(n.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
(n.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the other, the proximal fibula was excised and the epiphysis placed across the saphenous artery and vein in the groin.
(2) Limb abnormalities included lumbar scoliosis, short malformed tibias and fibulas, and polydactyly.
(3) Nine patients who had undergone free fibula transfer were reviewed to determine the incidence of donor site complications.
(4) We assessed the function of the posterior malleolus, the anterior tibiofibular ligament, and the fibula with regard to posterior stability of the talus in ten ankles of cadavera.
(5) Both lower limbs were abnormal: the left had a single slender long bone articulating with the foot, which was markedly dorsiflexed and had only 2 toes; on the right the femur was angulated, the fibula was absent, and only 4 metatarsals were present with 4 toes.
(6) In 8 no subsequent procedure was necessary; 2 patients required additional bone grafts to augment the osseous reconstruction; viable fibulas were seen at reoperation.
(7) The biological and biomechanical properties of normal fibulae, fibulae that had had a sham operation, and both vascularized and non-vascularized autogenous grafts were studied in dogs at three months after the operation.
(8) The autogeneic fibula dove-tailed strut graft is favored over an iliac crest bone graft because with multilevel decompression in the cervical spine, it provided structural stability and a high union rate.
(9) In these cases the reposition and the osteosynthesis of the fibula neutralize fairly well also the motive forces acting on the tibial fracture.
(10) A case of acute plastic bowing fractures of both the fibula and tibia in a child is presented.
(11) Also examined were the vertebral column; femur, knee joint, tibia and fibula of the right hindlimb; and the tracheal cartilages.
(12) Cystic fibrosis was noted in the metatarsals on day 14 and in the tibia, fibula and tarsals on day 21 and progressed to become the dominant abnormality by day 35.
(13) Five years after completing adjuvant chemotherapy for osteosarcoma of the fibula, a 20-year-old woman developed an esophageal carcinoma.
(14) We report four patients with unilateral bowing of the lower leg, affecting only the fibula.
(15) We consider them to be bony origins of ligaments: at the sciatic tuber--the bony origin of the sacrotuberal ligament, at the distal fibula--the bony origin of the peroneal compartment of the retinaculum mm extensorum inferius.
(16) Large defects of the tibia can be bridged with autologous cancellous grafts between the remaining fibula and a contralateral tibial cortical graft.
(17) The area of proprioceptive nerve receptors around the distal part of the rat fibula was stripped surgically, and a standard fracture of the fibular shaft was produced.
(18) The usual application of one-third tubular plates to the lateral surface of the distal fibula has certain disadvantages.
(19) We report on 2 male propositi, their mothers, and a maternal aunt with a new skeletal dysplasia associated with a unique pattern of digital malformation, variable mild short stature, and mild bowleg with proximal overgrowth of the fibula.
(20) The method used most in the operative technique is the correction of valgus deviation at the head of the tibia after osteotomy of the fibula with stabilization with a fixateur externe.
Ulna
Definition:
(n.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius.
(n.) An ell; also, a yard.
Example Sentences:
(1) The growth in the revascularized bone grafts has been compared to that in heterotopic, nonvascularized ulna transfers and to normal ulnar growth.
(2) Entrapment of the ring finger flexor digitorum in the ulna following fracture of both forearm bones is very rare.
(3) The length of ulna resected was not related to the outcome of the operation.
(4) The brace extended from the proximal radius and ulna to the level of the radial styloid and allowed a full range of movement at the radiocarpal joint.
(5) A report is given on a small-for-date male infant showing the following symptoms: bilateral aplasia of humerus, radius, and ulna, shortened femora, bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate, stigmata of dysmorphism, and notably; simple helix formation of the ear, simian crease, clinodactylia, bilateral clubfoot deformity, hypospadia, thrombocytopenia, micrognathia, and contractures in the knee joints.
(6) The proximal radius grew 3.5 cm, and the ulna grew 3.4 cm.
(7) Following 8 weeks of loading, areal properties and histomorphometry were performed on both the experimental and intact control ulnae.
(8) A case report of anterior traumatic dislocation of the radial head in a 5-year-old boy without evident injury of the ulna is presented.
(9) The anatomical relations of the semilunar notch of the ulna were studied in radiographs, taken in a strict lateral view, from 100 patients with elbow dislocations.
(10) The allometric relations of diameter and length of humerus, ulna, femur, and tibia of 108 specimens, from 63 different breeds of dogs and 12 specimens of wolves, were calculated by means of model II of regression or major axis method.
(11) Isolated bowing of the ulna is rare, yet its occurrence, particularly in conjunction with congenital dislocation of the radial head, has been documented.
(12) A proposed routine examination method of the wrist and forearm includes a true antero-posterior and a lateral projection of the radius and the ulna, performed with the forearm and wrist in a neutral rotation, a neutral wrist deviation and with the elbow angled 90 degrees.
(13) Most of the caudal articular surfaces of the humeral condyles, the caudal perimeter of the radius, and the trochlear notch and portions of the anconeal process of the ulna could be identified.
(15) Bone mineral content (BMC) and width (W) were measured bilaterally on the radius, ulna, and humerus.
(16) The cortical defect in the ulna of 1 limb was filled with 1 g of ACBG that had been compressed with 2-MPa pressure for 30 seconds.
(17) Removal of the articular disc portion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex decreased the load on the intact ulna from 18.4% to 6.2%.
(18) In patients who were inadequately treated initially, the distal end of the ulna should be excised at the time of the operation on the radius, but a poor result is the inevitable outcome.
(19) Failure to release this structure from the proximal ulna caused kinking and tethering of the nerve when transposition was attempted.
(20) Using the externally loadable, functionally isolated turkey ulna preparation, the ulnae of 1-year-old (n = 5), and 3-year-old (n = 3) turkeys were subjected to 300 cycles per day of a load regimen generating a high but physiologic level of normal strain (3,000 microstrain).