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epicondyle
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ep·i·con·dyle  (p-kndl, -dl)
n.
A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons.
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Noun1.epicondyle - a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
lateral epicondyle - epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur
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Markers were attached to six anatomical landmarks on both sides of the body; greater tubercle of humerus, greater trochanter, anterior superior illiac spine, lateral femoral epicondyles, lateral malleolus and lateral aspect of fifth metatarsal.
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The transepicondylar axis was defined as a line joining the medial and lateral femoral epicondyles (Fig.
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Elbow flexor-extensor kinematic parameters correspond to the rotation of the longitudinal axis fixed to the forearm segment around the transverse axis passing through the medial and lateral epicondyles of the arm segment [25].
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