A study investigating the effects of increasing tibial tuberosity advancement and quadriceps muscle force found that these factors significantly influence cranial translation of the tibia in dogs ...

Provided that the healing is progressing as anticipated and the quadriceps muscle is sufficiently strong, physical therapy and weight bearing begins at six weeks. Other measures that can help speed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tibial tubercle osteotomy with vs. without distalization yielded low rates of postoperative complications.

This is seen by a disappearance of the tibial tuberosity when the knee is in flexion. The drawer test in this position will give the impression of a cranial drawer sign, because it is possible to ...

On exam there was significant bony prominence over the tibial tuberosity on the right knee, absent on the left. There was no swelling, effusion or atrophy of surrounding muscles. The patella tendon ...

Tibial tuberosity fractures occur in fewer than 1% of all paediatric fractures. We present this unusual case of an early adolescent football player who presented to the emergency department after ...

At the top, or proximal end, the three muscles come together, form the hamstring tendon and attach at the base of the pelvis on the ischial tuberosity, or the sitting bone. They run down the back of ...