Although radiographic findings at the apical portion of the proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) are often observed in young Thoroughbred foals, conflicting findings, either fractures or apparent secondary ossifications centers, have been reported. Three cases (aged 2, 5, and 7 weeks) were identified in 30 necropsied foals (0-31 weeks old). Histopathologically, the subchondral trabecular woven bone was...

The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body. As the patella bone is responsible for the strong extensor mechanism of the knee joint, its reconstruction and anatomical restoration after fracture is always desirable over excision. Extra articular fracture of lower pole of patella accounts for less than 10 percent of all patellar fractures. The treatment of these fractures is complicated,...

INTRODUCTION Fractures of the sesamoid bones of the metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) are a rare pathology in hand trauma. Only a few case reports and case series were found in literature. The diagnosis of an ulnar sesamoid bone fracture of the MCPJ is difficult and can pose a differential diagnostic problem with Stener lesions or ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) instability. This pathology is fr...

Sesamoid fractures result in significant pain and poor biomechanics, which can ultimately hinder athletic performance delay return to sport. Current literature describes the utility of platelet rich plasma (PRP) treating various musculoskeletal injuries, but there is minimal data regarding its application sesamoid pathology.

evidence acquisition a search of pubmed for studies on proximal fifth metatarsal fracture and jones fracture focusing on the classification and management was performed. the reference list of the retrieved articles was searched for additional related studies. conclusions lawrence and botte’s classification of proximal fifth metatarsal fractures is recommended by experts, due to its implication ...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Vijaianand M, Assistant Professor of Anatomy, KFMSR, Coimbatore, 7, Tarun kudil, IK garden, Gokul Nagar Annexe, Chinnathirupathi, Salem-636008, Tamil Nadu, India. Mobile: (0) 9655246467 E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Sesamoid bones are tiny seed like bones embedded in the tendons or joint capsule. They prevent friction and protect the tendons fro...

The sesamoid bone ligament complex of foot contains two sesamoid bones one medial tibial sesamoid and other lateral fibular sesamoid bone, both embedded in the plantar ligament beneath first metatarsal head. The incidence of medial tibial sesamoid bone fracture is rare. Clinically they are often misdiagnosed as soft tissue injuries and often missed. We present a case of fracture medial tibial s...

REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Analysis was performed to examine a method for refining the preoperative prognosis for horses that had surgery to remove apical fractures of the proximal sesamoid bones (PSBs). OBJECTIVES To determine if: 1) there was a difference in size or configuration of apical fractures between the different anatomical locations of the PSBs, which have been shown to affect the...