[RIGIDfix tibial and femur cross pin system used for hamstring grafted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction].
Liu YJ1, Li HF, Wang JL, Wang ZG, Li ZL, Wei M, Cai X, Zhu JL.
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi.Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi.2009 Aug 4;89(29):2034-7.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the curative effect of RIGIDfix tibial and femur cross pin system used for hamstring grafted reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in arthroscopy.METHODS: Thirty two cases with ACL ruptures were reconstructed arthroscopically with hamstring grafts and the grafts f
[Aplasia of the tibia - a case report with observation for 38 years (author's transl)].
Stürz H, Witt AN.
Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete.Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb.1980 Dec;118(6):862-7.
The paper reports the result of operative treatment in a case of total congenital absence of the tibia. The boy was treated conservatively by plaster casts and apparative supports until he was six years old. Then the upper end of the fibula was set into the intercondylic fossa of the femur and two m
in·ter·con·dy·lar fos·sa [TA] the deep fossa between the femoral condyles in which the cruciate ligaments are attached. Synonym(s): fossa intercondylaris [TA], intercondyloid fossa (2) , intercondylic fossa, intercondyloid notch, popliteal notch
In`ter`con´dy`lar a. 1. (Anat.) Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur. ... Moreover it is claimed that femur intercondylar notch sizes may have an impact on the etiological factors that cause ACL injuries ...