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FEMUR – LANDMARKS POSTERIOR VIEW (EXCEPT WHERE NOTED) The head of the femur forms a ball and socket joint with the acetabulum of the os coax. The head of the femur is held in place by the ligamentum teres. Remember that the head points medially. greater trochanter lateral condyle head lateral epicondyle intercondylar notch lesser trochanter FEMUR – LANDMARKS linea aspera POSTERIOR VIEW (EXCEPT WHERE NOTED) medial condyle medial epicondyle The neck of the femur does not descend vertically but angles laterally to attach to the shaft of the bone. This is necessary because the articulation with the acetabulum is on the lateral aspect of the os coxa instead of the inferior portion of the bones. This is the weakest part of the femur and is often the part that fractures when a person "breaks their hip". neck patellar surface (ANTERIOR VIEW) trochanteric fossa
