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THE SKELETON 



part, rounded and smooth, receives the attachment of the Hgamentum patellae. 

 The lower part is rough, and into its lateral edges prolongations of the hgamentum 

 patella are inserted. A prominent bursa intervenes between the ligament and 

 the anterior aspect of the upper extremity of the bone. 



Fig. 224. — The Left Tibia and Fibula. (Anterior view.) 

 Intercondyloid eminence 



Lateral meniscus 

 Capsule 

 Lateral condyle 

 Biceps and the anterior 

 tibio-fibular ligament 



S" Fibular collateral ligament 



Anterior border of crest of the tibia 



Interosseous membrane' 



Anterior ligament of ankle-joint 



Deltoid ligament 

 Medial malleolus 



Extensor digitorum longus 



Peroneus longus 



Peroneus brevis 



Estensor digitorum longus 



Peroneal surface of fibula 



Extensor surface of fibula 

 Extensor hallucis longus 



Fibula 



Peroneus tertius 



Subcutaneous portion 



Anterior tibio-fibular ligament 



Lateral malleolus 



Anterior talo-fibular ligament 



The medial condyle is less i)rojnincnt thouKh more extensive than the lateral, and near the 

 posterior part of ita circumference is a deep horizontal groove for the attachment of the 

 central portion of the semimembranosus tendon. The margins of this groove, and the surface 



