condyle

• Probably the best method is by a long anterior flap when it can be obtained, thus:--The arm being placed in a slightly flexed position, the surgeon transfixes in front of the joint, in a line extending from the level of the external condyle to a point one inch below the internal condyle (Plate IV. —  A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
• In recent cases the arm may be placed in the extended position with a pad over the condyle, care being taken to avoid pressure on the nerve. —  Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
• (Genu Valgum).--This is due to an overgrowth of the internal knuckle (condyle) on the knee joint, and curving inward of the shaft of the thigh-bone (femur) in its lower parts, with relaxation and lengthening of the ligaments of the knee joint It usually shows itself soon after the child begins to walk, but may not do so until puberty,--rarely later. —  Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
• Spasmodic contraction of the crural muscles which sometimes retains the patella in such position that the leg is rigidly extended, does not in itself constitute luxation of the patella; and unless this bone becomes lodged on the upper portion of a femoral condyle or laterally displaced out of its femoral groove, luxation cannot be said to exist in the horse. —  Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
• Between this bony projection of the ulna and the internal condyle is a deep depression along which runs the ulna nerve (commonly called the "funny" or "crazy" bone 12. —  A Practical Physiology

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