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largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets (同)fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets (同)genus Fossa

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The intercondylar fossa of femur (intercondyloid fossa of femur, intercondylar notch of femur) is a deep notch between the rear surfaces of the medial and lateral epicondyle of the femur, two protrusions on the distal end of the femur (thigh bone) that joins the knee. On the front of the femur, the condyles are but much less prominent and are separated from one another by a smooth shallow articular depression called the patellar surface because it articulates with the posterior surface of the patella (kneecap).

The intercondylar fossa of femur and/or the patellar surface may also be referred to as the patellar groove, patellar sulcus, patellofemoral groove, femoropatellar groove, femoral groove, femoral sulcus, trochlear groove of femur, trochlear sulcus of femur, trochlear surface of femur, or trochlea of femur.

On a lateral radiograph, it is evident as Blumensaat's line.

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Right knee in extension. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
Right knee in extension. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
Knee joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.

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English Journal

[Structure of infrapatellar synovial ligament in dogs].

Sommer U1, Schnorr B, Kressin M.
Anatomia, histologia, embryologia.Anat Histol Embryol.1999 Jul;28(3):151-6.
The knee joint of the dog is frequently the subject of surgery if the cruciate ligaments or the menisci are injured. In the knee joint of the dog we find a ligament, which is spread out between the anterior part of the fossa intercondylaris ossis femoris and the corpus adiposus infrapatellaris. This
PMID 10458019

Japanese Journal

大腿骨に作用する外力系とそのひずみ分布

尾田十八 [他],西村哲郎,富田勝郎,沢口毅,赤川節二
日本機械学會論文集. A編 56(530), 2169-2173, 1990-10-25
… On the other hand, the strain values obtained by the beam theory agree approximately with the values by the finite-element method expect for the values of the parts of the caput femoris and the fossa intercondylaris. …
NAID 110002373224

膝関節顆間窩軸位撮影法

寺師隆也,増野豊
日本放射線技術學會雜誌 34(1), 1-5, 1978-05-01
… Through studying 400 cases of knee roentgenograms the following values could be assumed, that is, 24.83°±4.16°of the angle between axis femoris -facies fossa intercondylaris and 11.35°±2.73° of the supplementary angle between axis tibiaris- facies articularis. …
NAID 110003445769

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Intercondylar fossa of femur
	Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below
	Right femur seen from behind
Details
Latin	Fossa intercondylaris femoris
Identifiers
Gray's	p.247
Dorlands; /Elsevier	12376162
TA	A02.5.04.028
FMA	43748
	Anatomical terminology