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CPT is characterized by persistent nonunion because of fractures of the tibia and the presence of fibrous tissue between parts of the fractured bone. The persistent nonunion eventually leads to the formation of a false joint, otherwise known as pseudarthrosis. This pseudarthrosis is a non-healing bone lesion, resulting in reduction of mobility ...
Saber shin is a malformation of the tibia. It presents as a sharp anterior bowing, or convexity, of the tibia. [1] Causes. Saber shin in late tertiary yaws.
Tibial hemimelia-polysyndactyly-triphalangeal thumb syndrome is a rare genetic limb malformation syndrome which is characterized by thumb triphalangy, polysyndactyly of the hand and foot, and hypoplasia/aplasia of the tibia bone.
It was found that the leading cause for the incidence of the disease was regular sport practicing and shortening of the rectus femoris muscle in adolescents that were in the pubertal phase. [42] For there is a 76% prevalence of patients with a shortened rectus femoris in those who have the Osgood-Schlatter's disease. [42]
Absent tibia-polydactyly-arachnoid cyst syndrome, also known as Holmes-Collins syndrome, is a very rare multi-systemic hereditary disorder which is characterized by facial dysmorphisms, [1] pre/post-axial polydactyly, toe syndactyly, missing/underdeveloped tibia bone, and the presence of a retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst.
Pes anserinus tendinitis/bursitis syndrome, or pes anserine bursitis, is a cause of chronic knee pain and weakness. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It occurs when the medial portion of the knee is inflamed . If the bursa underlying the tendons of the sartorius , gracilis , and semitendinosus gets irritated from overuse or injury, a person can develop this ailment.
A Brodie abscess is a subacute osteomyelitis, appearing as an accumulation of pus in bone, frequently with an insidious onset. [1] Brodie's abscess is characterized by pain and swelling without fever, often resulting from diabetic wounds, fracture-related bone infection, or haematogenous osteomyelitis.
The pes anserinus is where the tendons of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus join at the medial knee, [1] into the anteromedial proximal tibia. Pes anserine bursitis may result from stress, overuse, obesity and trauma to this area. An occurrence of pes anserine bursitis commonly is characterized by pain at the medial knee and upper ...