Lateral supracondylar ridge
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| Bone: Lateral supracondylar ridge | |
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| Left humerus. Anterior view. (Lateral supracondylar ridge on side at bottom right, but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | l. supracondylaris lateralis |
| Gray's | subject #51 211 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | l_10/12496408 |
The lower part of the lateral border of the body of the humerus forms a prominent, rough margin, a little curved from behind forward, the lateral supracondylar ridge (or line), which presents an anterior lip for the origin of the Brachioradialis above, and Extensor carpi radialis longus below, a posterior lip for the Triceps brachii, and an intermediate ridge for the attachment of the lateral intermuscular septum.
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