The intercondylar area is the separation between the medial and lateral condyle on the upper extremity of the tibia. The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the menisci attach to the intercondylar area.[1]
| Intercondylar area | |
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Upper surface of right tibia. (Posterior intercondyloid fossa visible at bottom.)
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | area intercondylaris |
| TA2 | 1402 |
| FMA | 66204 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The intercondyloid eminence is composed of the medial and lateral intercondylar tubercles, and divides the intercondylar area into an anterior and a posterior area.[1]
The anterior intercondylar area (oranterior intercondyloid fossa) is an area on the tibia, a bone in the lower leg. Together with the posterior intercondylar area it makes up the intercondylar area.[1]
The intercondylar area is the separation between the medial and lateral condyle located toward the proximal portion of the tibia. The intercondylar eminence composed of the medial and lateral intercondylar tubercle divides the intercondylar area into anterior and posterior part.[1]
The anterior intercondylar area is the location where the anterior cruciate ligament attaches to the tibia.
The intercondyloid eminence, intercondylar eminenceortibial spine is a structure of the tibia. It lies between the articular facets of the proximal tibia, but nearer the posterior than the anterior aspect of the bone, surmounted on either side by a prominent tubercle, on to the sides of which the articular facets are prolonged. In front of and behind the intercondyloid eminence are rough depressions (fossae) for the attachment of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the menisci.
Two tubercles emerge from the eminence:
It can be involved in fractures.[2][3]
Posteriorly, the medial condyle and lateral condyle are separated from each other by a shallow depression, the posterior intercondyloid fossa (orintercondylar area), which gives attachment to part of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 256 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
