Right femur. Anterior surface. (Tubercle labeled at upper right.)
Gray's	subject #59 245

A prominence, of variable size, occurs at the junction of the upper part of the neck with the greater trochanter, and is called the tubercle of the femur; it is the point of meeting of five muscles: the Gluteus minimus laterally, the Vastus lateralis below, and the tendon of the Obturator internus and two Gemelli above.

[edit] External links

• Dorlands/Elsevier t_21/12829057 - "quadrate tubercle of femur"
• Dorlands/Elsevier t_21/12828721 - "adductor tubercle of femur"

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femur: head of femur (fovea capitis femoris) - neck of femur - greater trochanter - trochanteric fossa - lesser trochanter - tubercle of the femur - intertrochanteric line - intertrochanteric crest - linea quadrata - body of femur (linea aspera, third trochanter, pectineal line, adductor tubercle) - lower extremity of femur (lateral condyle, medial condyle, lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle, patellar surface) patella tibia: upper extremity - medial condyle - lateral condyle - intercondyloid eminence - tuberosity of the tibia - posterior intercondyloid fossa - anterior intercondyloid fossa body of tibia - soleal line - lower extremity - medial malleolus fibula: head of fibula - body of fibula - lateral malleolus tarsus: calcaneus (sustentaculum tali, trochlear process) - talus - cuboid - medial cuneiform - intermediate - lateral metatarsus: 1st metatarsal - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th phalanges of the foot