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Bone: Anterior intercondyloid fossa

Upper surface of right tibia. (Posterior intercondyloid fossa visible at bottom.)
Latin	area intercondylaris anterior tibiae
Gray's	subject #61 256

The anterior intercondyloid fossa (or intercondylar area) is the location where the anterior cruciate ligament attaches to the tibia.

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lljoints at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (topoftibia)

Bones of lower limbs (TA A02.5.04–18, GA 2.242–277)

Femur

upper extremity	head (fovea) · neck · greater trochanter (trochanteric fossa) · lesser trochanter · intertrochanteric line · intertrochanteric crest · quadrate tubercle

body	linea aspera · gluteal tuberosity / third trochanter · pectineal line

lower extremity	adductor tubercle · patellar surface · epicondyles (lateral, medial) · condyles (lateral, medial) · intercondylar fossa

Crus

Tibia

upper extremity	Gerdy's tubercle · condyles (lateral, medial) · intercondylar eminence (lateral/medial intercondylar tubercle) · posterior/anterior intercondylar area

body	tuberosity · soleal line

lower extremity	medial malleolus · fibular notch

Fibula

head · body · lateral malleolus

Other

patella (apex of patella)

Foot

Tarsus	calcaneus (sustentaculum tali, trochlear process) · talus (body, neck, head) · navicular · cuboid · cuneiform (medial, intermediate, lateral)

Metatarsus	1st metatarsal · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th

Other	phalanges of the foot

M: BON/CAR

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