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The Leg: Pgi Charo Yves Mariano
The Leg: Pgi Charo Yves Mariano
• Tibia
-the weight-bearing medial bone of the leg
-has the patellar tuberosity which the patellar
ligmament inserts
-has the medial and lateral condyles that
articulate with the condyles of the femur
• Fibula
-has little or no function for weight
bearing but serves as an attachment for
muscles
-has a head that provides attachment for
the fibular collateral ligament of the knee joint
ANATOMY
ANATOMY
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Tibialis Anterior
O: Lateral condyle and superior half of lateral surface of tibia
and interosseous membrane
Fibularis Tertius
Fibularis brevis
Plantatris
O: Inferior end of the lateral supracondylar line of femur;
oblique popliteal ligament
Popliteus
O: Lateral surace of lateral condyle of the femur and
lateral meniscus
Tibialis posterior
O: Interosseous membrane; posterior surface of tibia inferior
to soleal line; posterior surface of fibula
Osteochondroma
-the cortex of the bone sticks out on a stalk
and has a mushroom like shape
-usually arises near a joint
-more often asymptomatic
-malignant transformation should be
suspected if there is enlargement associated
with pain without a history of trauma
Osteoid osteoma
-occurs along the cortex of a bone
-has a central lucency with a little sclerotic
nidus within it
-typically painful
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