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Sesamoid bones can be found on joints throughout the human body, including: In the knee—the patella (within the quadriceps tendon). This is the largest sesamoid bone. [4] In the hand—two sesamoid bones are commonly found in the distal portions of the first metacarpal bone (within the tendons of adductor pollicis and flexor pollicis brevis).
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It is composed of 270 bones at the time of birth, [2] but later decreases to 206: 80 bones in the axial skeleton and 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton. 172 of 206 bones are part of a pair and the remaining 34 are unpaired. [3] Many small accessory bones, such as sesamoid bones, are not included in this.
A sesamoid bone is a small, round bone that, as the name suggests, is shaped like a sesame seed. These bones form in tendons (the sheaths of tissue that connect bones to muscles) where a great deal of pressure is generated in a joint. The sesamoid bones protect tendons by helping them overcome compressive forces.
We have about 42 sesamoid bones. The one most everyone is familiar with is the kneecap (the patella), but others are in the hand, foot and wrist. Inflammation from overuse, strain, trauma and/or ...
The Patella and Pisiform bones are the only sesamoid bones conserved in >90% of people, all other sesamoid bones are too variable to be included in this list. -- Osteomyoamare ( talk ) 02:23, 18 June 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]
This bone may be present in approximately 2–21% of the general population and is usually asymptomatic. [18] [19] [20] When it is symptomatic, surgery may be necessary. The Geist classification divides the accessory navicular bones into three types. [20] Type 1: An os tibiale externum is a 2–3 mm sesamoid bone in the distal posterior ...
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