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Posterior surface of the left tibia.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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Posterior surface of the left tibia.

a) Medial condyle.
b) Lateral condyle.
c) Medial condylar cavity.
d) Lateral condylar cavity.
e) Intercondylar eminence (insertion for cruciate ligaments).
f) Superfical peroneal glenoid (socket) (for the fibular head).
g) Oblique line of the tibia (insertion site for mm popliteus and plantaris and soleus.
h) Body, posterior surface.
i) Medial malleolus.
k) Fibular notch.
l) Groove for mm tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus.

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