The medial epicondyle of the femur is an epicondyle, a bony protrusion, located on the medial side of the femur at its distal end.
Located above the medial condyle, it bears an elevation, the adductor tubercle,Platzer (2004), p 192 which serves for the attachment of the superficial part, or "tendinous insertion", of the adductor magnus.Thieme Atlas of Anatomy (2006), p 426 This tendinous part here forms an intermuscular septum which forms the medial separation between the thigh's flexors and extensors.<ref name="Platzer-242
The anterior long fibers of the tibial collateral ligament of the knee-joint are attached to it.Platzer (2004), 9 206
Behind it, and proximal to the medial condylePlatzer (2004), p 262 is a rough impression which gives origin to the medial head of the Gastrocnemius.
See also Lateral epicondyle of the femur Medial epicondyle of the humerus
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