Pes anserinus bursitis (www.physio-pedia.com/Bursitis), also known as intertendinous bursa, is an inflammation of the bursa of the conjoined insertion of the M. Sartorius, M. Gracilis and M. Semitendinosus muscles along the proximal medial aspect of the tibia [4]. The bursa is located approximately two inches below the medial knee joint line between the pes anserinus tendons. The bursa doesn’t ...

Background: Hamstring tendons are secondary hip extensors. Their harvest for graft in anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction may create deleterious effect on hip extension strength. This is of particular importance in sportsthat need powerful hip extension force like climbing and sprinting. Due to scarcity of a comprehensive study in thisarea, we designed this prospect...

The flexor digitorum brevis muscle (FDB) lies immediately deep to the central part of the plantar aponeurosis. It takes origin from the central part of the plantar aponeurosis, medial tubercle of calcaneal tuberosity and from the medial and lateral intermuscular septa. The FDB divides into four tendons for the lateral four toes. Each tendon is divided into two slips at the base of their proxima...

Crouch gait is common in individuals with cerebral palsy. Recently published data has shown that distal femoral extension osteotomy with patellar tendon advancement (DFEO/PTA) is an effective procedure to correct crouch gait in the presence of a knee flexion contracture and quadriceps insufficiency. Short length and slow lengthening rate (velocity) of the hamstrings are indications for hamstrin...

We examined the effects of a 12-week program of Nordic hamstring exercises (NHE), administered before or after football training, upon eccentric hamstring strength, muscle activity, and architectural adaptations. Amateur soccer players were randomized into three groups. The control group (CON; n=11) undertook core stability exercises, whereas a periodized NHE program was delivered either before...

BACKGROUND Currently, several graft options have been described for reconstruction of the medial ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow. Palmaris longus, gracilis, plantaris, toe extensor, and even Achilles tendon autografts have been well documented. To our knowledge, no study has investigated the clinical outcomes following the use of allograft tendon for primary medial ulnar collateral ligam...

BACKGROUND Categorical grading and other measurable MRI parameters are frequently utilised for predicting the outcome of hamstring injuries. However, the reliability and smallest detectable difference (SDD) have not been previously evaluated. It therefore remains unclear if the variability in previously reported results reflects reporting variation or actual injury status. METHODS 25 hamstrin...

The popliteal angle is a widely used clinical means of assessing hamstring length in cerebral palsy patients. The relevance of the popliteal angle as a measure of hamstring length was assessed in this prospective study. Sixteen patients with cerebral palsy with crouch gait had their conventional and modified popliteal angles measured by nine observers on two separate occasions. With use of the ...

We describe a medial midline portal between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior for arthroscopy of the ankle. We dissected 20 cadaver specimens to compare the risk of neurovascular injury using this approach with that of using standard arthroscopic portals. Compared with the anterocentral portal, the medial midline was a mean of 11.2 mm further from the nearest branch ...