tibial tuberosity
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Introduction
An oval elevation on the anterior surface of the tibia ca. 3cm distal to the articular surface.
- gives attachment to the patellar ligament
Pathology
- overuse resulting in bilateral tibial tuberosity pain associated with Osgood-Schlatter disease
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.