Intercondylar fossa of femur

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Intercondylar fossa of femur
Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below.
Right femur. Posterior surface.
Latin fossa intercondylaris femoris
Gray's subject #59 247
Dorlands/Elsevier f_14/12376162

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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