Facial Nerve.The trunk of the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen and lies deeply beneath the surface in the angle between the bony external auditory meatus and the mastoid process. It passes forwards around the neck of the condyle of the mandible and rapidly becomes superficial. As it does so, it divides; first into an upper temporofacial division and a lower cervicofacial divis...

Background Pes anserine bursitis is a syndrome causing pain at the medial knee and proximal tibia [1]. Sartorius, gracilis, semitendinous tendons attach 5 cm distal to joint line taking shape called pes anserinus. It more common obese females with osteoarthritis between 50-80 years of age Rarely, tibial bone spurs present as rose thorns cause anserinus [2]. Objectives In this case report, we pr...

The objectives of this study were to assess the ultrasonographic (US) findings in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) with pes anserinus tendinitis or bursitis (PATB) syndrome and to determine the correlation between the US findings and the response to local corticosteroid injection. We prospectively studied 26 patients with knee OA with clinically diagnosed PATB syndrome. A linear array 7 M...

Background: Osteochondroma is the most common benign skeletal neoplasm and found often in long bones, especially distal femur proximal tibia. They usually present as painless swelling near joint can be complicated by mechanical irritation, compression or injury of adjacent structures, fracture, malignant transformation, post-operative recurrence. Locking knee refers to flexion without complete ...

Introduction The hamstring muscles are frequently implicated in posterior thigh pain due to strains. The hamstring muscles are the three most superficial muscles that span the posterior thigh, and consist of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. The long head of biceps femoris originates from the inferiomedial aspect of the ischial tuberosity and inserts into the head of the ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence of a vascular network adjacent to the insertion of the pes anserinus, so that it could be used as an anatomical reference point to facilitate harvesting flexor grafts for arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). METHODS Thirty patients with ACL tears who were going to undergo ACL reconstruction using the tendons of the semitend...