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  2. Sesamoiditis - Wikipedia

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    The sesamoid bones lie behind the bones of the fetlock, at the back of the joint, and help to keep the tendons and ligaments that run between them correctly functioning. Usually periostitis (new bone growth) occurs along with sesamoiditis, and the suspensory ligament may also be affected.

  3. Sesamoid bone - Wikipedia

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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).

  4. Fabella - Wikipedia

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    The fabella is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur. It is an accessory bone, an anatomical variation present in 39% of humans. [1] [2] Rarely, there are two or three of these bones (fabella bi- or tripartita).

  5. What's up, Doc? Sesamoiditis is common in athletes and ... - AOL

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    Sesamoiditis is more common in athletes who do a lot of running, jumping, dancing, etc., people who walk a lot in high heels and people with very high arches or with "flat feet" (where the arches ...

  6. Swollen, Achey Knees? Those Are Tell-Tale Symptoms of Knee ...

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    Knee arthritis specifically deals with the damage of cartilage in the knee joint area, meaning, when the knee is in use—bending down, walking, turning—bone meets bone and causes excruciating pain.

  7. The Real Reason Your Knee Is Swollen, According to Doctors

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    Swollen knee causes 1. Injury. Whether you took a tumble during your workout or just walked smack into the coffee table, swelling is a normal reaction to injuries—including those around your knees.

  8. Accessory bone - Wikipedia

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    Accessory bones of the ankle. [13]Accessory bones at the ankle mainly include: Os subtibiale, with a prevalence of approximately 1%. [14] It is a secondary ossification center of the distal tibia that appears during the first year of life, and which in most people fuses with the shaft at approximately 15 years in females and approximately 17 years in males.

  9. Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease - Wikipedia

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    The condition is most commonly found in children between the ages of 4 and 10. Common symptoms include pain in the hip, knee, or ankle (since hip pathology can cause pain to be felt in a normal knee or ankle), or in the groin; this pain is exacerbated by hip or leg movement, especially internal hip rotation (with the knee flexed 90°, twisting the lower leg away from the center of the body).