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{{Short description|Lateral tubercle of the tibia}} |
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| Latin = tuberculum anterolaterale |
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| Caption = Gerdy's tubercle is located on the [[Lateral condyle of tibia|lateral condyle]] of the [[tibia]] |
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Gerdy's tubercle is a smooth facet on the lateral aspect of the upper part of the tibia, just below the [[knee-joint|knee joint]] and adjacent to the proximal tibio-fibular joint, where the iliotibial tract runs down the outside part of the [[thigh]]. It is the point of insertion for the [[iliotibial band]] of the lateral thigh.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Examination of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries |edition=3rd |last=Starkey|first=Chad|publisher=F.A. Davis|year=2009|isbn=978-93-5025-351-9|location=Philadelphia |page=298}}</ref> |
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It is used as a site for the insertion of a periosteal needle by which intramedullary fluids may be infused in neonates. It can be fractured along with the [[tibial tuberosity]].<ref name="pmid17024477">{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s00167-006-0213-8 |pmid=17024477 |title=An en bloc avulsion fracture of tibial tuberosity and Gerdy's tubercle in an adolescent basketball player: A case report |journal=Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=781–5 |year=2006 |last1=Yoo |first1=Jae Ho |last2=Hahn |first2=Sung Ho |last3=Yang |first3=Bo Kyu |last4=Yi |first4=Seung Rim |last5=Ahn |first5=Young Joon |last6=Yoon |first6=Dong Jin |last7=Kim |first7=Jin Hong }}</ref> It has been used as a source for bone grafts.<ref name="pmid16443119">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.07.011 |pmid=16443119 |title=Gerdy's Tubercle as a Source of Cancellous Bone Graft for Surgery of the Upper Extremity: Description of Technique |journal=The Journal of Hand Surgery |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=147–9 |year=2006 |last1=Brutus |first1=Jean-Paul |last2=Loftus |first2=Jon B. }}</ref> |
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The [[peroneal nerve]] runs near to it.<ref name="pmid15292408">{{cite journal|pmid=15292408|url=http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15292408|year=2004|author1=Rubel|first1=I. F.|title=Anatomic location of the peroneal nerve at the level of the proximal aspect of the tibia: Gerdy's safe zone|journal=The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume|volume=86-A|issue=8|pages=1625–8|last2=Schwarzbard|first2=I|last3=Leonard|first3=A|last4=Cece|first4=D}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Tibia]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 23 February 2024
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Latin | tuberculum anterolaterale |
TA2 | 1411 |
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Gerdy's tubercle is a lateral tubercle of the tibia, located where the iliotibial tract inserts. It was named after French surgeon Pierre Nicolas Gerdy (1797–1856).
Gerdy's tubercle is a smooth facet on the lateral aspect of the upper part of the tibia, just below the knee joint and adjacent to the proximal tibio-fibular joint, where the iliotibial tract runs down the outside part of the thigh. It is the point of insertion for the iliotibial band of the lateral thigh.[1]
It is used as a site for the insertion of a periosteal needle by which intramedullary fluids may be infused in neonates. It can be fractured along with the tibial tuberosity.[2] It has been used as a source for bone grafts.[3]
The peroneal nerve runs near to it.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Starkey, Chad (2009). Examination of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. p. 298. ISBN 978-93-5025-351-9.
- ^ Yoo, Jae Ho; Hahn, Sung Ho; Yang, Bo Kyu; Yi, Seung Rim; Ahn, Young Joon; Yoon, Dong Jin; Kim, Jin Hong (2006). "An en bloc avulsion fracture of tibial tuberosity and Gerdy's tubercle in an adolescent basketball player: A case report". Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 15 (6): 781–5. doi:10.1007/s00167-006-0213-8. PMID 17024477.
- ^ Brutus, Jean-Paul; Loftus, Jon B. (2006). "Gerdy's Tubercle as a Source of Cancellous Bone Graft for Surgery of the Upper Extremity: Description of Technique". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 31 (1): 147–9. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.07.011. PMID 16443119.
- ^ Rubel, I. F.; Schwarzbard, I; Leonard, A; Cece, D (2004). "Anatomic location of the peroneal nerve at the level of the proximal aspect of the tibia: Gerdy's safe zone". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 86-A (8): 1625–8. PMID 15292408.[permanent dead link]