At 5 to 6 weeks, a long leg splint or knee immobilizer ... Attachment of the medial collateral ligament at the medial epicondyle is identified. From Healy WL, Iorio R, Lemos DW.

The approach to thigh compartments may be medial or lateral depending on the area of injury or suspected hematoma. The leg should be ... extending to the lateral epicondyle of the femur to expose ...