Rolandic Anatomy

Lateral Lip of Linea Apera

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A ridge on the back of the femur. It is the attachment for the "Vastus Lateralis" muscle; surgeons use this ridge to find the correct "plane" when performing a femoral osteotomy to straighten a crooked leg.

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