lateral epicondyle of the femur

{{Short description|Extension of the thigh bone that secures the knee}}

{{Infobox bone

| Name = Lateral epicondyle of the femur

| Latin = epicondylus lateralis femoris

| Image = Gray246.png

| Caption = Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below. (Lateral epicondyle visible at left.)

| Image2 = Gray244.png

| Caption2 = Right femur. Anterior surface. (Lateral epicondyle labeled at bottom left.)

}}

The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle, gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint. Directly below it is a small depression from which a smooth well-marked groove curves obliquely upward and backward to the posterior extremity of the condyle.