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TIBIAL SPINE [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

An oval elevation on the anterior surface of the tibia about 3 cm distal to the articular surface, giving attachment at its distal part to the patellar ligament.

OBS

According to some authors, patellar tuberosity, tuberositas patellaris and spina tibiae are outmoded terms.

Key term(s)
  • tubercle of tibia
  • spine of tibia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
Key term(s)
  • tubérosité antérieure du tibia

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A superoinferior projection giving a view of the intercondyloid fossa, the tibial spine, and the knee joint. The patient is supine with the knee flexed and a curved cassette placed under the knee. The central ray is directed at right angles to the long axis of the tibia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Incidence permettant de visualiser l'échancrure intercondylienne, l'épine tibiale et l'articulation fémoro-patellaire, réalisée en position couchée, genou fléchi à 120°. Un film courbe est placé sous le genou. Le rayon central est oblique de 30° vers la tête, enfilant l'interligne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A measure of alignment of the patella : this is the angle formed by the line of pull of the quadriceps muscle and the patellar tendon which is measured by drawing a line from the anterior-superior iliac spine to the center of the patella, and a second line from the center of the patella to the tibial tubercle; the normal angle is approximately 15° while an angle of 20° or more is considered abnormal.

OBS

Definition from TUROR, 1984, p. 1344.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] angle [...] que forment la droite unissant l'épine iliaque antéro-supérieure au centre de la rotule, droite selon laquelle s'exerce la traction du quadriceps, et la prolongation vers le haut de la droite unissant le centre de la rotule au milieu de la tubérosité tibiale antérieure, selon laquelle s'exerce la résistance du ligament rotulien. [...] Cet angle est en moyenne de 15° + 3. [...] On peut situer à 20° la limite supérieure de la normale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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