The most common injury to the lateral femoral condyle is an osteochondral fracture combined with a patellar dislocation.

Typically, the condyle will fracture (and the patella may dislocate) as a result of severe impaction from activities such as downhill skiing and parachuting.

[1] Open reduction and internal fixation surgery is typically used to repair an osteochondral fracture.

For a AO Type B1[2][circular reference] partial articular fracture of the lateral condyle, interfragmentary lag screws are used to secure the bone back together.

[3] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 247 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)