lateral femoral condyle

Its proximal fibers fan out along the medial wall of the lateral femoral condyle.

A deformity of the lateral femoral condyle also indicated the presence of a previous fracture at this site.

The most common injury to the lateral femoral condyle is an osteochondral fracture combined with a patellar dislocation.

May be caused by a valgus force combined with axial loading that leads to the lateral femoral condyle being driven into the articular surface of the tibial plateau.

If the medial collateral ligament remains in tact, the lateral femoral condyle is forced down on the lateral tibial condyle and this causes a compression fracture.

ITB Syndrome is an overuse condition of the distal ITB near the lateral femoral condyle and at Gerdy's tubercle.

Complications: - Chondromalacia patella. - Fractures from patella or lateral femoral condyle. - Recurrent dislocation of patella. - Anterior knee pain.

Additional signs such as patella alta, hypoplastic lateral femoral condyle, increased femoral-tibial 'Q' angle, persistent femoral anteversion, external tibial torsion or multiple ligamentous laxity may be present.

The patella is stabilized by the insertion of the horizontal fibres of vastus medialis and by the prominence of the lateral femoral condyle, which discourages lateral dislocation during flexion.

It is attached to the cranial (anterior) medial side of the interdylar notch of the tibia at one end and the caudal (posterior) side of the lateral femoral condyle at the other end.

In 1997 a successful search for the site of the cave and its deposits yielded 24 fragments of human bone, one of which, identified as NN 13, fit exactly onto the left lateral femoral condyle of Neanderthal 1.

In a first stage, between 200 and 300 milligrams cartilage is sampled arthroscopically from a less weight bearing area from either the intercondylar notch or the superior ridge of the medial or lateral femoral condyle of the patient.

The bony shape of the posterolateral knee, with the two convex opposing surfaces of the lateral femoral condyle and the lateral tibial plateau, makes this portion of the knee inherently unstable compared to the medial aspect.

A drive through sign occurs when there is more than 1 cm of lateral joint opening when a varus stress is applied to the knee which allows the surgeon to easily pass the arthroscope between the lateral femoral condyle and tibia .

On October 20, 1997, surgery was performed to the right knee and the post-operative diagnosis was a "Grade III & IV chondromalacia of the inferior pole of the patella and a chondral fissure involving the lateral femoral condyle."