Anatomy Small bulge back from lower part of neck of femur, attachment tendon psoas major. Clinical Isolated fracture rare; ordinarily associated with intertrochanteric fracture. Vignette Trochanter; from the Greek for runner. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?

Anatomy Longitudinal ridge/crest at back of shaft. Many muscles attach: Medial lip and its extensions up and down – vastus medialis; lateral lip and its extension up – vastus lateralis; intermediate line, lateral extension above and medial extension below – adductor magnus; between vastus lateralis and adductor magnus – gluteus maximus above, short head biceps

Anatomy Convex eminence at lateral aspect of lower end of femur; fibular (lateral) collateral ligament (LCL) attached, running down to head of fibula. Clinical 4 major knee ligaments; MCL (medial/tibial collateral ligament, medial epicondyle femur to medial condyle tibia), LCL (lateral/fibular epicondyle femur to head fibula), ACL (anterior cruciate ligament, from inside of lateral femoral

Anatomy Oblong eminence at lateral/outer aspect of lower femur, separated in the front from medial condyle by trochlear groove, at back by intercondyloid fossa. Articulates at front with patella, bottom and back with tibia. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?

Anatomy Most superior/proximal part femur, the ball of the ball-and-socket hip joint (acetabulum the socket), connected by neck to shaft, globular, points up in and forward, coated with cartilage (other than fovea which gives attachment to ligament of head of femur). Clinical Fracture of femoral head is usually due to significant (high force) trauma, and

Anatomy Large bulge back and out from junction neck and shaft, main attachment of many muscles involved in complex hip movement (including rotation) manifested eg as postural gait; including vastus lateralis, obturator internus/externus, superior/inferior gemellus, piriformis, gluteus medius/minimus. The greater and lesser trochanters bulge out from top of femur and give leverage to muscles that

Anatomy Course Continuation of the popliteal artery when it enters the adductor canal. It travels along with its associated artery in the femoral sheath until it passes beneath the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the external iliac vein. Drain Drains the lower limb. Clinical Common site for injection of recreational drugs. Interested in taking our

Anatomy Course The largest branch of the lumbar plexus and is composed of the second, third and fourth lumbar nerves. Descends between the iliacus muscle and psoas major muscle and runs below the inguinal ligament where it divides into two branches, anterior and posterior. Supply Motor supply to the quadriceps femoris as well as many

Anatomy Course The external iliac artery becomes the femoral artery as it passes below the inguinal ligament and enters the femoral triangle, where it then descends in the adductor canal. It eventually exits via the adductor hiatus of the adductor magnus muscle, where it becomes the popliteal artery. Supply Supplies cutaneous regions of the lower

Anatomy Origin: Muscular digitations from the external inferior borders of the 5th to 12th ribs. Insertion: Via aponeurosis to the linea alba and the lateral lip of the iliac crest. Key relations: -Largest and most superficial of the three flat abdominal muscles. -Helpful to visualise the directions of the fibres as a putting your hands