Gerdy's tubercle
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| Gerdy's tubercle is located lateral condyle of the tibia | |
| Latin | Tuberculum anterolaterale |
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 on the outside part of the tibia bone just below the knee joint, where the iliotibial tract runs down the outside part of the thigh.
It can be fractured along with the tibial tuberosity.[1]
It has been used as a source for bone grafts.[2]
The peroneal nerve runs near to it.[3]
References
- ↑ Yoo JH, Hahn SH, Yang BK, et al. (June 2007). "An en bloc avulsion fracture of tibial tuberosity and Gerdy's tubercle in an adolescent basketball player: a case report". Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 15 (6): 781–5. doi:10.1007/s00167-006-0213-8. PMID 17024477.
- ↑ Brutus JP, Loftus JB (January 2006). "Gerdy's tubercle as a source of cancellous bone graft for surgery of the upper extremity: description of technique". J Hand Surg Am 31 (1): 147–9. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.07.011. PMID 16443119.
- ↑ Rubel IF, Schwarzbard I, Leonard A, Cece D (August 2004). "Anatomic location of the peroneal nerve at the level of the proximal aspect of the tibia: Gerdy's safe zone". J Bone Joint Surg Am 86–A (8): 1625–8. PMID 15292408.
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