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218 The lower limb

Iliac crest

Posterior superior spine

Greater sciatic notch
Ischial spine Greater trochanter
Lesser sciatic notch
Intertrochanteric crest
Ischial tuberosity
Gluteal tuberosity
Lesser trochanter
Pectineal line
Spiral line

Linear aspera

Adductor tubercle Lateral epicondyle
Intercondylar fossa Fig. 159◊The posterior
aspect of the right femur.

Fig. 160◊The sources of
blood supply of the
femoral head—along the
ligamentum teres,
through the diaphysis
and via the retinacula.

strong crest, the linea aspera. Inferiorly, this crest splits into the medial and
lateral supracondylar lines, leaving a flat popliteal surface between them. The
medial supracondylar line ends distally in the adductor tubercle.
The lower end of the femur bears the prominent condyles which are
separated by a deep intercondylar notch posteriorly but which blend anteri-