Tibia with osteophytic overgrowth.
Object numberGC.3683
TitleTibia with osteophytic overgrowth.
DescriptionTibia, distal half of a left, showing osteophytic overgrowth.
From an adult whose limb was amputated on account of chronic ulceration of the leg.
From the base of the medial malleolus the medial surface of the tibia for a distance of 80 mm. is thickened and from the medial margin there projects posteriorly a flattened triangular plate of bone with a very irregular free margin. It is convex and slightly irregular on its medial surface but smooth and concave on its lateral surface where it has overlapped the tendon of the tibialis posterior.
Object nameBONE, tibia
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Height: 25 cm
Diameter: 9.5 cm