Indications and Clinical Considerations Bursae are formed from synovial sacs that allow easy sliding of muscles and tendons across one another at areas of repeated movement. These synovial sacs are lined with a synovial membrane invested with a network of…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Bursae are formed from synovial sacs that allow easy sliding of muscles and tendons across one another at areas of repeated movement. These synovial sacs are lined with a synovial membrane invested with a network of…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Bursae are formed from synovial sacs that allow easy sliding of muscles and tendons across one another at areas of repeated movement. These synovial sacs are lined with a synovial membrane invested with a network of…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Bursae are formed from synovial sacs, and their purpose is to allow easy sliding of muscles and tendons across one another at areas of repeated movement. These synovial sacs are lined with a synovial membrane that…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Patients suffering from injury to the quadriceps tendon will complain of pain over the superior pole of the patella, more commonly on the medial side. The pain is constant and is characterized as aching. The patient…
Indications and Clinical Considerations The quadriceps expansion syndrome is characterized by pain at the superior pole of the patella. It is usually a result of overuse or misuse of the knee joint, as in running marathons, or direct trauma to…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Medial collateral ligament syndrome is characterized by pain at the medial aspect of the knee joint. It is usually a result of trauma to the medial collateral ligament from falls with the leg in valgus and…
Indications and Clinical Considerations The coronary ligaments, which are also known as the meniscotibial ligaments, are thin bands of fibrous tissue that anchor the medial meniscus to the tibial plateau and are extensions of the joint capsule ( Fig. 153.1…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Semimembranosus insertion syndrome is a constellation of symptoms including a localized tenderness over the posterior aspect of the medial knee joint, with severe pain elicited on palpation of the attachment of the semimembranosus muscle at the…
Indications and Clinical Considerations The tibiofibular joint is susceptible to developing arthritis from a variety of conditions that all have the ability to damage the joint cartilage. Osteoarthritis of the joint is the most common form of arthritis that results…