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lateral epicondyle

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Noun1.lateral epicondyle - epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur
epicondyle - a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments


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This bony lump is known as the lateral epicondyle and is the point of insertion of a large number of forearm muscle tendons.
However, pain in the lateral epicondyle (the hard knob at the bottom of the outside thigh bone) when pressure is manually administered and the knee is flexed at 30 degrees, is indeed a symptom of ITBS.
To measure the elbow flexion angle, the center of the goniometer was positioned on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
 
 
 
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