features of the lower limb Flashcards
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features of the femur
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head fovea capitis neck greater trochanter intertrochanteric crest lesser trochanter intertrochanteric line quadrate tubercle popliteal line gluteal line linea aspera nutrient foramen lateral supracondylar line popliteal fossa medial supracondylar line intercondylar fossa adductor tubercle medial condyle lateral condyle patellar surface
2
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femur articulations
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head - acetabulum of scapula
condyles - condyles of tibia
patella surface - patella
3
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ligaments of the femur
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fibular collateral ligament
tibial collateral ligament
anterior and posterior cruciate ligament
4
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non-metric traits of the femur
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third trochanter fovea capitis shape femoral bowing allen's fossa and poirier's facet (extension of the articular facet and an attachment underneath roughens at side - plaque formation and defects at the margin of the femoral head) anterior femoral neck torsion
5
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patella features
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base
posterior articular surface
vertical ridge
apex
6
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tibia features
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lateral and medial intercondylar eminence lateral and medial condyles tibial plateau tibial tuberosity facet for the fibula anterior crest interosseous crest medial subcutaneous surface fibular notch medial malleolus soleal line
7
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articulations of the tibia
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condyles - condyles of the femur
posterior surface - talus
proximal lateral facet and fibular notch - fibula
8
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non-metric traits of the tibia
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tibial squatting facet
platycnemia (flattening of tibia mediolaterally)
tibial bowing
9
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features of the fibula
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styloid process head neck interosseous crest shaft malleolar articular facet malleolar fossa fibular groove talar facet lateral malleolus
10
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ligaments attached to the fibula
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fibular collateral ligament
