Items tagged “tibia”
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Blount disease
Blount disease refers to a local disturbance of growth of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial metaphysis and/or epiphysis that results in tibia vara. The condition is commonly bilateral. Somewhat confusingly, "tibia vara" has been used in the literature as a synonym for Blount disease.
Epi...
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Leg bowing in children
Leg bowing in children is common and often developmental.
Differential diagnosis
The differential includes:
developmental bowing
exaggeration of normal age-related angulation changes at the knee
neonates and infants normally have varus angulation that gradually corrects within 6 months of w...
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Toddler fracture
A toddler fracture is a minimally displaced or undisplaced spiral fracture, usually of the tibia, typically encountered in toddlers. It is a potentially difficult diagnosis to establish on account of both the symptoms and imaging findings being subtle.
Terminology
The term has sometimes also b...
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Trampoline fracture
Trampoline fractures are transverse fractures of the proximal tibial metaphysis that occur in children while jumping on a trampoline (or inflatable castle).
The fracture is thought to occur when a second, usually heavier individual causes the jumping surface to recoil upwards as the unsuspectin...
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Intercondylar area
The intercondylar area is the rough, central part of the tibial plateau.
Gross anatomy
The intercondylar area is located between the proximal articular surfaces of the medial and lateral tibial condyles. It is non-articular. In the middle of the intercondylar area are:
intercondylar eminenc...
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Medial tibial crest friction syndrome
Medial tibial crest friction syndrome, also known as medial tibial condyle friction syndrome, is a rare entity characterized by the symptomatic inflammation resulting from extra-capsular friction of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee on the medial tibial crest 1-3.
Clinical prese...
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