X-ray examination revealed a fracture of the anterior tibial spine of the left knee. The knee could be fully extended without anesthesia, and a plaster cylinder was applied in this position.

The tibial fracture extent into the anterior cortex was identified at the level of the inferior screw; overall, neither the TTO nor the nonunion of prior stress fracture were mobile.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The anterior tibial artery is located in the lower leg, running from the popliteal fossa just behind the knee down along the tibia and fibula, the ...

Causes of Tibialis Anterior Tendonitis Tibialis anterior tendonitis causes can be boiled down to one thing: overusing your anterior tibial tendon. There are risk factors that increase your chances ...

McGurty and colleagues gathered data on 578 patients treated for tibial spine fractures from an institutional review board-approved multicenter retrospective cohort of patients treated for tibial ...

Background The pathogenesis of the Osgood-Schlatter's disease (OSD) is still debated. The fragmentation of the ossification centre has been questioned as a definitive sign of OSD and has been seen as ...

By contrast, occlusion of the anterior tibial artery is often asymptomatic, as two other vessels -- the posterior tibial and peroneal arteries -- can function as alternate parallel channels to ...

McGurty and colleagues gathered data on 578 patients treated for tibial spine fractures from an institutional review board-approved multicenter retrospective cohort of patients treated for tibial ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An elevated or “steep” posterior tibial slope, confirmed with imaging, increased the graft re-rupture risk in patients undergoing revision ACL reconstruction, according to ...

Background Recent evidence has suggested that corticospinal excitability alterations are present in the surrounding ankle musculature in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI). However, ...